The Made Image

The made picture often requires contemplation and or planing. A message is often part of the rational for why the image is created. The way of working is additive, only those elements that will help communicate are included.

Most photographs are taken, we take pictures. What ever is there, we record it on film. We do several things to enhance what is there. Camera handling, filters angle of view the time of day and a multitude of other tricks in the photographers repertoire . It all  boils down to what is given to you, and much of it is luck. So is the taken picture any less art than the made picture? I cant answer that question, It may just be how the individual approaches image making. I do both and enjoy both, but for me the made image is always more challenging