Wrong?

Wrong! 

What makes a good photograph?

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Which of these do you think are bad photographs?

Bad Photographs

Usually it is pretty easy to tell if a photograph is successful (or not) as we are so familiar with 'good' images. 

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Which of these images are 'good' photographs

Good Photographs

Good photographs tend to be aesthetically pleasing. 

Aesthetic = concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty.

Open Ended

Prior Knowledge: Make a list of things you might avoid doing when making a photograph

Open Ended

Prior Knowledge: Now make a list of things you might try to remember when making a photograph

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Which of these photography genres might not be so concerned with perfection?

From left to right Product. Food. Sport. War.

War photographer Heidi Levine

Covering a conflict demands that Heidi risks her life to report a story. Perfection is not top of her list.

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Which of the following images was made by an artist?

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But any of the photos on the previous page could have been...

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Infact - all the other images were part of an exhibition! It was called 'The ART of bad photography' :)

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So even 'bad' photography can be good? 

Yes. Though all the images were 'mistakes' the exhibition celebrated the unexpected beauty of 'bad photographs'!

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Some accidents can be happy ones.​

​Here are some more examples of 'bad photographs' that are also -
in a strange sort of way - good !

Which is your favorite?

Open Ended

Think of an example of a bad photograph that might still have value...

(E.g. emotional value or beauty)

Multiple Choice

Konwing what you now know,

What is wrong with this photograph

• Nothing

• Off centre

• Wonky horizon

• It depends!

What did you think?

In fact this photograph was taken by an artist called John Batho and was painstakingly staged. 

So, art often plays tricks with our 'conventional wisdom'. It's up to us to notice when.