Common Themes

This month, we feature a number of inspiring photographs from members of our Flickr Pool that dramatically features the sky…in Black & White.

This month we explore photos featuring iconic subjects – which have been photographed hundreds of times. But these photographers offer their own vision.

Night has the ability to isolate a figure, paint a scene with fear and generate a scene creepier than any other. This month, we feature five of these great nighttime compositions featuring people moving through the darkness. Read on for five great and inspiring examples of such a setting and scene.

For those of us in the Northern hemisphere, summer is here.  And so we are going to take a look at the subject of green.  Green is the color of new life, of new beginnings and it is calming.  Of course for those of you in the southern hemisphere, you probably have a desire to look forward to greener times.  And so I’m going to introduce you to a number of photos from our Flickr pool contributors that features the color green.  Green may not be a primary subject in each of these, but it will serve a prominent role or purpose within each photo: “Green Railings” by Mike Osborn The use of color in a photo doesn’t always have to be blatantly obvious.  Well, the green railings in Mike Osborn’s photo, Green Railings, is a little obvious (especially thanks to the title), but it is not the prominent feature of this photograph.  This is a well balanced photo, right down to the color scheme:  The orange leaves in the background are a stark contrast to the green of the weather beaten railings, and the misty gray fog serves as a great neutrality between the two colors. “Hidden Poppy” by Christoph Hetzmannseder Christoph Hetzmannseder …

Spring is in the air and we just want to get outside. Many of us pick up our cameras and tripods and spend these early months photographing the spring blossoms. And so this week, we thought we’d inspire you with a common photographic theme featuring our favorite close-up subject: Flowers.