I came across the following quotations by three famous photographers.
1. “By observation and study, you can learn the technique, but you must reach inside yourself to find the emotion, the essential element for a photograph to make a difference.” – Anne Geddes
2. “I’m looking for the unexpected. I’m looking for things I’ve never seen before.” – Robert Mapplethorpe
3. “Photograph is a recording of an emotional situation. In my mind’s eye, I visualize how a particular . . . sight and feeling will appear on a print. If it excites me, there is a good chance it will make a good photograph. It is an intuitive sense, an ability that comes from a lot of practice.” – Ansel Adams
Emotion, excitement, and the unexpected – the above mentioned photography legends put their heart into photography. That is what makes their photographs especially good. Although these photographers are considered fine art photographers, their quotations surely apply to any type of photography, including stock. In fact, the best stock photos are have an emotion attached to them.
An egg for instance. How can an interesting image be captured with an egg? Take a look.
 “Egg and Wrench” |
 “Golden Nest Egg” |
Both by Jerry Jones.
These images are conceptual. The photographer had an idea and a vision that was nicely carried out.
Let the quotations of famous photographers inspire you to look at your image subjects with a different perspective because the egg is fragile next to the wrench, and the same egg is very valuable when its gold!
Posted by Julie 
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