Let's see the bigger picture

We've all staged photos, had a quick tidy up and maybe even popped to the shops to buy something to make it just perfect.

We can edit, buy special lenses and take 100's of shots choosing the perfect photo.

But blogs, Instagram, face book and twitter are starting to look like a catalogue of library pictures. 

The close up of the bumble bee is beautiful, the flowers absolutely perfect, but too be honest I'm finding it a little boring and repetitive to look at.

Now fair enough you can say the same about my blog posts, my endless pictures of the dog and cat, but this is just my opinion of the current style of photography. I just really don't like it.

I want people to see the context, the bigger picture. The glorious park that one perfect flower is in, the sky to get an idea of the weather and the landscape to get a feel of your location.

I currently spend more time looking for something to write about your photo, which is the same as all the other photos. 

It uses more characters entering my name and email address than it does writing 'beautiful shot' or 'lovely colours' 

Here are some pictures taken in my garden, they show the detail, what I'm doing and the bigger picture. They may not be the best or the most interesting but I feel it gives the reader a little something extra in which to comment on.

The same with these ones. I mean look at the honesty of the final photo and tell me that's why you do close ups, so no one sees the reality.

Selfies....move along

I hate selfies, I do them but to get the double chin out of the picture I need to grow longer arms. I don't have a selfie stick, nor will I buy one. I tend to ask random passers by to take pictures of me on my phone.

Selfies just for the sake of taking them drive me up the wall, however I do love ones where the background image is captured, other wise you just may as well go to a passport photo booth if there is nothing to show in the background.

I just love how a woman was turned away at the Arsenal game on sunday for having a selfie stick on her.

I am surrounded by selfies and sticks here in Dubai, everyone is at it, more than I've ever seen anyone do, but please I really do wish people would chose their surroundings a bit better.

I'm currently sat at Dubai Marina, with the Cayan Tower in front of me, yachts in the harbour, flowers, water fountains. It truly is beautiful, but the couple next to me, sitting against the wall are taking endless selfies when if they just turned around they'd have a beautiful picture of themselves in beautiful surroundings, rather than an image that looks like it's been taken in one of those photo booths.

Do you take selfies?

Do you pout and make your mouth look like a cats arse?