Sketches - March 2021 | Seoul Photographer

I`ve been into plants for a while now. I enjoy photographing them, and in the last few months, I've taken a liking to grow them, too.

I was looking at a few plants on my desk a few weeks ago, and it got me thinking. I realised we prune plants to remove damaged or diseased branches because these branches would eventually stress the plant and limit growth.

I believe a similar action needs to be done in photographs, too. As a photographer, I need to be sensitive to where a photograph needs pruning. Pruning or removing unnecessary elements is required when creating an image. Too much in a picture causes stress and is an obstacle to visual enjoyment.

Here are my favourite images created in March.

Removing distractions doesn't always mean eliminating elements altogether. Below is a layered photograph with many things surrounding the main subject. I photographed a series of images and settled on this photograph because all elements in the frame enhance the main subject and don't necessarily fight for your attention.