Humor in Photography

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There are few things more capricious or idiosyncratic than a person’s sense of humor. Not only does sense of humor vary across individuals, it also varies for any particular person depending on their mood and circumstances over time.

Capturing a photograph that *everyone* thinks is funny isn’t going to happen. However, some photos will tend to make a greater number of people laugh. Then again, some of the more subtle or “dryer” photos that make fewer laugh overall, may be a greater pleasure to those “fewer” who do find it humorous.

Humor in photography is obviously a tricky thing and difficult to score big with, short of producing obvious or gross visual “caricatures”.

For those who pursue humor photography from the creation end, however, it can be a distinct and intrinsic (self-evident) pleasure…:).



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Checkers in the Kitchen by Michael Grace-Martin

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Red Shoes, Pants Optional by Michael Grace-Martin

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Casual Coffee by Michael Grace-Martin

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More Joy of Photography by Michael Grace-Martin

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Art Photography Elitism

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Photography with artistic aspirations exists on a scale from quite subtle (sterile even) to wildly showy and dramatic. If you’re not feeling particularly “sensitive” at a particular moment, the subtle/sterile stuff can seem quite mundane, boring and easily dismissed from further consideration. If you *are* feeling perceptive, then the more dramatic stuff overloads your sensory inputs and you hurriedly dismiss it out of “self-defense” and consider it over-the-top flash.

The more subtle/sterile work tends to be less accessible to a general population, and thus photography elitists take refuge here because of its perceived exclusivity; the more the general population says, “I just don’t get it”, the better the elitists like it because it reifies a distance between their tastes and that of the general population.

Of course, elitists sometimes find themselves drawn to the less subtle work; but as long as they keep it to themselves and not let it bleed out into the work they select or create for display, they can privately enjoy their rendezvous with less sophisticated imagery.



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Auditorium in Red by Michael Grace-Martin

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Everyday Glam by Michael Grace-Martin

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Everyday Glam
(photos by Michael Grace-Martin)

The best I can tell, “glamour” is some blend of fashion and sex appeal. The amount of clothing involved can be very little (e.g., skimpy lingerie) or even nothing, or offer fairly comprehensive body coverage, as long as it does so in a sexually provocative manner. In all cases, glamour seems aimed at going beyond the “everyday” in a sexy and captivating direction.

Usually, glamour is associated with beautifully dressed people, striking dramatic and sexy poses in special circumstances, like fashion shoots, fashion shows, celebrity events, or fancy balls to name a few.

But what if glamour were combined with everyday tasks and events, like taking the garbage can to the curb or sweeping the kitchen floor? What if it wasn’t just for exclusive occasions when people are getting together to hobnob with others all trying to look their sexy best?

What you would have, my friends, is Everyday Glam: Glamour as an antidote to everyday life.

(Modeling Credits: Parker Day, Nikki Holland, Amanda Marie, Jaime Warburton, and a few others..)

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Pursuit of Happiness by Michael Grace-Martin

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Aesthetics in Photography

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There’s a significant difference between using aesthetics as a “delivery mechanism” for the content of a photograph versus making aesthetics (i.e., look, style, eye-catchiness) the primary purpose of a photograph. The latter is short-lived and makes a photo easily forgotten.



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