On Subtlety in a Photograph

 
One of the most enlightening exercises in the visual journaling workshop is to come up with five adjectives to describe a photograph. Do this for ten or so favourites and see which adjectives come up most. These words will give you insight into your purpose or vision (inspired by the post, The Purposeful Photographer).

An adjective that’s been coming up for me recently is ‘subtle.’ In this post, I’ll look at the meaning of this word and reflect on how it shows up in a photograph or any wor...