There’s a photography saying that goes something like: One out-of-focus picture is a mistake; ten out-of-focus pictures are an experiment; one hundred out-of-focus photos are a style.
A photographer will sometimes challenge themselves by looking for visual trends. For example:
• At a sports event, a photographer may do a series of photos of fans with painted faces.
• At a convention, a photographer might look for people doing selfies with their cell phone.
• During a political campaign, a photographer could do pictures of candidates holding babies.
A group of ordinary photos can seem more interesting if there’s a common theme or visual pattern.
Here’s a silly collection of images from a number of press conferences. The “theme” is that the people onstage couldn’t see the reporters asking questions.
