Photo by Ira Lippke Studios
www.iralippkestudios.com
Humor is a hard thing to convey in a picture. I’m not talking about showing a picture of something funny going on. I’m talking about making a picture funny. Seeing the world and recognizing how it conveys a very specific idea that others will get is anything but easy. Humor tasks you with razor sharp perception and quick wit. You need to know on the spot what not just how you see a situation, but how people will react to it, and there’s no way to resort to visual devices for security. You have go all in and make sure it’s really about the moment.
This shot from Ira Lippke Studios grabbed my attention. It’s nicely-timed and well-observed with just the right type of deadpan composition that gives you no choice but to pay attention the people. It’s a nice play on what it is to get ready, letting the actions live and breathe in a field of photography that tends to veer towards sentimentality.
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