A favorite photo

Tooting my own horn: My favorite photos

I love taking pictures but I am still very much an amateur who is trying to find my aesthetic. Like many others in the same situation as me, I decided it was a good idea to invest in some solid technical aid. So I bought myself a little toy called Leica (don’t worry, it is one of the basic ones, Leica D-LUX 7).

Sometimes I fail miserably but sometimes I must say that I really nail it. To be honest it has a lot to do with luck, like stumbling over an interesting angle, being in the right spot at the right time of day when the light is magical or that the Leica makes everything look extra nice.

Regardless, I thought I wanted to share some of my favorite photos in this new series of posts. I have asked the best photographer I know who also happens to be my dear friend Tore to contribute with his professional point of view regarding what it is with the photo in question that makes it a good photo (I know I am out on a limb here when talking about a “good" photo but I hope you will humor me. Basically, these are photos that I think are really good. Humble much?).

This photo is from Ibiza and the very photogenic Paradiso Art Hotel. I personally love this photo with the geometric shapes but what does the expert say? Why is this a good photo according to Tore?

“Here you have captured the soft, round shapes, the straight lines and the contrast created by the shadows from the strong sunlight. The perspective of the photo, being shot from below, pulls me into the picture. In addition to this the objective is beautifully balanced. But to be honest, the first thing that stands out and that stays with me are the three different colors radiating out from the three different floors.”