“What we’re all trying to do is make a layered, deep, complex, complicated photograph that doesn’t look complex or complicated.”

Simple

Some photographers think that a more complex photograph is better as they feel that they are able to show higher level of skill compared to something that they would class as a ‘simple’ image.

In photography the word ‘simple’, is to take away the complexity of the work, to try and make it more care free and relaxed. By saying that, some people my believe that these photographs have no depth or hold no meaning to them, but its the opposite, sometimes the most simplistic image can convey the most meaningful story.

Simple photography can be shown through any type of photographs but I think that one of the easiest genres to create images that tell a story is portraiture, by having the subject change they way they are posed or their facial expressions the photographer can change the whole narrative and portray a completely different emotion in a very easy and ‘simple’ way. Still life photography can also be a creative way to make simple images that can show the photographers or other people feeling towards and object as well as landscape photography having the same effect on locations.

Complex

The definition of complex is “involving a lot of different but related parts”, this is shown in many famous images by famous photographers. Complex images as commonly known as ‘better’ compared to ‘simplistic’ photographs which can sometimes be true.

In photography complex images has many different feature which all bring the photograph together making a creative and skillful piece of work that is interesting to look at, but there’s a fine line between multiple factors for create a story and a photographer making a busy image which isn’t very pleasing to look at.