Perspective

As the end of the photography module came to an end, I had a few more thoughts. I spent the weekend at the hospital waiting, praying and hoping that my dad would be alright after surgery.  We are very pleased with how things turned out and had some wonderful care providers.  They were focused on the patient (viewer of the picture) and were able to verbally paint a clear picture of information.  Some of the health professionals were rude and I found them unbearable; like a bad picture.  Let me clarify.

Perspective:  When talking to someone, think of what they are going through in relationship to the surgery.  That is, when you are waiting to hear if someone survived you really don’t care that someone got called into work an extra shift and that they are tired.  That is not the right perspective.

Composition:  As with visual composition, verbal composition needs to tell someone what the subject is and forget all the distracting details.  Think of you audience.  Make sure they understand the background, the foreground and what is happening right now.  Do not assume everyone knows all about the “picture”.  Help them understand it.

Framing: Make sure that you have the patient’s attention, that they understand what you say and following your directions.

These are simple things that we all know, but it is a great reminder to always keep the viewer, patient and student in mind when showing your picture.