I’m republishing a terrific article here that reflects the genius of a good eye entails. Not only in photography or filmmaking, but in all visual aesthetic design. There is a science in what we in design do and we leverage years of a careful and thoughtful balance within a grid system, element weighting, color & contrast and the like. Take a look at the results of one young man’s early journey into greatness. demilked h/t: vintage everyday, boredpanda
Here we have a collection of his photos captured on the streets of New York from 1945 to 1950, when he was working in the Look magazine. It was a time when Stanley learned what makes photography work: “I think aesthetically recording spontaneous action, rather than carefully posing a picture, is the most valid and expressive use of photography.”
He quickly gained recognition for the ability to tell stories through photos, which eventually led him to movies and his place in the filmmakers’ hall of fame.
And if you’re wondering how to turn your photos into a career, let Stanley himself give you an advice: “Think up ideas for stories, go out and shoot them, and then send them into the magazines. I was lucky; I figured that out when I was young.”
