Comments on: Evolution – On Making a Picture, by Suzanne Révy

By: Fabrizio Ruggeri

Fabrizio Ruggeri — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 00:48:02 +0000

Good pictures seem to “happen” sometimes, not where and when we expected them to be, but hidden behind the street corner of coincidence. Readiness is all.

By: Kathleen

Kathleen — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:37:03 +0000

I enjoyed your article.

I was struck by this sentence:

“This dichotomy, this tension between the personal and the universal are the essence of a good photograph.”

I believe that making a photograph is a personal endeavor and that you have to shoot a lot of film and really learn to “see” the results with an objective eye in order to find something that may be universal. As you mentioned, it was your husband and friend that noticed the Universal Theme in your photograph. I certainly see it now that it has been pointed out.

It can be difficult to “see” a possible universal theme when looking at my own body of work because it IS so personal. I have trouble with that. I am SO attached; especially if it is a photograph of someone dear to me.

It’s a relief to read that someone with your talent also shares the same frustrations that I do. The process can be a little unnerving but I can relate to that sudden “knowing” that you’ve captured something and begin to quieten down again.

I really enjoyed the article and it made me rethink my own dilemma. I suppose you can’t force a universal theme so shoot, shoot and shoot some more. They can’t all be universal but they can all be personal and that makes them special even if only to the photographer.

By: fotograf warszawa

fotograf warszawa — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 05:55:36 +0000

i love black and white photos…. 😀 but this shots are magic ! i love it … kids are grate !

By: CyberMom

CyberMom — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 17:42:51 +0000

Loved the article. Great to hear a re-cap of something we all did from a different point of view.
I know you will be moving. That’s a ten on the richter scale of life events. You might try to snap the movers and movees! Never know, you could unearth and reveal some of the bit by bit shocks in the evolution of mankind by showing one specific family in flux.

By: david mcmahon

david mcmahon — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:01:56 +0000

Very beautiful image and I enjoyed your comments about getting it. It seems there is always a lot of frustration in photography but with perseverance one overcomes that in the end.