Eye Contact: Images from the Flickr Pool

In this week's video, Ibarionex discusses how the presence of direct eye contact from the subject of the photograph transforms the experience for the viewer. He examines how either eye contact or the lack of eye contact be used by photographers to control the experience of looking at a photograph.

Each week we pull images submitted by listeners to The Candid Frame Flickr pool. You can submit images for consideration in these weekly videos as well as become part of a growing community of photographers.

Images featured in the video:

Torsten Hannerfeldt

https://www.flickr.com/photos/94159014@N06/28438576246/in/faves-24549123@N03/

Barry

https://www.flickr.com/photos/italianjob1/45098939235/in/faves-24549123@N03/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/italianjob1/45098938285/in/faves-24549123@N03/

York 2015

https://www.flickr.com/photos/69325234@N06/23445783786/in/faves-24549123@N03/

Resources:

Ibarionex on Instagram

Ibarionex’s latest ebook Lessons from the Street

Making Photographs: Developing a Personal Visual Workflow

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The Candid Frame #461 - Thomas Michael Alleman

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The Candid Frame #459 - Nico Therin

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