Saw a portrait of a famous picture as a rendition of this pose. I thought I would try it out. Though I do like the result it is clear to me that the portrait I am copying was truly a portrait of that person and that personality. With leads me to explore the depths of what photography is capturing.

With a good photographer, the image presented is a glimpse into the world of the photographer. You are seeing a person or in some cases the world as the photographer sees it. The portrait I am trying to capture was striking. It had emotional depths. It was beautiful. Here, I am just doing a pose trying to capture body position. The image I like had so much more depth to it because it was telling a story.

So, though I did get an image I liked, it is not possible to simply capture an image by placing bodies in the same position you have seen them before. An image is captured when it shows life–life as the photographer experiences it.

A great lesson to learn.