I love being able to photograph emotions, especially in people. It gives the viewer a sense of a story. As I looked at this photograph this morning only three days past another huge tragedy I felt a huge wave of emotions. Of course, this was a staged photograph with a model and it was not taken with any particular event in mind. Drama and emotion in photographs are powerful.
Drama and emotion can even be captured in landscape photography. The beauty of flowers against the dramatic stormy sky is much more interesting to me than a cloudless blue sky.
We are emotional beings. We are surrounded by emotions every day. Some are happy, and some are unhappy. Some emotions are contemplative.
I even look for these moments when doing portrait sessions. Capturing a real-life moment is my favorite. It says much more to me than people just standing or sitting and smiling.
Even if the session is in a studio environment, I work to set up emotion and drama with lighting.
Look for these moments when photographing your next subject. Create some emotion and capture the drama of life. This is where we live and what we experience.
Photographer Clay 
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