To me, a picture without expression is a picture without meaning. Think about it. If you have a picture with some people in it and they have no real expressions, how do you connect with the people and, therefore, how do you discern the picture’s meaning – to them and to you? Life is made up of connections, and pictures without expressions make that just about impossible.
The picture below is from the “first look” at Melissa and Phil’s wedding. The reason I like this picture is, well, obviously, the expressions. There’s no mistaking Phil’s nervous anticipation at seeing Melissa in her dress for the first time, and there’s no doubt about Melissa’s excitement – her facial expression and body language speak volumes.
Imagine for a moment that these expressions were absent. The picture would lose its meaning and we would feel no empathy or connectedness with this couple. As it is, though, we can know exactly how they are feeling just by looking at them.
I love how images like this provide a window into the true feelings of my couples.
