Photographic Opportunities In The Herd
by Thelma Kent
In the herd instinct there are opportunities for an artist searching for subjects. Crowds may seem boring and featureless and a photographer is always searching for uniqueness and originality. It is an irony that unique moments may often be captured when living creatures are going about their business in the most relaxed fashion.
Like most living creatures human beings are social beings. An individual, alone in a strange environment usually feels the need to join a group of some sort. The urge is exacerbated when threats loom. A teenage girl, growing aware of social and sexual demands, casts about for friends and feels miserable and lost if she has none.
It may be surmised that the basic instinct to belong to a group is behind the formation of gangs. A more positive interpretation might attribute to it the formation of clubs, schools and other fundamental institutions of society. Interesting moments that a photographer might capture are when something distinctive is reflected about the individual in the group.
The basic need that is satisfied by group membership is security. This is so for human beings, but also for other creatures throughout the animal kingdom. However, despite the need to belong and the security that that offers there are many things that happen within groups that are unfailingly interesting.
Animal behavior often illustrates the importance of social behavior in the struggle for survival. Large flocks of antelope and other prey animals thrive despite the fact that they share space with brutes against which they have no defense. When a gnu or an impala is born its first defense is privacy. Its mother instinctively leaves the group to give birth secretly but returns as soon as she can for the safety of numbers.
Horse are popular subjects for photographers because of their physical beauty and power. But their behavior can reflect some of the complexity of human behavior. For example, a horse going away from a stable is usually reluctant, but turning for home it finds new enthusiasm. This is despite the fact that it spends hours trying to escape from its box. Such complex paradoxes are interesting for photographers. A herd of wild horses in flight is a beautiful sight but the irony is that each individual <A href="http://www.intheherd.com">in the herd</A> is trusting in its individual ability to survive.
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Title: Photographic Opportunities In The Herd
Author: Thelma Kent
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Keywords: in the herd, photography, pictures, images, photos
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