Behind every image we shoot there is a story. Whether it be a terrible image or an amazing one. But the difference between a terrible image and an amazing one is how well the story is told.

A friend and fellow photographer David duChemin always states that we need to make sure we are telling the story within the frame of the image. And he’s right, an image says a thousand words and who’s going to look at an image that cannot read to good eh?.

Within this past week I have been thinking about this and putting this into practice. It is a difficult process to think through. How can you possibly tell the story within a 3×2 factor image? Well here’s an example:

Within the image itself, there can be many stories being told, many different interpretations. But, what I want to give you is a bit of a context to help with the impact of the image.

This particular shot was taken at Camp Qwanoes during our Family Retreat weekend. The girls parents are going through a divorce and it has been affecting her little body. Her Father told me that she hadn’t slept in basically two days, until now.

He gave a big sigh of relief as her Father told me about this struggle. I could see and sense the tension and the amount of exhaustion in his body. They needed this break, to get away and breathe.

This particular story is why we have Family Retreats, this is why we exist here at Camp Qwanoes. Capturing a bit of that story and combining it with our passion here at Qwanoes has truly made my week!