Of J. R. Eyerman’s famous LIFE magazine photo of filmgoers watching a 3- D movie, Stalman says:
What strikes me right away, of course, is the repetition of faces, so that individuals no longer stand out, and the image instead creates this remarkable, almost abstract pattern. You get a certain impression of the image from a distance, and then as you look closer, you suddenly begin to see the individual faces. Compositionally, the image works really well on different levels when seen at different distances.
Photo Tip #3: Look for Patterns
This post is by LIFE as part of Photojojo’s Show & Tell Week.