Are photographers irrelevant to photography?
Oct 24, 2018 15:04:42 #
PatrickAtty wrote:
... But are they the work of great photography or expert operators of the post-production software? ...
To me, it does not matter how the final result was obtained. As long as the picture is good, I don't care whether it's the work of a great photographer or an expert post-processor. In today's world, it's probably a combination of both.
Oct 24, 2018 19:57:12 #
Bipod wrote:
Why are there there so few posts on UHH about well... (show quote)
Photographers are not irrelevant at all, but talking about gear, softrware etc is something that everyone has an opinion about. It's a lot harder to sound even remotely intelligent and knowledgeable when discussing photographers.
Oct 24, 2018 20:15:59 #
Oct 24, 2018 23:02:51 #
dpullum wrote:
There is a young photographer calling self "The Photo Extremist."
He plays his camera equipment and with imagination creativity
and dexterity, reminding me of a theater organ virtuoso.
One looks at his photos and say, "how did he do that?" and he
tells in detail. He is an inspiring educator.
https://photoextremist.com/
There is a young photographer calling self "The Photo Extremist."
He plays his camera equipment and with imagination creativity
and dexterity, reminding me of a theater organ virtuoso.
One looks at his photos and say, "how did he do that?" and he
tells in detail. He is an inspiring educator.
https://photoextremist.com/
Innerressin link.
All that is old becomes new, over and over and over .....
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Oct 25, 2018 11:59:38 #
For Patrick and others, you should know, from the photographer's own description of those events, the Iwa Jima flag raising and the sailor kissing the nurse in Times Square, were both posed shots. I'm not diminishing the value of those images, they were just posed to recreate what the photographer had seen previously.
Oct 26, 2018 12:08:09 #
You have all hinted, at the underlying change that has occurred in society, while longing back for yesterday.
Do you want to go back to the twentieth century of photography? Sorry it is not going to happen.
An artist has to move with the culture. I would prefer to improve my photographic "skill", so my
family and friends have a better experience at looking at my photos, rather than worry about
a "public bog" society, that keeps croaking for more attention.
The high point days of Look-Life-Time-NG are past. Printed news is on its last breath. What has
changed?
I am interested in improving my skill for its own reward. I look for small steps.
I find a lot of improvements in the use of post-capture editing. I see more and more the
importance of film editors, (e.g. movie production). Photographers start with "good" material; that is important.
In the early days, the cost of capture was very high. For that reason, capture was the most important part
of photography. Today, capture is but a sneeze. Most people will that pictures and accept
what they captured, as good enough. Canned "AI" is being developed to automatically make
the simplest improvements. But the still untamed skill of the artist, resides in seeing and choosing.
If you are looking for the super-stars, give up. There is so much data dumped upon us (forest vs trees),
we may not be see the value of a person's work until the entire work is completed. A drop of water does
not make a flood. Look at the music industry, there were "one (or a few) hit wonders". Rather than searching
for the next star to admire, I would rather improve my skill. To me that is the value of this association.
Lets talk about doing better. Put the focus on the elements of photography, and skip the praise.
Do you want to go back to the twentieth century of photography? Sorry it is not going to happen.
An artist has to move with the culture. I would prefer to improve my photographic "skill", so my
family and friends have a better experience at looking at my photos, rather than worry about
a "public bog" society, that keeps croaking for more attention.
The high point days of Look-Life-Time-NG are past. Printed news is on its last breath. What has
changed?
I am interested in improving my skill for its own reward. I look for small steps.
I find a lot of improvements in the use of post-capture editing. I see more and more the
importance of film editors, (e.g. movie production). Photographers start with "good" material; that is important.
In the early days, the cost of capture was very high. For that reason, capture was the most important part
of photography. Today, capture is but a sneeze. Most people will that pictures and accept
what they captured, as good enough. Canned "AI" is being developed to automatically make
the simplest improvements. But the still untamed skill of the artist, resides in seeing and choosing.
If you are looking for the super-stars, give up. There is so much data dumped upon us (forest vs trees),
we may not be see the value of a person's work until the entire work is completed. A drop of water does
not make a flood. Look at the music industry, there were "one (or a few) hit wonders". Rather than searching
for the next star to admire, I would rather improve my skill. To me that is the value of this association.
Lets talk about doing better. Put the focus on the elements of photography, and skip the praise.
Oct 27, 2018 18:25:49 #
Nov 2, 2018 18:22:26 #
Bipod wrote:
Why are there there so few posts on UHH about well... (show quote)
Jesse Alexander! Amazing motorsports photography.
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