decency vs creativity
Oct 12, 2011 11:54:51 #
I recently shot some photos of maternity shots of my daughter and my grandson , some of the comments I received was that it was creepy and disturbing.. i thought they were beautiful.. what do you think?
Oct 12, 2011 12:05:56 #
I wouldn't worry about what people think. If I don't like it, I just wont look at it very long.
You can please some of the people some of the time, but never please all of the people all of the time.
You can please some of the people some of the time, but never please all of the people all of the time.
Oct 12, 2011 14:08:39 #
A camera is for catching and preserving moments, scenes, and expressions. Your shots have all three. nice work.
Sparky
Sparky
Oct 12, 2011 14:18:08 #
There are folks who dont/wont/cant think non-traditional as far as "family portraits" are concerned. Its why there is such a market for velvet Elvis as "art". Add that to the folks who want all subjects wearing burkhas and I am sure you'll get some pushback.
I think these are very nice and will be an awesome memory when the baby (and her brother) look back later in life.
I think these are very nice and will be an awesome memory when the baby (and her brother) look back later in life.
Oct 12, 2011 14:20:49 #
I'm sorry ......I don't see anything creepy or disturbing about motherhood
Oct 13, 2011 09:28:59 #
Creepy? Disturbing? They are shots of a beautiful point in time. These are the same people that get wigged out over breastfeeding mothers.
Oct 13, 2011 09:57:52 #
Oct 13, 2011 11:09:37 #
Thanks for the feedback everyone.. I agree -photos are freezing moments and memories in time... Some good some bad.. I love this forum!
Oct 13, 2011 12:05:04 #
Oct 13, 2011 12:13:30 #
I think they are tastefully done and capture a great time in your daughter's life. That's how you see the world, don't let others tell you how to see it.
Oct 13, 2011 12:22:57 #
I'm not sure how these are creepy or disturbing. Some just have a different view on life than others. Don't let other dictate who or what you shoot.
Oct 13, 2011 12:54:43 #
Oct 13, 2011 13:00:15 #
Eyeloveit wrote:
It was a spare of the moment shoot really... but I happen to love them..
The pictures are beautiful, and a great moment in time captured.
Oct 13, 2011 13:03:30 #
I love these. I would not think one minute more about the bad people and what they said about these photos. They are a real work of art, and if they cant see that then they dont matter. lol I say show them off.
Oct 13, 2011 13:05:51 #
People are divorced from the fuctions of life.
The intimacy and romance of motherhood has been reduced to "she fat" and it's a crying shame.
Much like people don't grasp where food comes from, they are hung up on assigning birth to a metaphorical stork, as if birth were as dirty and taboo as using the toilet.
I recently read a really interesting article about the duality of America's pagan/puritan nature, unable to resolve sexuality, intimacy and biology.
You've captured something sacred and beautiful in these pictures.
I'm sorry if I've offended anybody, I really am, I don't want to step on anybody else's toes or belief system, but to me humanity is sacred in profanity, and profane in the sacred.
The intimacy and romance of motherhood has been reduced to "she fat" and it's a crying shame.
Much like people don't grasp where food comes from, they are hung up on assigning birth to a metaphorical stork, as if birth were as dirty and taboo as using the toilet.
I recently read a really interesting article about the duality of America's pagan/puritan nature, unable to resolve sexuality, intimacy and biology.
You've captured something sacred and beautiful in these pictures.
I'm sorry if I've offended anybody, I really am, I don't want to step on anybody else's toes or belief system, but to me humanity is sacred in profanity, and profane in the sacred.
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