Why Do you do it?
Mar 12, 2019 09:49:18 #
ez22
Loc: The World
Truly, none of my publications gave me a thrill. (Well... maybe the first one.) It hasn't changed the way I see or do or feel.
Mar 12, 2019 23:09:18 #
I do photography to: learn interesting techniques (multiple exposure, etc); to preserve memories of interesting sites / experiences (Sydney Harbour, dinner with Della Reese, etc); to show friends & family what my vacations are like; to make social statements (this is water pollution); to record family events; to see the unusual, or rarely seen, and record it (the compound eye of a fly via macro-photography, etc); to document nature (birds, bison, waterfalls, etc); and to perfect my hobby skills...produce better/ more interesting images using Nuremberg Lighting, Bounce Lighting, etc.
Mar 13, 2019 06:40:22 #
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
duane klipping wrote:
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Being critical of your work is the only way to reach that next photographic plateau. Without being critical of your own work, it would be much harder to improve your photography. I think most of use are our own worst critic. Good luck and keep on shooting until the end.
Mar 13, 2019 07:22:04 #
paulrph1
Loc: Washington, Utah
joehel2 wrote:
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Photography is a learning experience and the main thing we should be learning is to see as the camera see it. We as photographers have a tendency to eliminate things in our own minds eye and make everything more appealing than it actually is. TBS plan on taking multiple images and expect most of them to not be what you see but as they actually are. Then select for yourself only the ones that are good to your eye. You cannot please everyone but only yourself. But if you are selling photos you will have to please the editor. Remember that photography is the study of how the film records light.
Mar 13, 2019 07:35:31 #
Don't kid yourself it's not shallow to be appreciated by others and for those that say not, then why do they post their photos on the net, or enter contest, ect., to be appreciated.. I was a stone and marble mechanic for 20 plus years. I loved my craft and demanded perfection in my work. It was the finished product, the pride I took that made my job a passion. I wasn't necessarily seeking accolades from the home owners or builders or decorators, but I appreciated them, especially from other qualified mechanics in the field, for they knew what it took to achieve that level of perfection. I approach photography along the same lines. It's a Challenge for myself and I don't want to be average I wasn't born or raised that way. It was instilled in my as a child. If your going to do sometime, do it right................. Nothing wrong with that and a few accolades along the way let's me know I'm honing my craft....
Mar 13, 2019 09:22:46 #
Post some pictures for us. We enjoy looking at pictures, and it sounds like none of us will be as critical as you are of your own work.
(In this case, I would recommend posting low-res though. You don't want to give away your work for free, nor do you need other people commenting on pixel-level issues.)
(In this case, I would recommend posting low-res though. You don't want to give away your work for free, nor do you need other people commenting on pixel-level issues.)
Mar 13, 2019 10:37:22 #
Mar 13, 2019 11:01:36 #
duane klipping wrote:
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Hi Duane, I posted a much longer reply under a similar topic a few weeks ago, so here is the short one; Every time I produce a successful image I get a deeply personal thrill. Each day I set out with my camera I'm chasing that thrill, also the light and that decisive moment.
Mar 13, 2019 11:04:43 #
NCMtnMan
Loc: N. Fork New River, Ashe Co., NC
Thomas A. Edison Quotes. I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.
Mar 13, 2019 12:25:37 #
I'm a hobbyist, and I don't have clients to please. If it's too cold, too hot, too wet, too humid, or I'm just not in the mood, I don't shoot. If I feel like exploring a different visual style, then I will do so. Simple as that. I don't have obligations when it comes to photography.
And I wouldn't want to have it any other way.
And I wouldn't want to have it any other way.
Mar 13, 2019 13:06:20 #
I have known artists in every field who are very critical of their work noticing things that most of their consumer base never notice, have followed your work here and on Iowa through the Lens and in the magazine on Iowa and it is outstanding..getting your travel expenses paid for the last three years to do photography, I know many very accomplished amateur photographers, I am not one of them, who would be thrilled at that !!!
Mar 13, 2019 13:16:16 #
joehel2 wrote:
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As good a manifesto on why we photograph as I have seen! There is so much grandeur, majesty and beauty in God's great creation, even down to the smallest details. And we are blessed with a camera and a desire to engage with this splendor. What could be better? Thanks for posting!
Mar 13, 2019 13:16:46 #
scsdesphotography wrote:
Hi Duane, I posted a much longer reply under a similar topic a few weeks ago, so here is the short one; Every time I produce a successful image I get a deeply personal thrill. Each day I set out with my camera I'm chasing that thrill, also the light and that decisive moment.
Mar 13, 2019 14:21:26 #
Everybody like a good sunny day at a popular location, that's why they are so busy. Maybe it's the solitude of snowy and bad weather locations that I like. I was the only one at these spots.
Mar 13, 2019 14:29:26 #
The discussion going on here is one of the best I've seen in a while.. Keep it up.
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