Snapshotography = documentary photography
Dec 14, 2019 08:42:45 #
DaveyDitzer wrote:
This rings an ironic note. My wife in a care facil... (show quote)
Sadly, too many people rely on a label emblazoned on a piece of paper, requiring the rest of us to ignore that it just states what tests they have passed. It says nothing about what they do. I.e., I got a new doctor. This person insisted that I call them "doctor". I stated that I refer to everyone by their 'given' name. That person demanded, so now I am in search of one who 'doctors'.
If you photograph, then you are a photographer. As for that man, he should have "NURSE" tattooed across his forehead.
(If he wants fancy, then "MEDICAL TECHNICIAN"! 
)Dec 14, 2019 09:54:04 #
In our society we acknowledge someone who has attained that education and testing level. Doesn’t make them better than anyone else but it is recognition that less than .5% of our population achieves.
Dec 14, 2019 12:31:49 #
ronpier wrote:
In our society we acknowledge someone who has attained that education and testing level. Doesn’t make them better than anyone else but it is recognition that less than .5% of our population achieves.
And it depends on the presenter of said document.
I was exposed to a wide range of people who were/are smarter and more capable in many things than me over the decades that did not have the "papers".
I, for one, do not care for "papers". I tend to look at the ability. I do understand what you are saying.
Dec 14, 2019 17:46:39 #
As a teacher, an artist, and a (I hope) sensible human being, this thread is one of the best that's shown up on UHH.
To shoot what you like, as best as you can, is certainly great. As pointed out, in terms of being a human being, one is not "better" because of levels of achievement, whether physics, photography, or philandering. On the other hand, some strangely deny that levels of achievement exist, insisting that everything is "equal."
We can act and discuss from where we are and what we know, across lines of achievement. I recall hearing a prominent physicist (Feynman) writing and saying often, "If you can't explain it without jargon, so that the ordinary person understands, you do not understand it sufficiently." Hostile elitists and hostile amateurs mess up discussions.
To shoot what you like, as best as you can, is certainly great. As pointed out, in terms of being a human being, one is not "better" because of levels of achievement, whether physics, photography, or philandering. On the other hand, some strangely deny that levels of achievement exist, insisting that everything is "equal."
We can act and discuss from where we are and what we know, across lines of achievement. I recall hearing a prominent physicist (Feynman) writing and saying often, "If you can't explain it without jargon, so that the ordinary person understands, you do not understand it sufficiently." Hostile elitists and hostile amateurs mess up discussions.
Dec 15, 2019 17:18:52 #
Dec 18, 2019 00:37:23 #
gvarner wrote:
This is mostly what I shoot. I document events, places, interesting subjects. Sometimes I look for the artsy in a scene. I’m fairly advanced on the technical side but I rarely shoot outside of Program mode. This is what a photography hobby is when you don’t have much artistic vision. But I’m happy with it.
When I don't need the creative controls, I shoot in AUTO. It's amazingly smart.
Dec 18, 2019 01:05:52 #
Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which images to keep.
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