The "Emotion" of Photography (Page 5): Delightful arrangement. I wish I had your creativity!

CanonPrinter1 Loc: West Michigan

Delightful arrangement.
I wish I had your creativity!

alphadog

Well you're off to a bad start imo, that you display ONLY looking for compliments INSTEAD of perhaps constructive criticism.. re: image ... WAY exaggerated by a simple template... aka, not appealing, your story is more appealing.

and IMO YOUR life history is NOT much different than MANY folks here... LIVE AND LONG PROSPER

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alphadog wrote:

Well you're off to a bad start imo, that you display ONLY looking for compliments INSTEAD of perhaps constructive criticism.. re: image ... WAY exaggerated by a simple template... aka, not appealing, your story is more appealing.

and IMO YOUR life history is NOT much different than MANY folks here... LIVE AND LONG PROSPER

Constructive criticism might have been "Dont quit your day job," but the OP indicates he is already retired. Que sera sera. It seems like saleable material so as retirement income all he needs is connections and some promotion.

home brewer Loc: Fort Wayne, Indiana

I like the narrative and the photo

DToole

Quite nice.

I think that every photo must have emotional impact in order to be successful - even photojournalism.

The accompanying poem furthers the emotional impact of this photo.

RoswellAlien

Lionsgate, I’m sorry your thread got hijacked by the tech pedants. That was not the topic, and yes, photography and poetry are both creative art forms, or can be. Keep it up and ignore the obsessive pixel-peepers.

Tom W Loc: Lincoln Co, WA

I don't recall the exact year but it was very nearly the same year if not the same year that I got my first camera as well. A Kodak Brownie Star Flash. Not real positive, but I think it's still packed away somewhere. I'd sure like to find it and add it to my collection of the cameras I've used over the years. I have never done anything commercially but photography has been an important part of my life all these years. Especially in the days when I could spend outings with my father in law doing photography. That's a great buckboard shot. Good work!!

Al Vocinq Loc: The wilds of upstate New York

Your post brought to mind a photography exhibit I saw in OKC a couple of years ago.
Although it was sports photography, they were arranged by emotion, rather than sport, athlete, or such.

Rather than explain, here's a link. https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-736677-1.html
The show had been on my mind, as I understand it is touring now.
https://eusa.org/exhibition/the-perfect-shot/

You may find it interesting, I did anyway.

Al Vocinq Loc: The wilds of upstate New York

Hip Coyote wrote:

I think it worth the effort to try to find emotion... (show quote)

Well said

SuperflyTNT Loc: Manassas VA

User ID wrote:

Constructive criticism might have been "Dont quit your day job," but the OP indicates he is already retired. Que sera sera. It seems like saleable material so as retirement income all he needs is connections and some promotion.

Apparently trite sells.

SuperflyTNT Loc: Manassas VA

RoswellAlien wrote:

Lionsgate, I’m sorry your thread got hijacked by the tech pedants. That was not the topic, and yes, photography and poetry are both creative art forms, or can be. Keep it up and ignore the obsessive pixel-peepers.

Maybe hijacked, but it seems more like a gallery post. Put it in the wrong place and it’s susceptible to technical critique.

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SuperflyTNT wrote:

Apparently trite sells.

I only said it looks salable, assuming sufficient promo and distribution. I never agreed that it expresses any emotion, or is in any way artful or original. Originality makes for rather pitifull sales anywho. IOW, we are on the same page. (I confess, wretched double entendre.) Trite is no barrier to sales. Kitten posters are hanging in zillions of cubicles.

thephotoman Loc: Rochester, NY

Lionsgate, that is a vey touching poem about more than just a buckwagon. The story fit well with the photo. Perhaps you could give us the name of the book.

Lionsgate Loc: Sierra Vista, Arizona

Thank you for the kind comment. I believe all artists, whether with a camera or brush, try to inspire the viewer. It is unfortunate that many people today use their camera for "selfies" rather than appreciate the world around them.

Lionsgate Loc: Sierra Vista, Arizona

The name of the first book is "The Color of Summer and Other Poems". It is currently only available at the Huachuca Art Association Gallery in Sierra Vista, Arizona. Eventually I hope to have it published to a wider audience. You can see all of my published poems (with photographs) at www.lionsgatephoto.com. I have more poetry currently at the U.S. Copyright Office awaiting approval.