rdgreenwood wrote:
Please understand that I don't see that there is a "right" or "wrong" answer to any of this. I know what's right for me, capturing moments that encapsulate an idea, but I would never presume that anyone else should per force agree with me. I'm not sure what a pictorialist is, but I'm trying to conceive of the thought process that would bring me to a scene and have me stop there. Using the photo of the man on the bench, would you see the image and not observe that all around the man are signs of affluence? I'm not saying it would be wrong to do that, only that I would take that next step. And who's to know that the guy didn't just drive that car in the background into town, and now he's taking a nap before he drives three miles and meets with his broker?
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Being pictorial for me is - I take my photos in the hope of showing others so feel the need to 'entertain' the viewer with something that stands out from the norm and really hone in on what attracts me to the photo in the first place.