[pure-silver] Re: What is a "project"?


Lloyd Erlick wrote:

> jan3005 from Lloyd Erlick,
(snipped heavily)
>  My point is that the
> ability to examine one's own work over a long period is very interesting,
> and essential to one's development as a photographer...
> 
> The reason I say this is that themes become apparent in retrospect. Themes
> I never knew existed in my work have become apparent over time....

> I would never have been able to dream these themes up in advance, and they
> only came to my mind after going over my old work many times....

  I'd say a
> photographer should expose lots of frames, use up lots of film all the
> time, file it carefully, and look at it over the years.
(end of snipping)


And also let someone else look at it.  I belonged to a 
group that was learning to do critiques, using our own 
work and an expert's book as a guide.  I presented a 
half dozen varied images, and the book's standard first 
question was what did they have in common, based I 
guess on the fixation on themes.  Someone pointed out 
they were all dead.  Sure enough, dead trees, a skull, 
an ancient car hulk, etc.  I had no idea there was a 
theme to this random collection.  Next observation was 
that all compositions leaned to the left.  It helps to 
get someone else's viewpoint now and then.

Regards...   Dick Gifford


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