[pure-silver] Re: Self Critiism (WAS Is anyone out there???)
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- Date: Fri, 15 May 2009 00:16:37 -0700
I think writing and photography are at opposite ends of the creative
spectrum. Writing uses language made up of symbols we use to express are
self. Photography is an image based expression which lacks the language used
in writing. Photography reflects my response to visual stimulation shaded by
my emotions. Criticism is the expression of language which is at the
opposite end of the spectrum. Photographs either grab me or they don't, if
I'm think about "does it, or not" it's probable a not. So for me the "grab"
is a serendipitous moment that's connected to the moment that motivates me
to pick up the camera. If this is sustained by the print there is a
validation of my vision, and a sense of satisfaction.
Jonathan Ayers [mail1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
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Subject: [pure-silver] Re: Self Critiism (WAS Is anyone out
there???)
The problem with the written word vs the spoken word is the
lack of voice inflection, etc.
I NEVER want to appear arrogant or conceited. This was a
serious question and not meant
to be bragging in any way. Just because I have a stack of
prints does not mean that any
of them are any good. Just because I like something doesn't
mean that any of them are
any good. It's just that after having put some distance
between myself and making the
photo I find that it is easier to be more objective.
I am interested in learning how other people view their own
work. It was a serious question
with a hopefully humorous preface...
Maybe I should try the Scotch!
Thanks!
Speedy
Well, I've had the same experience with both pictures
and writing. That is seeing them after a long time and
thinking they were pretty good. I occassionally come across
something I've written on a web site and not recognized it
at first.
Raymond Chandler (wrote Philip Marlowe) wrote in one of
his letters that he read one of his own novels on a train
trip years after writing it and thought it was pretty good.
--
Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles, CA, USA
dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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