[pure-silver] Re: What is a "project"?
- From: "richard l. gifford" <rlgif@xxxxxxx>
- To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2005 06:51:06 -0600
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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