i do work within projects; these can go on for years. Some times making images is directed at a specific project, but many times i am out and around and just react to what i am seeing, which may fit in with a project or may not. these are very board themes, except in rare cases and have been known to shuffle them around depending on what has been made. regards. ann -------------- Original message -------------- > Something I've noticed a lot in the art world is the word "project". > (as a noun) > > Curators, contest jurors, fellow 'artists' seem to want to view your > work thru the filter of it being part of some current project. The > implication seems to be that we organize our artistic expression > along some defined theme. > > Do most of you create work within 'projects'? > > To me, it's a more understandable expression in a medium like > painting, where you are starting from scratch and creating a finished > product. I would guess that most painters have at least a clue where > they're going when they start a canvas. > > And certainly, there are a lot of photogs who have an idea for a > picture and go out and 'build' it. > > Speaking only for myself, I shoot pictures pretty much as I find > them. Sure, a beautiful day, or some thick fog, or some special > event, may inspire me to shoot several rolls along a 'theme'. But I > rarely know what I am going to end up shooting when I first leave the > house. > > Am I in the minority by virtue of not planning out my photo outings? > > ================================================================================ > > ============================= > To unsubscribe from this list, go to www.freelists.org and logon to your > account > (the same e-mail address and password you set-up when you subscribed,) and > unsubscribe from there. ============================================================================================================= To unsubscribe from this list, go to www.freelists.org and logon to your account (the same e-mail address and password you set-up when you subscribed,) and unsubscribe from there.