Who says that photographers should stick to one editing style? Who says they should choose a specialty and not deviate from that path? Who says photographs aren’t good enough to be shown to clients if a limb is chopped or the backgound isn’t ideal or because of some other technical imperfection? I’ll tell you who. In my opinion the people who think this way are too worried about taking photographs to satisfy other photographers. Sure it would be lovely to be respected by your peers in that way and we all strive to provide quality images, but I take photographs for the memories and sometimes the best memory isn’t technically perfect.
I want to take photographs that are going to please the people in them because they’re the people that count. And if they’re happy, then so am I. I want to experiment and try new things. How else am I supposed to grow as an artist? I understand the importance of consistancy in creating a brand blah, blah, blah. But I don’t want to create a brand. I want to creat photographs that my clients love as much as I do. And if that means I edit one shoot in a vintage style and the next one clean because they are suited to that, then that’s what i’ll do.
I LOVE photography. I love taking photos and I love creating memories and I’ll do it the way I love to. If that means I’m never the subject of critical acclaim then so be it. I don’t care. I have so much to learn about this craft of mine and I intend to keep learning. In the past I’ve been too pre-occupied, with worries that I would never live up to the standards of the best in my field and I was stuck in such a groove that I forgot to have fun with it. Consider my passion re-ignited. My yearn to learn resparked. I’m feeling inspired and in the mood to have fun.
very true and i agree so much. you are a true artist. i remember my first blog in which i really made to impress other people. as i tried, i didn’t get much readership, but when i stopped trying to impress people and wrote about what i really thought and felt, readers came pouring down. now that your passion for phtotography is re-ignited, would you like to do a collaboration?
Sounds interesting. What do you have in mind?
maybe you can give me a picture and i’ll try to write something from it, or we can do it vice-versa: i write, you find a pefect picture.do you like the idea?
I like it. I’ll find a picture for you. I’d like to do it the other way around too at some point. It will challenge me to see at my limited surroundings with a fresh outlook.
Have you tried any street photography? One thing I love about it is that street photography is all about “the moment” – any imperfections in your photo just reinforce the spontaneity and truthfulness of the picture.
I totally agree that the aim of photography shouldn’t be to please anyone. Art is art, and the only one it needs to please is the artist.
Leonard
http://lightsketches.wordpress.com/
Thank-you. I would love to try street photography. I love the spontenaity and honestly of it but I’m afraid the streets you speak of are few and far between. I happen to live in a remote mining town. Everyone knows everyone and wouldn’t appreciate me walking around taking random snaps. We also live very close to an Aboriginal Community which would provide countless opportunities for raw and heartfelt photographs if only we were allowed to take photos. I can only indulge on holidays.
okay then let the collaboration begin! just contact me @ metathran_urza@yahoo.com if you got any pictures in mind and i’ll see what i can do!
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