it should also have a transformative effect through the transmission of that aspect.
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But since I'm the only one who "gets it" is it still art, or just a boring picture of a farm field wall, taken by some weird guy?
Yes, maybe it is. I think art does not have to have a transformative effect on everyone, but at least on one person (including yourself).
Yes, maybe it is. I think art does not have to have a transformative effect on everyone, but at least on one person (including yourself).
An audience of one! What an exclusive club!
@bo-gussname I'm put in mind of Vivian Maier. Like Lucullus dining with Lucullus, sometimes one can be enough.
We all can have good ideas for images floating around in our heads, and we might even be able to describe an image we intend to make with words. But to make it happen we have to have the rights ingredients and the right tools and know how to use them. There is an art school, i forget which, where the motto is 'artists are made, not born.'
My maxim is "know thine own gear."
We all can have good ideas for images floating around in our heads, and we might even be able to describe an image we intend to make with words. But to make it happen we have to have the rights ingredients and the right tools and know how to use them.
Yeah, I'm back and forth on it. I know there are times when I've tried to capture something, but couldn't and I directly attribute that to my technical knowledge weaknesses.
But to circle back to the original post, I see so many photos online that are technically flawless, but to me, soulless. Same goes for music. There are some artists who are incredibly talented and knowledgeable and can probably tell you the exact frequency of every note they play...and others who can't even tell you what notes they play, apart from "the right ones"...and I tend to like the latter much more.
Ideally, I guess I'd like my camera to be something akin to what I say about bikes (my other silly expensive pastime): "The best bikes are the ones that just disappear under you".
@bo-gussname I'm put in mind of Vivian Maier. Like Lucullus dining with Lucullus, sometimes one can be enough.
We moved to this small town, from a big city, when I was seven years old. I quickly figured out that there was no way I was ever going to fit in, so I never bothered trying. I spent a fair amount of time on my own and I was ok with that. (I actually found it liberating and somewhat eye-opening not to have to follow the silly "rules" that everyone else thought they were bound by).
To bring this seeming digression into relevance, this attitude applies to my view of photgraphy today: I take pictures I like, because I like them.I know others may not like them, or "get" them and that's ok. If someone else likes them as well, that's just a bonus. I suppose that sounds self-centered, but it's not, it's just honest...
...and maybe that goes back to my original post where I said I actually find more photos on here that I like than I do on Youtube or "official" photo sites. Maybe the photos here are more inspired by the desire to capture something than to generate likes.