Bonnie’s Comment on my
Craft and Creativity
A ceramicist studies half a lifetime with their father who studied with his father or with another person who probably studied with his father. They do not do their own designs for decades in some cases. However, they are gaining the execution skills and perhaps some rules like compressing clay or a thin rim to feel better at the mouth. As they mature they try their own designs as they have absorbed “rules” about scale, shape, weight, etc. additionally experiments in glazes, heat, additives etc.
In my opinion, this is both opposite and similar to the artistic photography journey you are trying to take people on.
In the current world of photography, I think having knowledge of the skills in LR, PS, DxO and Topaz “could” influence how a photographer approaches the decisive moment.
Whether that is ETTR or crop later or not avoiding a random fire hydrant in the scene, then yes, I could see it. I still believe that post-processing skills Could tease out the vision in a photographer’s head at the taking, but can also turn them way back to “silly” or weird to our eyes but could also be their personal vision( posterization of a scene or cartoon, or any of the other totally fun possibilities) and that for me is not art photography. It may be art, i will grant that…
Perhaps it is my age, I am more classic photography oriented. I am not immune to using tintype, …my eye tends to be more minimal.
Bonnie’s Comment on my
Craft and Creativity
A ceramicist studies half a lifetime with their father who studied with his father or with another person who probably studied with his father. They do not do their own designs for decades in some cases. However, they are gaining the execution skills and perhaps some rules like compressing clay or a thin rim to feel better at the mouth. As they mature they try their own designs as they have absorbed “rules” about scale, shape, weight, etc. additionally experiments in glazes, heat, additives etc.
In my opinion, this is both opposite and similar (Yin/Yang) to the artistic photography journey you are trying to take people on. “Trying to take them on a journey” – yikes, that hurts. (I’d like to think I’m showing a path… “adapt – not adopt”)
In the current world of photography, I think having knowledge of the skills in LR, PS, DxO and Topaz “could” influence how a photographer approaches the decisive moment. Ultimately, if you absorb all influences, they become who you are as you approach the decisive moment. Rediscovering and “shaping” your work in editing is still a valid process to express your artistic vision. It’s a path and we are all on a road – “our road” to getting there – “On the Road to Find Out“.
Whether that is ETTR or crop later or not avoiding a random fire hydrant in the scene, then yes, I could see it. I still believe that post-processing skills Could tease out the vision in a photographer’s head at the taking, but can also turn them way back to “silly” or weird to our eyes but could also be their personal vision( posterization of a scene or cartoon, or any of the other totally fun possibilities) and that for me is not art photography. It may be art, i will grant that… Walking on the edge is laden with traps. Creating art, becoming an artist, is a path… not every step on the path bears fruit.
Perhaps it is my age, I am more classic photography oriented. I am not immune to using tintype, …my eye tends to be more minimal. I wrote something years ago – as photographers, we start out being simple so we take snapshots… thru many iterations and much dance… if we are to really get it together, we simplify, get simple, and make snapshots.