tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30664106.post7260258099066895816..comments2023-11-29T00:37:27.962-08:00Comments on PRETTY GIRL SHOOTER: An Imperfect Pursuit of Perfection?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30664106.post-83957808766426871432010-01-23T08:49:53.051-08:002010-01-23T08:49:53.051-08:00All artists are God. Isn't that the whole poin...All artists are God. Isn't that the whole point?<br /><br /><em>Great art picks up where nature ends. ~Marc Chagall</em>Linhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02276948718081506756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30664106.post-80039321839080698492010-01-20T21:59:43.183-08:002010-01-20T21:59:43.183-08:00@James,
True that. All that.@James,<br /><br />True that. All that.jimmydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04250574229270573468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30664106.post-8653203594680924872010-01-20T19:56:04.723-08:002010-01-20T19:56:04.723-08:00There are competing motivations when you arrive at...There are competing motivations when you arrive at a certain level of "photographic consciousness." The first is that a camera innately captures what's in front of it. It documents a slice of reality. We can pose, make up, dress up, and do all sorts of things but in the we snap pictures of what's in front of us. <br /><br />The other competing motivation is that "you're only as good as your worst image." As a beginner you don't know/care so much about the flaws in your image. It's more "Yay! Someone's looking at my pictures!" When you try and make money from pushing that shutter button, things change. You're asking people to judge you with their dollars. Suddenly "imperfect" perfect images can be seen as pitfalls to potential clients. Your own self editing kicks into hyper drive. I know some pros that live and breathe the this maxim of only being as good as your worst image. <br /><br />FWIW this didn't start with digital, retouching LF negs with pencils and razor blades has been around for a while. As has over exposing skin, soft lighting, and soft focus filters. If our photographic forefathers had a healing brush, liquify tool, and the ability to sphere-ize, they would have too. The problem is that the more perfection you "create" the less credibility the image has.<br /><br />-Jamesjmxphotohttp://www.jmxphoto.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30664106.post-13538912596662617612010-01-20T18:24:10.517-08:002010-01-20T18:24:10.517-08:00Not such esoteric thoughts. I think everyone (at ...Not such esoteric thoughts. I think everyone (at least, everyone who worked with film and now work with digital) involved in photography has at least sometimes similar thoughts.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11760712310146363436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30664106.post-35985837382925572342010-01-20T00:18:42.082-08:002010-01-20T00:18:42.082-08:00Wow, what a statement!! of which, I completely agr...Wow, what a statement!! of which, I completely agree with. BTW, the Bali offer still stand. Regards.Kristian Tjongnoreply@blogger.com