Message to the subjectivist: Not about taste nor personal vision Not about taste, its about a basic understanding of the elements of composition. The only place poor work gets such a pass, is in photography. If this were a guitar page, and someone were continually posting music where their guitar were seriously out of tune, it would not fly... it would not be just a matter of subjective taste. We wouldnt say, oh, thats just his personal vision. Yet in photography, really poor work gets highly esteemed. So sad to see... What I dont understand, is this meme that commands everyone to only say positive things. Now, personal attracts are unnecessary, but if someone is continually posting bad work, it should be ok for someone to say so. Thats what I did. Nothing personal with **, Im sure hes a good guy. My only concern is the genre of street photography, which gets cheapened when poor work is given credit. To say I have bad moral character because I have photographic standards, is ridiculous. Nils Olafsson your photographic standards are ok - but dont apply these to others... Me- Wait a minute... arent you now applying your standards upon me? Under what authority do you command me to keep silent about my personal opinion? How does that work? (I never commanded anyone to stop producing crappy photos, I just called them out for what they are) If the guitar is out of tune, its out of tune. This, is a standard of music. Everything has rules, standards. Even you. (from another thread. Just another day in subjective land...) As I teach in my workshops, the rules of composition were not decreed by some divine authority from above, they were DISCOVERED. We are hard-wired a certain way. This is why out-of-tune instruments hurt our ears. To make powerful photographs, one must be able to properly employ the rules. The more rules one is able to layer in a single image, the more powerful the image becomes - as far as studium is concerned. The Greeks had the True, the Good, and the Beautiful. These were the three modes of being in the world. This was later transformed into the Christian trinity, and also serves as the base for artistic composition. The rule of odds is powerful because the human mind likes odds over evens, not because someone commanded it to be so. I go over all of this in my workshops and on my blog. For people who are looking to improve their photography, Im always willing to share. People only interested in FaceBook likes, dont capture my respect. **, if you post in a public place, be prepared for criticism. Im fine with people criticizing my work, they do all the time. People even judge my soul on a regular basis, but Ive learned to let it roll off. Thats what freedom and public spaces are all about. I was trying to help. I see youre not open to that, and thats fine. But how am I required to keep quiet???
Posted on: Sun, 20 Apr 2014 12:10:17 +0000
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