| NorthernNikon |
| (Bulls Hitter) |
| 20/05/2008 23:14 |
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Re: Record v Artistic
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I have no problem with people posting family shots If that is the stage they are at.
It's not a question of the stage they are at, it's a matter of them taking a snap of their kids and wanting the world to see because it's their kid and not because they've tried to achieve anything photographically.
The vast majority of my shots are snaps of my family, but I don’t post them for appraisal because I know that’s just what they are..
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I am not sure that is always the case.
In many respects a shot has already failed if has not first grabbed your interest.
If it has done so, it might have and probably will raise questions in your mind, that you want answers for.
However I am not the least interested in what the photographer "intended" Or "tried to achieve" when they have patently failed the first step.
Of course it's not always the case, but the genral practice of posting photos with vague 'what do you think' sentiments will not illicit the most heplful of repsonses. Remember we're talking about the Appraisal room here, not the Exhibition Room. Your example is the perfect reason why photographers should post what their intentions were. You say that you're not interested if the photograph doesn't grab your immediate attention. Well what if the intention of the photographer was to create an image which on the face of it looks pretty mundane but the longer you look at it the more you discover?