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Albert Taylor wrote:
eric kim wrote:
Albert Taylor wrote:
The pattern mix of the girls top and the window treatment is interesting.
I'm curious about the "true side of Korea" too, too often when taking pictures of windows of stores you're merely showcasing the talents of the window decorators who did them instead of your own photographic abilities...but that's just my take on it.
Hey Albert,
Thank you for your honest C&C I really appreciate it.
About the "true side of Korea," I would go off on two tangents. The first is the rural side to Korea which I haven't been able to go to recently... but at the same time how urban and westernized Korea is becoming is another "true side of Korea." Images of Seoul as a metropolis with tons of people, packed onto the subway is a very genuine image I would say.
And for taking photos of windows of stores I will try to explain my philosophy. Indeed anybody can take a photo of a store-front. But what I feel that makes my images special and different is how I can get ordinary people to somehow interact with advertisements which makes for a strange inter-personal connection between what is "real" and "fake." I am indeed showcasing the environment of a storefront.. but isn't taking a picture of architecture merely showcasing the work of the architecture, not the skill of the photographer?
Take care Albert,
eric
Well yes actually...it doesn't really do the photographic muscle any good to be too reliant on the architect, sculptor, etc as a crutch to support your images. You might as well photograph paintings.. To me that's not what photography is about. I'm just saying...
Dear Albert,
When I say this please don't take this to be said in an antagonistic way.I just wish to share some further thoughts on the subject.
To take photos of something such as architecture, advertisements, or paintings can seem to be "lazy" in the fact that we must rely on the skill of the person who created something initially to get a good photograph. However I would still disagree.
Everything created in this world that we take a photo of is made by someone or something else. According to the argument that you have presented, then landscape photographers would just be relying on nature for them to get beautiful images. However landscape photographers are very disciplined in the fact that they have to constantly go out to look for new and refreshing scenes, by camping out until they get the right moment, and presenting their images in a creative composition.
I would say the same for my work. I don't simply take photos of advertisements or paintings. I always incorporate the human element into my images which is very difficult in terms of trying to "tell a story" or getting the advertisement to interact with the person or even the other way around. A simple picture of an advertisement doesn't mean anything on its own, no matter how beautifully designed its original creator.
And I don't believe these advertisements to be a crutch to help out my photography. I am more dependent on my actors for making my images special (not meaning that the ads do not add to the effect).
Just wanted to get this across Albert. Please don't take this the wrong way 
sincerely,
eric
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