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Makten wrote:
The problem is that you present opinions as if they were facts. Such as:
"The place to look for meaningful inspiration is photographs"
Is it? Then how come I find lots of meaningful inspiration in other things? Actually, I almost never look at other peoples photographs, because that doesn't interest me. Which means your statement is false.
You are making some valid points, but please understand that everyone don't have the same taste, or the same demands, or the same place to find inspiration, as you do.
There is no "wrong" or "right" way to do photography. Personally I find quite a bit of inspiration in the gear I use, but mostly in the things I photograph (that's why I photograph them). ...Show more →
I’m stating my opinion. I don’t have to preface every clause with “in my opinion” to do this.
My point is a bit subtler than you want to make it. I did not say that no one should get new gear, nor did I say that having new gear is never a source of inspiration. I did not tell our OP that he is wrong to get a GFX. However, I did respond to a pattern that I’ve observed in photography enthusiasts over the decades.
I laid out a specific pattern — go back and read my post — and pointed my message towards people whose purchasing patterns seem to match. I suggested an alternate approach for finding inspiration — one that might be even more rewarding for someone who has tried the “gear for inspiration” approach a few times, but is still not finding true inspiration that way.
But congratulations. You are starting to edge just a little closer to actually engaging the points I made rather than going for the personal attacks.
Well, partly anyway.
Regarding “right and wrong ways to do photography,” I’m tempted to just type “dun,” but instead I’ll once again say that I have no illusions that there is one right way. I also understand fully that not everyone has the same taste. (Sigh.) But that does not mean that it is wrong to point out to others that there might be a more interesting and rewarding approach that they could consider.
If you disagree with someone’s post or another person’s opinion, as you do so often and in this case at FM, how about presenting your case for an alternative point of view instead of engaging in personal attacks right out of the gate, merely for the sin of having a point of view that doesn’t fit yours at the moment? (For example, see the OP’s respectful reply to my post.)
Dan
For others reading this, I think I _may_ recognize in our OP that this may not be the first unsuccessful attempt to find inspiration via new gear. I could be wrong, but if I’m right about this, my point is that he (and anyone) can look toward what I regard as the most “inspiring” potential of photography, that which comes from learning to appreciate and produce images that inspire.
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