Re: Apparently, I need to dust off my camera and go shooting again...
I can usually tell about the depth and breadth of experience by the critique itself. Many reach a level and only continue to grow in a horizontal fashion. They stop growing vertically. Most are trapped by the PPA/Monty Zucker rule factory and comment from that perspective. Which for the most part s only valid to others with that mindset.
Some words by some of the greats....
There are no shortcuts, no rules.\" - Paul Strand
\"There are no rules and regulations for perfect composition. If there were we would be able to put all the information into a computer and would come out with a masterpiece. We know that\'s impossible. You have to compose by the seat of your pants.\" - Arnold Newman
\"There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs.\" - Ansel Adams
\"And in not learning the rules, I was free. I always say, you\'re either defined by the medium or you redefine the medium in terms of your needs.\" - Duane Michals
\"Photography is not a sport. It has no rules. Everything must be dared and tried!\" - Bill Brandt
\"I came from the outside, the rules of photography didn\'t interest me.\"- William Klein
\"Somehow \'purists\' have confused photography with some sort of a bizarre competition that comes with an undefined set of rules....\" - Bill Frakes
\"The enemy of photography is the convention, the fixed rules of \'how to do\'. The salvation of photography comes from the experiment.\" - Laszlo Moholy-Nagy
\"...there are no external or abstract or preconceived rules of design that can apply to still photographs.\"-Garry Winogrand
\"When subject matter is forced to fit into preconceived patterns, there can be no freshness of vision. Following rules of composition can only lead to a tedious repetition of pictorial cliches.\" - Edward Weston
And maybe my favorite
\"Then so called “composition” becomes a personal thing, to be developed along with technique, as a personal way of seeing.\" - Edward Weston
Oct 02, 2014 at 08:39 AM
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