Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/05/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Kyle: >Long ago I realized that I'd >never be a good enough nor a dedicated enough photographer to go out and >capture things "in the wild" and that my own thoughts were bizarre enough >that I was happy to entertain myself with fabricating images. There's nothing fraudulent about creating an image. Making a photograph. That's art. Anybody can "take" a photo. Put the camera up to your eye, hit the button that sticks if you don't hit it often enough, and voila...instant art. Or not. In my mind, what makes a good photographer is that he puts thought into the creation process. Even if its subconscious thought, executed semi-autonomously after years of honing the craft. What makes a great photographer is that he can always get a decent shot in indecent conditions. Doesn't matter if it takes two images. Or a roll of 36 of a puddle jumper. Or some hack shooting digital watching a half-naked woman run toward him 150 times. Kyle, you're too modest. You consistently show fantastic work. You're far from a fraud or a hack in my book. -- Eric http://canid.com/