[Leica] Common sense

[Mark Rabiner]

I took drawing because I was an art major and had no choice in the matter.
First day of class and I looked at everybody. There was one guy who wore
loafers because I don't  think he could figure out how to tie his shoes.
This was not a hard to get into college.
So I think I thought  "he'll never learn to draw".
And I looked around at people who I didn't think were artistically talented
to pull it off.
Every day we worked at it for a whole semester or trimester... A lot of
months.. Our teacher was not so bad he had us do stuff you wouldn't have
thought.
Last month of the class everybody could draw. Everybody could draw a picture
of anybody else in the class and it would look like them.
You didn't have to have a blessing from heavon to pull it off.
You didn't have to be a genius.
You put in the time and you were able to do it. And we all put in the time
as they'd flunk you if you didn't go to class and then you go to Viet Nam
and die.
Photography's maybe not that different.
Its all about putting in the time.
Same as airplane flying I think.
Talent is mainly time. Its mainly doing the work.


On 3/22/15 9:07 PM, "Chris Crawford" <chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com> wrote:

> Larry, you¹re wrong. This issue was settled 100 years ago. End of
> discussion. That so many photographers keep shitting on their own medium
> so much is a result of ignorance and stupidity, and likely a lot of
> psychological insecurity.
> 
> I¹m intelligent, educated, and confident in the worth of my work. Work
> that has been in exhibits in museums and art galleries around the United
> States.I studied photography in the fine arts department of Indiana
> University. IU is a major American university with an international
> reputation. It is not run by fools. They would not teach photography in
> the art department if it were something else. That¹s true of every major
> University in America and every art school.
> 
> What makes you so much smarter than all these art schools and universities
> and all of the art museums that collect and show photography as art? That
> statement you made is incredibly disrespectful to me and to every one else
> on this list and every photographer who makes art.
> 
> I think that a lot of camera owners just plain don¹t LIKE photography.
> They like fondling gear, but the pictures mean nothing and they exude
> contempt and jealousy of those who are capable of doing something
> meaningful and worthwhile with it. I see this all the time on other
> internet photo forums and I occasionally see it in person. Its sad, and I
> feel bad for them, but I¹ll be damned if I let them push that stupidity
> without challenge.
> 
> Oh, and I can paint and draw. I CHOOSE photography because I like it and
> it suits my purpose, not because I can¹t draw and its the next best thing.




-- 
Mark William Rabiner
Photographer
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/