Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/04/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 4/23/04 6:42 AM, "Kyle Cassidy" <KCassidy@asc.upenn.edu> wrote: > Why bother to go on? > > http://www.darrenholmes.com/ > http://lithiumpicnic.deviantart.com/gallery/ > > SPLASH! > Not saying this to be argumentative buy Kyle's work is 8.8 times better than this stuff which is pretty ok as I go. But looks a lot like Sudek whom I hate. Whom? Early in the game I was let in on a human nature thing with photographers and their portfolio's. Photographers and their work: When you see another photographers "book" portfolio there are generally always a few shots in there which blow you away. You think "How'd they do that? I couldn't do that!" ... But the thing is they don't know how they did it either. Just like you don?t know how you did some of your best shots. Some you do. But some just came from the percentages involved with pretty constant shooting. You're bound to get lucky. And luck comes to the prepared or able bodied whatever. So there is an inherent tendency to get freaked out by the photographer sitting next yous work. Thing is they are just as convinced that you are better than THEY are and that they have to hop to it to catch up. So I don?t sweat it when I see one of Edward Weston's peppers or Paul Otterbridges prints. I figure they feel just as threatened by me as I am to them! Mark Rabiner Photography Portland Oregon New-improved http://rabinergroup.com/