Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/09/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 11:57 AM 9/8/2008, you wrote: >Assuming that we're discussing >photographs and photographers >seriously pursuing the art and craft; >what, exactly, does >"nothing there" >mean? >George To me, it means there was no reason to take the photo in the first place. I look at a lot of photos posted on the internet and try to figure out what motived somebody to click the shutter. I'm sure the photographer must have had a reason at the time, but they have not managed to convey that.(to me anyway!) I can even appreciate rocks and ferns - or peppers! - if there is interesting light. Seeing the light and capturing it to show someone else means there is "something there". I love photos of perfectly ordinary, everyday things - if they are seen in a new way. The LUG is much better than most photography groups on the internet about having a purpose behind what is posted. There are some really good examples of "nothing there" on other photography sites! Tina Tina Manley www.tinamanley.com