Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/05/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks George, that is exactly where I am at. Gerry > On 2 May 2016, at 22:38, George Lottermoser <george.imagist at icloud.com> > wrote: > > >> On May 2, 2016, at 4:17 PM, Gerry Walden <gerry.walden at icloud.com> >> wrote: >> >> Chris >> >> Thanks for your further comment which I fully understand and thank you >> for. All I am doing is exploring having seen some work I like. I am not >> saying whether it is good or bad, just showing what I am exploring. I do >> think for an urban environment of this type it is valid, but that is just >> an opinion. >> >> Gerry >> >>> On 2 May 2016, at 10:07, Christopher Crawford <chris at >>> chriscrawfordphoto.com> wrote: >>> >>> Gerry, >>> >>> Why recreate old Kodachrome? you?re shooting digital, not film, and >>> Kodachrome is no longer made. Why recreate another artist?s style? You?re >>> a good enough photographer that you don?t need to do that. >>> >>> Lots of people I know online do over processed work like that to try to >>> emulate someone else or materials that are no longer made, and I don?t >>> bother commenting. That?s because their work sucks, and it would suck no >>> matter what style of work they did. >>> >>> I wan?t trying to offend you; on the contrary, I respect your work enough >>> to tell you that I don?t like this particular set of images, and why. You >>> can take it or leave it; this is your work, not mine, so ultimately its >>> your choice how to edit your photos. > > I agree with both of you. > > Why imitate or mimic the work that attracts your attention? > To learn. People have used the technique for a very long time. > In the visual arts, music, and literature. > Students have always copied the masters; > in search of their own voice, style, sound, etc. > > The idea that Gerry, who has his own style, lots of experience, and > already produces strong work, > would decide to explore other directions by pushing into other?s work that > he?s admired, > to see what he may learn, ought be encouraged "up to a point.? > > I see Chris?s critique as valid, especially when or if one ?covers" and > does not give credit where due. > Though in this case Gerry gave credit. > And essentially said, ?I?m going to the museum to copy some masters that > i?ve always admired. > I want to see what I may learn from doing so.? > > Or at least that?s how I interpret both Gerry and Chris on this work. > > Regards, > George Lottermoser > > http://www.imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com/blog > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information