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interesting atmosphere

2008-07-15T12:48:00.000-05:00

interesting atmosphere

this post makes me think of cubism - duchamp's nud...

2008-07-14T05:06:00.000-05:00

this post makes me think of cubism - duchamp's nude descending a staircase, picasso, braque, all of it. i've seen some photographic work like that, but not much

In your post, your mom asked: "Andy, these are lov...

2008-07-04T00:37:00.000-05:00

In your post, your mom asked: "Andy, these are lovely, but why do you take so many pictures of the same thing?"

The reason I quote that is I have often thought the very same thing, but in more general terms of how we as photographers produce our work in an artistic sense, along with all the modern digital technology that is at out disposal. Imust say that your work is remarkably beautiful, I enjoy looking at it. The Micro World images are a fine collection, but I wonder does is it not become a variation on a theme ? I have noticed this with other photographer's work I have seen, he or she finds a particular subject and goes on to make multiple images of the same subject, with only slight variations ( I am as guilty of this as others ! ) its like we love the subject so much that we can't get enough of it, and the fact of being able to shoot images digitally allows us to keep going with the subject almost on a endless basis. Remember, there is only one Mona Lisa !

I hope that my post doesn't sound too "critical" , happy shooting, Andrew.

Gary

Great article, but maybe it's true, as juan riera ...

2008-07-02T11:51:00.000-05:00

Great article, but maybe it's true, as juan riera comments, that is not a "must" for artists to understand their work as collections, portfolios or books, but anyway when an artist has things to communicate, his work will show a concern on certain topics or feelings again and again, he will be showing us "his universe" in some way or other.

So your article is really good at making us think about how we can tell if we are developing a more mature form of art, and examining our own way.

Also I wanted to thank you for the work you are doing whith this blog and what we get from thinking about your posts, in example, your post about "finding new things in old" made me think about my learning in photography and how I tend to have that problem, so I'll be careful about it.

That though, in addition to my own concerns about photography, made me want to experiment more with my pictures, and I got this:

http://kalifotografia.blogspot.com/2008/05/simplificando-los-encuadres.html

(In my post I talk also about that article and linked your blog, of course).

Thought provoking and challenging! Thank-you for s...

2008-06-28T03:48:00.000-05:00

Thought provoking and challenging! Thank-you for sharing your understanding of the journey for an artist. I plan to print this off, and share it with some artist friends. I need to think some more about it, and might return to comment again if I have anything useful to add.

~ A perfect post, well done!!!!

2008-06-19T17:19:00.000-05:00

~ A perfect post, well done!!!!

I am surprised that you do not have the 9th step w...

2008-06-18T20:59:00.000-05:00

I am surprised that you do not have the 9th step where the mere act of seeing is the experience and the photograph is merely a record of the event in much the same manner as an ekg is the record of a heart beat. The camera is a prop which helps one to be more focused. Whether the photograph turns out is not the important thing , it is the journey that matters most and the experiences that one had along the way.

Thanks Dave...for your kind comments and pointing ...

2008-06-18T14:57:00.000-05:00

Thanks Dave...for your kind comments and pointing out the "small font" problem.

Fixed.

Great essay! Very thoughtful ... and thought-provo...

2008-06-18T13:03:00.000-05:00

Great essay! Very thoughtful ... and thought-provoking.

But I think something's missing. In the 4th paragraph, the last sentence is incomplete. On any of my browsers, it reads "the essence of that meta-pattern shift provides an important clue as to what stage I'm in, in my"

Dave

Well, as some kind of eternal circle of renewal, t...

2008-06-15T16:08:00.000-05:00

Well, as some kind of eternal circle of renewal, turning around to first step, I think sometimes is a last step where photographer condenses all the personal evolution in a single image again, an image that represents all that porfolio exploration in one single image. Or maybe the matter is that not everybody evolves towards the book-portfolio concept... Nice theme to think about while travelling to work this week ;-)
Regards,

Excellent! I see myself, now, as residing somewher...

2008-06-14T20:54:00.000-05:00

Excellent! I see myself, now, as residing somewhere between stages 5 and 6. I think that the catalyst for this was the SoFoBoMo challenge, or Solo Photo Book Month. I put my first book,http://issuu.com/plester613/docs/beyondfirstimpressions, together and am now hooked.

SoFoBoMo got that line of thinking started, but now I want to continue it by making more books, or stories. As you say, one is not enough. The singular image, though lovely on its own, falls short in telling the story.

I am looking forward to staying in stage 6 for a while, telling stories.