My conclusion was the opposite ;-) Basically this is the photo-existensial version of the if-a-tree-falls-in-the-forest-and-no-one-is-there-to-hear-it-does-it-make-a-sound question.
The reason why I answered 'yes' is because I realised that there are shots that I make just for me -heck I have complete sets that I don't believe in general no one else but me will like. This doesn't mean I lack the skills to discern -with certain accuracy- what shots might appeal to some crowds: all the shots I sent for the PDML annual are the ones that I believe can stand on their own while still being truthfull to the type of photograph I like the most. This also goes with experimenting and working outside of my comfort zone, even if this means failing -for the general public- 6,000 times before I get a "great" shot. On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 1:42 PM, Tom C <caka...@gmail.com> wrote: > The simple answer is "No". > > Images are a means of communication. If there's no one to communicate > with, the image is useless. > > Now if I had repair the still that was in the cave, and I wanted to > make sure that I remembered how I took it apart, so that I could > reassemble it correctly, I'd take photos. In that case I'd be > essentially communicating with myself from the past. > > Tom C. > > On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 1:04 PM, Fernando <fer.p...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I see lots of arguments here defining "good" or "bad" around the >> "viewer". This reminds me of this discussion I read some time ago, >> it's a simple thought experiment that got me thinking about why I >> shoot what I shoot. >> >> The premise is simple: >> "Let's say you just emerged from a cave to find that everyone else was >> gone. You're the last person on the planet. >> >> None will ever follow. >> >> You have every camera ever made at your disposal, as well as unlimited >> lenses, film, batteries, paper, as well as crates all the world's >> remaining Polaroid film. Whatever you would need to shoot whatever you >> want for the rest of your life, without consideration of cost or >> effort, would be at your disposal. (Your cave is also stocked with >> food, water, clothes and all of that other stuff, so you won't need to >> expend much time or effort on basic survival.) >> >> Knowing that you will be the only one to ever, ever see your pictures, >> would you still bother to make them?" >> >> Source: http://www.flickr.com/groups/onthestreet/discuss/72157611943044274/ >> > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- http://www.flickr.com/photos/ferand/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
