You are usually trying to say, "I like this, at least at the moment I take it". At least that is what I am saying. That or, "I hope the client will like this". I think that mostly the only people who have a more precise agenda when they snap a shot are propagandists.
-- graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" ----------------------------------- frank theriault wrote: > Boris' recent PESO (or was it a PAW?) featured at least two questions > along the lines of the above subject line. > > Which got me to thinking: What difference does it make? I very often > take photos which, ~at the time I take them~, I have no idea "what I'm > trying to say". I just take them, look at them later, and if I like > them, I print them. > > Is that wrong? > > Why does no one ask that question when they see a gorgeous photo of an > equally gorgeous sunset? What does a sunset have to "say" (except > perhaps, "isn't this beautiful")? > > I'm not being critical of Boris' two questioners, or in any way > implying that they ought not to have asked the questions, I just don't > understand why I see it asked so often with regard to some > photographs. > > cheers, > frank > > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
