While it might be a good philosophy when trying to cull the gallery, it doesn't do much for the learning to improve your shooting. It is by examining the shots while you still remember details of shooting that helps you learn how to improve your skills.
-- Best regards, Bruce Monday, October 6, 2008, 12:44:30 PM, you wrote: JC> Back when I was an art student and was in my first photography class, my JC> professor (Alice Shaw, www.aliceshaw.com) was giving a slide show about JC> famous fine art photographers and their creative processes. JC> One photographer she mentioned, whose name I wish I could remember, JC> would take photos and process the film, but not look at the negatives JC> for about a year. This would help to remove sentimental attachments he JC> might have with the images and allow him to more objectively select JC> photos to print. This struck me as a very good idea, especially since I JC> always feel immensely sentimental about things I create, even if they're JC> bad. JC> So, while I have been slowly rebuilding my website's gallery since last JC> winter, I've been trying to apply this philosophy to my own work. I JC> have been taking lots of photos this year, but not really doing anything JC> with them (aside from a few exceptions, such as the birth of my nephew). JC> Working with photos that I took in college and after has helped me see JC> just how bad some of the photos are that I used to think were great. JC> It's difficult to resist the temptation to work on this year's photos, JC> but I keep telling myself it'll be worth it in the long run. JC> What sort of philosphy do you have when working with your photos, both JC> old and new? JC> John JC> -- JC> http://www.neovenator.com JC> http://www.cafepress.com/neovenatorphoto JC> -- JC> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List JC> [email protected] JC> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net JC> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
