Seems today that most photographs are destined for facebook, and that's
where they belong.
From: <kwaller
Some truth in the essay.
But just because an image is posted & liked doesn't mean it is well done or
even good. It means in some cases it struck a cord with the viewer on some
level. And I doubt most i phone photos are crafted.
Some of the work on instagram is truly good - not so others.
YMMV
Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
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From: "Bruce Walker" <[email protected]>
Subject: OT In an Age of Likes, Commonplace Images Prevail
A sobering essay to ponder:
"As far as I can see ? admittedly from ground level ? there are two
possible effects on ?serious? photography.
1. The flowering of photographers leads to millions of people who are
thinking more visually and whom we may be able to entice to become an
audience for documentary and photojournalistic images.
2. We are bombarded with so much visual stimuli via the Web and social
media that it becomes almost impossible to rise above the flood of
images. And if everyone likes everything, no one photograph is better
than another."
http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/07/in-an-age-of-likes-commonplace-images-prevail/
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