On Mon, Dec 30, 2013 at 10:39 PM, Bill <[email protected]> wrote:
>> To keep the analogy with driving, I guess that the equivalent of
>> "artists" in the automobile world are the Formula 1 drivers (or
>> similar). However I bet that they master their controls well beyond
>> "driving more or less automatic", up-to taking highly informed
>> decisions almost subconsciously. Thus I guess that at least some of
>> the artists in the photography world have done similarly, i.e.
>> mastered the technical details beyond "automatic".
>
>
> No, they are just very good technicians who have truly mastered their craft.
> The artists are the soccer moms who can maneuver a sport utility vehicle
> with half a dozen screaming kids in the back over icy roads and get home
> safely.
Hoping that you were not kidding with the above :), I must say
this is the best definition I've read for "artists", i.e. "very good
technicians who have truly mastered their craft". (The "soccer moms"
I would call them heroes.) :)
> Look at pictures, lots of pictures, especially those of other photographers.
> Ask yourself why they made the compositional decisions that they made.
And this is one of the reasons I like PDML: there is a good
balance between photographs (PESO, GESO, etc.) and technical debates.
> BTW, welcome to the PDML.
Thanks! Although I haven't contributed much (only a few posts so
far), I've been stealthily enjoying its membership since this April.
Ciprian.
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