I agree. Meeting a challenge can add significantly to your sense of mental wellbeing.
Jack Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 9, 2015, at 6:14 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks for the comments on the "Warholism" set. They are fun … > > Often I find Pop-Art to be a bit trite, but it's still fun. Just like > over-use of a fish-eye or Lensbaby can become trite, or any "extreme" thing > done too much. Knowing just how far to push it and when to stop are key to > keeping it interesting. > > The Instant Lab is tremendous fun and easy to get repeatable, consistent > exposures with, but I want to shoot more with the 66/6 Instant Pinhole > camera. Getting it right straight out of the camera is the exercise for > instant film, and that one is truly difficult to get the right exposure with. > It helps hone those skills when I switch back to working with any of my > digital cameras—because I feel that getting it right straight out of the > camera, whether raw or JPEG, is always the best way to go. It gives the most > options when you're rendering. Digital cameras are so easy to do that with, > it's easy to get sloppy. One needs an occasional challenge… :-) > > G > >> On Apr 8, 2015, at 7:32 AM, Igor PDML-StR <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> Godfrey, that's an interesting idea and a excellent implementation! >> And I clearly see the reference. >> >> >> But sorry, Warhol's art doesn't touch me, even though I give him a >> credit for his non-traditional ideas (heavily mixed with epatage). >> >> As for Warhol, I am reminded of this episode from 1966: >> When one reporter, irritated that Warhol had calmly agreed that his works >> weren't original, asked: "Well, isn't this sort of a joke then that you're >> playing on the public?" Warhol replied: "No. It gives me something to do." >> >> (Just in case, a disclaimer: no implication on you, Godfrey.) >> >> >> Igor >> >> Godfrey DiGiorgi Wed, 08 Apr 2015 00:02:37 -0700 wrote: >>> >>> Something from the Andy Warhol School of Pop-Art ... >>> >>> https://flic.kr/p/s1RpQe >>> https://flic.kr/p/rYymjd >>> https://flic.kr/p/r53XcZ >>> https://flic.kr/p/r4RcCN >>> https://flic.kr/p/r53WYT >> > > -- > 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. -- 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.
