prinothcat wrote:sean_mcr wrote:Flickers two billionth photo http://flickr.com/photos/88646149@N00/2000000000/
and quite frankly it does nothing for me... but that's only my opinion.
I'd have to agree
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prinothcat wrote:sean_mcr wrote:Flickers two billionth photo http://flickr.com/photos/88646149@N00/2000000000/
and quite frankly it does nothing for me... but that's only my opinion.
djwixx wrote:sean_mcr wrote:DJwixx
I hope Eugene Smith's own photograph explains his quote better then I ever could.
Absolutely - the photograph does say it all. But how many people would genuinely experience a moment like that? Given that the shot was posed, I wonder if there was more depth of feeling to the viewer than the photographer, which most would argue is the point of a photograph? I think my point is the same - how do you define depth of feeling? Wanting to take a photography is a feeling, but how deep is that feeling? How does a macro shot, a nature shot, a local newspaper journalism shot qualify with that same depth of feeling, yet they are all photographs taken by a photographer, again depending on how you qualify a photographer?
I see what your point is and if you read my previous response in this thread I believe I made a similar point, obviously far less eloquently Again, how do I become that photographer without the obvious mistakes of the journey along the way?
P.S. I'm enjoying this discussion and find it insightful, so please don't take anything I'm saying as an attempt to be contrary - it's merely an exchange of opinion. At the end of the day, the whole subject is...........................subjective, so opinion, right, wrong, or simple opinion will vary wildly.
sean_mcr wrote:prinothcat wrote:sean_mcr wrote:Flickers two billionth photo http://flickr.com/photos/88646149@N00/2000000000/
and quite frankly it does nothing for me... but that's only my opinion.
I'd have to agree
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