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Sorry, but that's the kind of pretentious **** you hear hipster types talking about.
It's just how I separate me and my peers who create images from the purely observational/recording what's in front of the camera 'photographers'
I make images, people pay me to make their stuff look nice. It's as simple as that, I'm not an artist or a visionary or attempting to curate a message.
Just a gun for hire, nothing pretentious about that, I'll leave that to the hipsters who talk about 'bokeh' and the 'the magic of film' while gently stroking their hassleblad (500 series with a film back obviously)
"It's just how I separate me and my peers who create images from the purely observational/recording what's in front of the camera 'photographers'"
As I said; pretentious.
"I make images"
So do photographers. And oil painters, and spraycan artists, pencil drawers, etc etc. You could call yourself a 'digital imaging technician' or similar, for maximum hipster **** points. 😆
"the hipsters who talk about 'bokeh' and the 'the magic of film' while gently stroking their hassleblad (500 series with a film back obviously)"
What about the ones who use crappy old Russian cameras (the truly terrible ones with plastic lenses) and out of date film (which is then probably cross processed) and wibble on about 'Lomography'? 😀
Some of the best 'photographers' I know are people who just take snaps with their iPhones etc, who make no pretence about their images at all, yet have the ability to see pictures and capture them. Most of the pros I know mainly produce technically great yet boring and soulless work for their clients, and do very little if any personally creative work. Maybe you can relate to this. This is the reason why I actively chose not to pursue a career in photography, as I wanted to enjoy it, not endure it. I never want to be limited or constrained by what others want. Photography, for me, will always remain a hobby rather than a vocation. Hence why my personal equipment choice is dictated by the kind of pictures I want to take. A friend of mine used to use just a 355mm and 85mm lens combo, and took some great pictures. Somebody once said; 'It's not about the equipment'. 😉
Show us your pics then...
I'm actually building a new website (I'm not, I'm paying a clever person to do it for me!). I may or may not choose to link to it on here in the future. I certainly won't put any of my own work on FB, Instagram etc, as I prefer to have full control of the copyright.
Show us your pics then...
And if he did, then what? What would it actually demonstrate?
I think it would then give others the chance to slag off my pictures. 😀
And if he did, then what? What would it actually demonstrate?
that he's not just a gear talker/verbose critic, after all a picture speaks a thousand words 🙄
Is this some sort of competition then? I thought it was a thread about cameras?
The one with biggest zoom wins.
Just sold my 70-200 as I wasn't using it so I guess I'm out the running 😐
OK - here's one of my pictures(*) - am I a photographer or a gear talker?
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(*) obviously it's not.
(*) obviously it's not.
I thought it was utter shit the first time I saw it. But art is all about value for the sake of value. Merit doesn't come into it.
If that was your photo, you'd be an artist, or an art photographer.
It's always looked like a rubbish photoshop job to me though 🙂
I bet he certainly isn't a 'gear talker'
To be fair - a lot of his other work really appeals and is just the kind of thing I like to take notice of too.
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I've seen this before - where is it from? I really like it. I love the simplicity and the contrast. It's lovely.