I read a very thought provoking post on my favorite blog yesterday, by portrait master Kirk Tuck, at The Visual Lab.
Kirk was regretting the excessive emphasis put on the technical side of things. We all have the gear to produce perfect images, he wrote in substance, and many of us as worked up the skills as well. However, nobody seems very invested in content anymore, there's very little message or invention.
I both agree and disagree.
On one hand any current mirrorless or DSLR, and even some competent compacts, are capable of technically flawless images. What's missing to the vast hord of aspiring photographers is a keen eye and interesting subjects.
On the other hand, I disagree with Kirk that every photograph should have a meaning or be ground breaking of heart stopping. A pretty picture is good by me as long as it holds decent visual appealing, is not technically completely botched, and was done with a sincere heart. You might conclude I have low expectations for us as amateurs. It's far from the truth.
To be continued...
Kirk was regretting the excessive emphasis put on the technical side of things. We all have the gear to produce perfect images, he wrote in substance, and many of us as worked up the skills as well. However, nobody seems very invested in content anymore, there's very little message or invention.
I both agree and disagree.
On one hand any current mirrorless or DSLR, and even some competent compacts, are capable of technically flawless images. What's missing to the vast hord of aspiring photographers is a keen eye and interesting subjects.
On the other hand, I disagree with Kirk that every photograph should have a meaning or be ground breaking of heart stopping. A pretty picture is good by me as long as it holds decent visual appealing, is not technically completely botched, and was done with a sincere heart. You might conclude I have low expectations for us as amateurs. It's far from the truth.
To be continued...