Gregory david Stempel <fyrframe@centurytel.net> writes: > Someone actually started a conversation about photography, thank you. > > Is this the same Vestal who now writes in Photo Pro? > > As a photographer, are we taking ourselves seriously or our work? If I buy a > roll of film (24 frames not 36) from the k-mart' check out line, then spend > an hour on aching knees trying to image a spider on a branch in the rain > while hungry, but I don't use fill flash at the Rowell rated -1.7, am I > serious? There's at least one selective force favoring people who take themselves too seriously -- if you're obsessed with your work, you actually work at it. If you have *any* hope of producing decent work, working harder at it is going to help. And if you're obsessed with self-promotion, you get more attention. This selects for self-obsessed people, but does *not* select for better work. -- David Dyer-Bennet, <dd-b@dd-b.net>, <www.dd-b.net/dd-b/> Photos: <dd-b.lighthunters.net> Snapshots: <www.dd-b.net/dd-b/SnapshotAlbum/> Dragaera mailing lists: <dragaera.info/>
