Hi Luis, I have disabilities that prevent me from spending much time outside. So I usually take my own photos and work from them. I just don't live close to any of the coasts anymore. You do make some really good points and using my own property is an option I've been considering alot lately. But still, I am greatly limited in the time I am able to spend outdoors. This truly has been a lively discussion and I've collected some great info. My thanks to everyone. I do have a great deal to think about. Thank you all! : - ) Shyrell Melara Photography Jonesville, NC USA http://yadtel.net/~jmelara > What I wonder is: why bother to paint from someone else's picture ? > I draw, and do so either from memory or real life, never from > photographs, mine or anyone else's. Not because I might get sued, > but for two reasons: First, I have no interest in basing my drawings > on someone else's ideas. Second, why would any artist give up one of > the great strengths of anything done by hand, stereotaxic vision for > the cyclopean monocle of the camera lens ? > I often walk through sidewalk art shows and spot painting after > painting (particularly nudes) based on well-known photos, slavishly > rendered, too. What a waste of potential creativity... > > -- Luis
