(I said) "All photographers have a "vision." All photographers use their own criteria for what makes a good image or a bad image. I demand sharpness. I want images with proper contrast, shadow detail and highlight detail." (Jeff replied) "How is sharpness a "vision"? Sharpness is a technical attribute. Vision is about what a personal view of the world that a photographer conveys through their body of work." Note the two sentences? I said, "All photographers have a vision." Fact is, they do. Just listen to a gaggle of gathered grand photographers, and it is vision this, vision that. Their images come from their soul, their vision is . . . Give me a break. Many photographer's images often come with a story about their vision, and sharpness is one of the "attributes" they often mention. Or lack of sharpness. Some photographers ramble on and on and on, telling me why their images is as it is. I cannot tell you how many times some customer has looked at prints from our plates and they went on and on and on about something they see in the images that was never there. My picture of The long gone Salt Lake Telegram Building is simply a picture of an old building and nothing more. No vision, just a record photograph of an old facade. If people want to use the word "vision," fine. I put the word in quotes because I do not like the word. When their images are fuzzy because they forgot to clean their lens, not their vision. Note the sentence that followed. I was talking about what I look for. In a word, Sharpness. Regardless, it will always be sharpness. It is my cross to bear. I agree, sharpness is a technical aspect. However, I have listened to plenty of photographers telling me they use unsharpness or soft focus to realize their vision. They use soft focus because nobody wants a sharp bride; their vision is different than my "vision." I have no vision. I want sharpness. Bob ... Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com |
