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From: Bob Maxey
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...Like I said, what I know is leaving the scene and in the digital realm,
less and less important.
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Hmmm... I'm afraid I can't resist this one... -;)
One-thousand-four-hundred-and eigthy-one (1,481) digitally counted words of
self-glorification (unsupported by ANY evidence) and of deprecation of other
people's work (unsupported by ANY analytical critique other than
self-centered opinions).
With due respect, your endless list of bragging about over your
self-proclaimed skills and successes are less useful to me than the worst
picture ever posted on the PF gallery.
You say you have OPINIONS. My friend, these come a dime a dozen in today's
world! Opinions are of value if one can learn something from them that will
help one become a better photographer.
To be frank, I've learned more from my workshop students discussing what's
good and bad about their work. However bad a picture might be, it will
always have the invaluable merit of being the starting point for a
discussion about what IS a successfull photograph and HOW to go about making
one.
I teach my students what my teachers taught me: "Film is cheap, experience
is dear and talent comes from making plenty of mistakes". Feel free to
replace the word "film" with "pixels".
Regards,
Guy Glorieux
PS - The last time I used my 11x14 view camera was about two years ago.
I've since been too busy turning rooms into giant pinhole cameras to create
9x12 feet paper negatives of the urban lanscape (using DW fiber paper,
hand-processed with archival standards and selenium-toned). On the last
shooting, I shot/processed 8 giant paper negs before I was satisfied that
the results were up to par with my requirements. I used up a full roll of
100feet by 52in of paper and lots of chemistry. I learned something
significant on each exposures. My friends keep asking "Why do you do this
to yourself?"
When was it you said you last used your 11x14 view camera?
PPS - Fell free to critique my work. It's easy to find on the web.
