Well put Karl!
Love your phrase "The technical stuff is only as good as it supports the creative
dynamics of the artist/craftsman". Except I'd use the word "crafter".
dynamics of the artist/craftsman". Except I'd use the word "crafter".
Post that on the fridge.
AZ
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Subject: [SPAM] Re: Top 3 things that taught you the most about
photography
From: karl shah-jenner <shahjen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, July 15, 2007 9:35 pm
To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students
<photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>Herschel Mair : Also not all photography is intended to be art. In fact only a small percentage of working photographers are professional artists. nicely put! Whilst they may use the elements of art in their work, such as compositional elements, colour, texture etc., they are usually compelled to work within tight parameters of content which may not allow the critical observation neccessary for art. The technical stuff is only as good as it supports the creative dynamics of the artist/craftsman. There are many great photographers who have only the most fundamental knowledge of the technical process. Bresson never printed his own work by all accounts he found gifted printers and used their skills to produce the images many find so astonishing. Makes you wonder how many other great photographers never achieved 'success', who slipped past us with the greater population never seeing the wonders they captured.cut I personally find Weston's work superior to AA's. He used *junk* gear in comparison to AA's (AA was a total neophyte and LOVED new stuff!) but Weston knew his gear intimately. knowledge whether gained by calculation, intuition or experience goes a long way k
