Michael, Thanks for that stimulating bit - love etymology. I had to Google it and found similar terms: "eye wash" and "my eye!" The idea of photographers thinking with the "eye" taken literally is significant. -- same as dancers thinking with their bodies. As well as other body-centric activities like athletics and music. It wouldn't be redundant to say "thinking with my mind" to make that distinct from thinking with the eyes. I believe that reflexive or intuitive image making is more fruitful than the over studied or embellished. So called "creative techniques" fall into that realm usually. Stumbled on to this also: http://www.ouchmyeye.com/ AZ LOOKAROUND - Since 1978 Build a 120/35mm Lookaround! The Lookaround E-Book 5ed. http://www.panoramacamera.us > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: [SPAM] Re: Working on your "eye" > From: MichaelHughes7A@xxxxxxx > Date: Tue, September 15, 2009 5:51 pm > To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students > <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > All my eye > > > 'All my eye and Peggy Martin' is an English idiom from the Midlands - among > its meanings are 'over embellished' maybe working your eye is going that > way. > > Before the interesting string closes I would like to add that although some > of the photos are presented as finished work destined to stun, amuse or > inform ourselves as gallery gazers I think we should also value the > opportunity it gives from time to time, for photographers to 'defend' their > submission perhaps in the same way in which someone 'defends' a piece of work > submitted for a degree. The Why's and wherefores, can be as interesting as the > how, when and where. > > Michael
