Tue Jun 29, 2004 2:38 am
I understand the basic concept that started this discussion. I have seen someone who says on their PaD gallery the photo should be taken that day, unprocessed, and posted that day. They are on their 2nd year and have posted something taken that day. My problem is with the definition of a photo. I see people who look at their computer monitor and push a button on their camera. Or at their wall oe whatever. They get something posted that day which was taken that day. I have done this, and I think all have. But is this a photo? I can setup my camera on interval or controlled by the computer to take a photo every 24 hours (with an AC supply so the battery would not go dead). This would meet the rules of people who post rules. But, I would not consider that a photo even though the scene out my window would change some each day. I have a personal standard for what I consider a photo. I will not even discuss that standard or attempt to impose it on someone else. I am disappointed in myself when I take a junk snapshot just to have something for that day. Friday when I had to work and drive 6 hours afterward, I did not have time to take a photo. I could have taken a snapshot and posted it. I chose not to. To me, part of the purpose of PaDing was to develope as a photographer. Taking snapshots to meet a goal does not help that. In fact it works the opposite as one has to lower their standards in order to get something to post. I mentioned this in my PaD one day. Some people asked me not to quit PaD. So, I am still posting and it is still in the PaD metagallery. Friday was the first time I did not post anything. I am one day behind since I was out of state all weekend. I will skip another photo this week to get back on schedule. I personally just get tired of processing good photos from the day before then taking a quick jumk photo to get a PaD. So I will not do it anymore. If people think I should remove my PaD gallery from the metagallery, I will. There is a group who will look at my photos anyway and others who will never look at my photos. A short while ago, I had to spend about 40 hours in a hospital room waiting for the last relative to arrive so they could turn off the life support. A camera would have been very unwelcome there. Sometimes life gets in the way of a photo every day. And personally, I am glad I have important things in my life they may some days preclude a PaD. I would say I want to take pride in my PaDs. But yesterday I started a new gallery and will be taking photos to illustrate some of my many writings. I plan to keep doing this and not all the photos will be special in their own write. They will serve only to illustrate a poem, essay, etc. Still it is my own standard. And I think people doing a PaD should set their own standards also. And if they are proud of their work for whatever reason, I will be glad to look at it and try to see the value they see in it. And if they are obviously posting junk to keep a numbers game going, I will probably not waste my time, nor do I expect them to waste time on my junk photos. Some people write quite a bit with their photos. And I will always look their photos up because I appreciate what they write and the way they share themselves with us. I think perhaps we need less rules and more opportunity to let new people get involved. When I started I posted some photos from what I had recently taken at the rate of one a day. I saw no rules and the one post here asking was giving different and conflicting answers. However, I looked at other peoples photos and soon figured it out. If I see someone make a gallery a PaD and post to it with some type or regularity, I try to encourage them to create a special gallery for their Photo they usually take every Day. This encouragement along with appreciation for their photos gets them started. And some will not be interested, but I try to never let the jerks get the best of me. Sometimes I think there education may be more useful than venting. And a general guideline about the PaD from Slug would be most helpful to all.
Demmy
