Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 3:45 pm
One of the great joys of not shooting for money is that you can take what you like when you like.
But once you decide to make your living at it, it's not so easy to say "as long as i like it, it's fine". This problem has led many a photographer to question what he does
I wonder if anybody can really get anything out of shooting a packet of frozen peas or the CEO of Walmart. Some people will make money out of photography at any cost, for others the cost is simply too high
When i think of good photographs, it's the ones that stand up to the test of time, the ones that reminds me of lifes value and of its fragility. How many product shots are remembered? Even fashion photography is not often remembered as it does not describe a world that most people know or understand or can connect with, yes some stunning images can be found but for how long are they remembered?
With all the technology we have at our disposal, why is it rare to see a photographer that can match the street photography of Bresson or Robert Frank? Technology can only do so much, a good photograph never begins in photoshop or in a darkroom
But once you decide to make your living at it, it's not so easy to say "as long as i like it, it's fine". This problem has led many a photographer to question what he does
I wonder if anybody can really get anything out of shooting a packet of frozen peas or the CEO of Walmart. Some people will make money out of photography at any cost, for others the cost is simply too high
When i think of good photographs, it's the ones that stand up to the test of time, the ones that reminds me of lifes value and of its fragility. How many product shots are remembered? Even fashion photography is not often remembered as it does not describe a world that most people know or understand or can connect with, yes some stunning images can be found but for how long are they remembered?
With all the technology we have at our disposal, why is it rare to see a photographer that can match the street photography of Bresson or Robert Frank? Technology can only do so much, a good photograph never begins in photoshop or in a darkroom