Who decides that it's unwanted? Shouldn't that the the photographer's decision and not yours?
No, you're just imposing your thoughts/interpretation on the image. That's neither philosophy nor art criticism.....Yes I did. Just a bit figurative that's all and carried away. I really meant different or uninteresting for me. It is just photos after all, I am sure the photographer has 1000 more like them, it is not that I dismissed their Magnus opus.
Not at all. In order to be successful in any of these domains I mentioned you need to be very skilled and study that domain a lot. But again, not interesting for me.
Instagram style:
Aesthetic desperation dressed as depth. High contrast to simulate drama and fake emotion. Honey-sweet sunsets. The list can go long.. It doesn’t whisper. it shouts.
And then comes the moody alley. One person, a lonely dark figure walking into a beam of light lost there. Shadows, symmetry, silence, pretending to be serious. But this isn’t quiet, it’s calculated and carefully constructed. The same cry for attention, just dressed in black and white. Can't you see the fakeness?
No, you're just imposing your thoughts/interpretation on the image. That's neither philosophy nor art criticism.....
I think I should stop criticising
The issue is: you are not criticizing. You are condemning based on your own preference and prejudices.
Critical evaluation (criticism) is something completely different. It is an outward exercise - not an inward one.
And then comes the moody alley. One person, a lonely dark figure walking into a beam of light lost there. Shadows, symmetry, silence, pretending to be serious. But this isn’t quiet, it’s calculated and carefully constructed. The same cry for attention, just dressed in black and white. Can't you see the fakeness?
I assumed the photographer shared these images for honest feedback. If we’re only meant to say everything looks great, what’s the point?
Wow... Tough crowd...
I mean, I understand intellectual objections to certain points of view, but things seem to be getting a wee bit personal.
Unnecessarily so, IMHO.
But when I see a photograph I see it as a whole. I cannot say I like it because of the red bin or because of the blue sky. This is just 3% of the photograph. In order for it to work all 100% needs to work
And the "essence" of this photo for me (no matter in B&W or color) is that it is a mysterious scene and juxtaposition of volumes with a window (the sky) to another level behind it. Strange photo indeed
The real question is can one make a really good b&w image of a sunset?
The real question is can one make a really good b&w image of a sunset?
Probably not, although a chinook arch might just be a possibility? Maybe?
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Who's Afraid of Red, Yellow and Blue ? I’am not. The color version is briljant. Yes,I know Newman’s work provokes aggression.
That could work, although we are sort of trying to put a square peg in a round hole with the sunset thing. They are clearly a thing where colour just works.
CR, your photo looks like a ship sinking!
N79, to add to dcy's previous post. What expertise do you have (background in photography, philosophy, art criticism) that would lend any weight to what are your personal opinions?
The photographer did not post the photo "Lonely Alley in Venice" nor ask for what you consider "honest feedback."
I don’t know if you find the picture to be good/bad from a “formal” criticism standpoint but if your honest and/or instinctive reaction is to find it strange in some way, that’s good enough for me. I’ll take that kind of response any day of the week whether it’s supposed to be positive or negative.
The world does not revolve around you. The purpose of photography is not to get your opinion. People don't need to justify to you why they post a photograph on their website. Furthermore, I do not see the value in "honest feedback" that consists of calling other people's work a "cry for attention", "fake", and "awful". If I were the photographer, and I wanted feedback, I would only be interested in constructive feedback.
What I'm actually wondering is why you feel compelled to spout your prejudices, or to do it so aggressively or with such negativity. I am not a moderator in this forum. But if I was, I would be giving you a warning about what valid criticism looks like. All photography is valid and you do not get to tell people that they're being fake or that their work is a cry for attention. That is not criticism. That is you being unkind and judgmental.
What the.... ???
Can you seriously not see what's wrong with that you're saying?
Now that I was reading it back what i wrote i found it a bit funny to be honest.
But again sorry for that it sounded harsh indeed.
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