HCB Appreciation

GregY said:

a) you don't know that SS didn't in fact use a camera
b) i don't think it makes a difference.....and taking a few snapshots & sending out the film for processing or printing only scratches the very surface.

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nikos79 said:

I agree for all the other arts but photography.
I believe in photography it is so simple and yet so difficult that you really NEED to use at least a camera a few times to understand what you are talking about
And it is not about making you an expert but to get a basic understanding of the medium. Usually they speak nonsense because they use their knowledge from other arts to approach photography.

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cliveh said:

I don't think it is just photography, as I believe David Hockney said something similar about the professor of painting at the Royal College of Art. I can't find the quote just now, but Alex may know what I'm talking about. Many university lecturers and professors assert their position by critique with little knowledge or ability about the subjet they are talking about and the same goes for Susan Sontag.

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nikos79 said:

a) It is true I don't really know. Just by reading her mostly wine-philosophies I got the feeling she had never even practiced it to understand what she is writing about.
b) I am talking more about trying to do some serious photography and not just the occasional memorabilia or souvenir photography.

Edit: "Wine-philosophies" is a Greek term, not sure how it would translate to English

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gdee123 said:

It usually translates as 'symposium' I think. A good concept of civilisation throughthe millenia.

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