Not sure it is fascinating... Look at the internet photo sites and the few remaining magazines and ask yourself if they were still be alive without the "support" of all these photographers anxious about their praxis.
That's a fascinating observation.
If I could make a wish, I'd wish that really there is a huge number of photographers asking technical questions because they are interested in advancing the state of their art.
That's what I'm getting at. The natural progression is to search for the magic bullet, until you discover it doesn't exist. Then, you simplify things, but the technical knowledge you've acquired is still there, and still plays a part. More internal, maybe, but integral to whatever you want to express.
On reading your recent post on this thread Dali I think you are a very wise man.No, my state of mind changed when I discovered that the technical aspect is not the alpha and omega of photography. Too, analog photography principles are not that complex they justify to spend too much time about them. What is difficult is to go one step beyond and to find your own creativity.
On reading your recent post on this thread Dali I think you are a very wise man.
No, my state of mind changed when I discovered that the technical aspect is not the alpha and omega of photography. Too, analog photography principles are not that complex they justify to spend too much time about them. What is difficult is to go one step beyond and to find your own creativity.
I agree. Maybe I didn't explain myself well, if everyone thinks that I think the technical is the be-all, end-all. I think creativity is. In my case, I've been making photos without a camera/lens lately. They are completely imagined, and (usually) have no basis in reality. Still, my early training was technical, and I'm not sure I ever would have ended up here, if I hadn't been there.
But, ,. ,, ,, , in terms of image, if you let go of the rules. . . this types of works, did have impact. and still do.
What's "necessary and sufficient" will be different for each person. But, if you don't have the knowledge necessary to translate your ideas to a sheet of paper, you're undermining your ability to create the art you envision. It's entirely possible to stumble into a photographic work of art, without any technical knowledge. However, understanding a bit of the technical possibilities/limitations will help bring your artistic goals to fruition, and on a consistent basis.
Those with no knowledge at all are relying on luck.enough technical knowledge can be no knowledge at all.
Wasn't it Einstein who said, "a little knowledge is a dangerous thing. So is a lot."?
Although I know he wasn't referring to photography, for what I'm trying to accomplish, with my images, the quote rings true. I want to know enough to translate my ideas to paper, but not so much that I'm afraid to experiment.
Those with no knowledge at all are relying on luck...
Or on someone else with the knowledge to do the processing/printing as in the kids doing cyanotypes.
I always find the digital vs analog threads interesting, boring, funny, and sprinkled with wit and of course madness.
It always reminds me of the fact that during WWII while the Allies and the Germans were slaughtering each other by day, at night when they were able to hunker down to rest, the favorite song both sides loved to hear on the radio was Lili Marleen.
So much in common, yet unable stop killing each other.
On a semi-related note, when I bought my first e-reader a couple years ago, teams of ninjas swarmed into my house and seized all my thousands of printed books and burned them in the yard, then warned me of the terrible things they would do if I ever bought another.
Digital or analog: You must choose. They are not tools, they are tribes to which one must swear terrible oaths of fealty. True fact.
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