What's the point?

markjwyatt · Jul 23, 2018

Sirius Glass said:
Also backs of heads reference #131

As the purveyor of #131, I will point out that the back of the blue haired woman was a main point of picture (as compared to the lavender/pink of the tree she is walking under and the colors of the girls outfits and the tattoo of the other woman- part of the reason the pic is in full living color). Color is often not used in street photography, but this is one of those images (IMO) that screams for color.

markjwyatt · Jul 23, 2018

Ste_S said:
I find it hilarious that people get sniffy about street photography. as evidenced by a number of posters in this thread

It is a sign that it is of some value.

Kevin Ekstrom · Jul 23, 2018

Wayne said:
What is the moment captured?

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I'm late to respond to this, but it's obvious quite a bit was captured and preserved for all time. These are moments of artist life, I do not know and can not wrap my mind around how you can not see this or understand the basic concept.

Wayne · Jul 23, 2018

Kevin Ekstrom said:
I'm late to respond to this, but it's obvious quite a bit was captured and preserved for all time. These are moments of artist life, I do not know and can not wrap my mind around how you can not see this or understand the basic concept.

That's a rather expansive definition of the moment, don't you think? Take the first image. I see shapes, form and color, I don't see any moments of an artists life. Not with my eyes anyway. Where was he/she? Was he inside? Was he outside? Was he standing, sitting, riding a jetski? Was he young, old, straight, gay, bi? There is no real information about the artist here (we can imagine things), and no information about time. We can assume the artist experienced a moment when this image came into existence, but without more information even that's a stretch to consider it as the moment captured.

In the third one, the depicted moment never existed, so it can't have been captured.

CMoore · Jul 24, 2018

Playing Devils Advocate.....What is the point of ANY Photograph.?
(a) Sports Photg - Football player (usa) catching a pass in the end zone...number TEN F'ing MILLION.
(b) Landscape Photg - Tree leaning over a serene creek. Shadow of Boulder in the lonely desert...number TEN F'ing MILLION
(c) Architecture Photg - Super gorgeous light fixture in a Very beautiful, art-deco elevator lobby...number TEN F'ing MILLION
(d) Wedding Photg - Give me a F'ing break with your verbose, boring, done to death, STUPID and unnatural poses, sickening sweet smiles or dreamy stare off into the distance trance like scenarios, while holding hands to get a close-up of the WAY Over Priced wedding rings...number ten million TIMES F'ing TEN MILLION.
Etc Etc Etc
Is there really a need to look at ANY picture again.?

Wayne · Jul 24, 2018

CMoore said:
Playing Devils Advocate.....What is the point of ANY Photograph.?
(a) Sports Photg - Football player (usa) catching a pass in the end zone...number TEN F'ing MILLION.
(b) Landscape Photg - Tree leaning over a serene creek. Shadow of Boulder in the lonely desert...number TEN F'ing MILLION
(c) Architecture Photg - Super gorgeous light fixture in a Very beautiful, art-deco elevator lobby...number TEN F'ing MILLION
(d) Wedding Photg - Give me a F'ing break with your verbose, boring, done to death, STUPID and unnatural poses, sickening sweet smiles or dreamy stare off into the distance trance like scenarios, while holding hands to get a close-up of the WAY Over Priced wedding rings...number ten million TIMES F'ing TEN MILLION.
Etc Etc Etc
Is there really a need to look at ANY picture again.?

I never tire of pictures depicting women in trees.

RalphLambrecht · Jul 24, 2018

ctrout said:
What's the point of street photography? I mean, most of the street shots I see are of some gnarly old Asian dude missing a couple teeth, or a guy in an apron standing behind a counter full of smelly fish. Don't get me wrong, I love seeing many of these images but I don't know what it is that draws me to them. Why do we like this genre and what is it about this genre that makes it a credible art form?

because everybody wants to be the next HCB.

Kevin Ekstrom · Jul 24, 2018

Wayne said:
That's a rather expansive definition of the moment, don't you think? Take the first image. I see shapes, form and color, I don't see any moments of an artists life. Not with my eyes anyway. Where was he/she? Was he inside? Was he outside? Was he standing, sitting, riding a jetski? Was he young, old, straight, gay, bi? There is no real information about the artist here (we can imagine things), and no information about time. We can assume the artist experienced a moment when this image came into existence, but without more information even that's a stretch to consider it as the moment captured.

In the third one, the depicted moment never existed, so it can't have been captured.

***That's a rather expansive definition of the moment, don't you think?*** Absolutely not, that's exactly what it is.

Sirius Glass · Jul 24, 2018

CMoore said:
Playing Devils Advocate.....What is the point of ANY Photograph.?
(a) Sports Photg - Football player (usa) catching a pass in the end zone...number TEN F'ing MILLION.
(b) Landscape Photg - Tree leaning over a serene creek. Shadow of Boulder in the lonely desert...number TEN F'ing MILLION
(c) Architecture Photg - Super gorgeous light fixture in a Very beautiful, art-deco elevator lobby...number TEN F'ing MILLION
(d) Wedding Photg - Give me a F'ing break with your verbose, boring, done to death, STUPID and unnatural poses, sickening sweet smiles or dreamy stare off into the distance trance like scenarios, while holding hands to get a close-up of the WAY Over Priced wedding rings...number ten million TIMES F'ing TEN MILLION.
Etc Etc Etc
Is there really a need to look at ANY picture again.?

Because they are MY photographs.

Juan Valdenebro · Jan 7, 2022

ctrout said:
What's the point of street photography?

The same as with every type of art: to be a mirror, a clean one, and an intelligent one.

What's the point?

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