Comments on: The Accidental Photographer http://blog.ktnxbi.com/2008/12/13/the-accidental-photographer/ Fri, 26 Mar 2010 13:27:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Spyro http://blog.ktnxbi.com/2008/12/13/the-accidental-photographer/comment-page-1/#comment-406 Spyro Sun, 28 Dec 2008 23:14:13 +0000 http://blog.ktnxbi.com/?p=60#comment-406 Hey George, how did you know that the random one was the best of the lot? And what makes you think that anyone, anywhere, can produce art on demand, or at will? Three possibly relevant quotes for you: Diane Arbus: "None of my photos ever came out as I expected. They were always better, or worse." Gary Winogrand: "I take photos because I am curious to see how things will look like photographed" Blake Andrews: "I still have no formula for making interesting images. But after 13 years of taking photos, I am happy that I can recognise them on the contact sheet". I dont think that any art photographer did not ask the same questions as you throughout their career. I'd take it as a good sign :) Hey George, how did you know that the random one was the best of the lot? And what makes you think that anyone, anywhere, can produce art on demand, or at will? Three possibly relevant quotes for you:

Diane Arbus: “None of my photos ever came out as I expected. They were always better, or worse.”

Gary Winogrand: “I take photos because I am curious to see how things will look like photographed”

Blake Andrews: “I still have no formula for making interesting images. But after 13 years of taking photos, I am happy that I can recognise them on the contact sheet”.

I dont think that any art photographer did not ask the same questions as you throughout their career. I’d take it as a good sign :)

]]> By: Pete http://blog.ktnxbi.com/2008/12/13/the-accidental-photographer/comment-page-1/#comment-396 Pete Thu, 25 Dec 2008 12:34:53 +0000 http://blog.ktnxbi.com/?p=60#comment-396 There's nothing I enjoy more than the serendipitous discovery when you view your processed film. It's not like you accidentally leant on your camera, you were still there. Often times those accidents turn out better than the ones you spent ages making sure of because you over-thought the latter. Whereas the "accidents" you just did it on a whim and it had more feeling. It's why I get so unexcited about planned and carefully calculated works. I feel like I was creating a technical picture and not an emotional image. Embrace and utilise your accidents and you go beyond being just a photographer (one who uses a camera to take photographs) and move toward being an artist. There’s nothing I enjoy more than the serendipitous discovery when you view your processed film. It’s not like you accidentally leant on your camera, you were still there. Often times those accidents turn out better than the ones you spent ages making sure of because you over-thought the latter. Whereas the “accidents” you just did it on a whim and it had more feeling.

It’s why I get so unexcited about planned and carefully calculated works. I feel like I was creating a technical picture and not an emotional image.

Embrace and utilise your accidents and you go beyond being just a photographer (one who uses a camera to take photographs) and move toward being an artist.

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