الخميس، 12 يناير 2012

Here are 2 new articles from Aaron Hockley

Here are 2 new articles from Aaron Hockley

You’re Doing Photography Wrong

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 08:30 AM PST

Up close with a bit of 3D art at the de Young Museum in San FranciscoPhotography: You’re doing it wrong.

  • I started photographing things at a younger age as a child than you did, so I must be a better photographer.
  • I use [camera brand X] which is clearly better than your [camera brand Y] gear.
  • The natural world has natural light so there’s no reason to waste time with expensive and hard-to-learn artificial lighting.
  • I learned to print black & white photos in the darkroom which is the right way rather than faking it with a Photoshop plugin.
  • Real art can’t come from cameras built into phones.
  • A plastic camera with a light leak is awesome. Using Instagram to make a photo that looks like it came from a plastic camera with a light leak is pathetic.
  • The fact that everyone is enjoying photography is ruining photography.
  • You share all of your work online; everyone knows that real photographers only appreciate work that’s printed.
  • And good photographers print their own work rather than having it done by a lab.

The above statements are bullshit. Your photography is what you make of it. I might not like your style, or the way you share it, or the gear you use, but that doesn’t mean it’s wrong. If you’re creating a picture with something that’s a camera, you’re doing photography. If you’re happy, don’t let someone tell you that you’re doing it wrong.

Interesting Links Roundup: January 11th

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 02:02 PM PST

As I wander the web I find interesting things. I share:

What have you seen lately that’s interesting?
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