http://www.pixelatedimage.com/blog/2008/07/personal-style-a-rant/ The Blog of Photographer David duChemin // Gear is Good. Vision is Better. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:57:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 http://www.pixelatedimage.com/blog/2008/07/personal-style-a-rant/comment-page-1/#comment-1646 Clayton Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:55:13 +0000 http://www.pixelatedimage.com/blog/?p=733#comment-1646 There seems to be a prevailent attitude among a certain breed of photographer that style and experience is less important than the ability to "mimic" a certain "look" and thereby pass a certain amount of the learning curve. There have always been those facinated with getting the most from the least amount of skill investment. I say do it for the passion, the art, yourself, your soul- not because it is easy- but because it is not- The world awaits unique perceptions of the common! People will tire of a "look" if there is no true inovation behind it.Those who have nothing to say are often the first to be silenced. There seems to be a prevailent attitude among a certain breed of photographer that style and experience is less important than the ability to “mimic” a certain “look” and thereby pass a certain amount of the learning curve.
There have always been those facinated with getting the most from the least amount of skill investment. I say do it for the passion, the art, yourself, your soul- not because it is easy- but because it is not- The world awaits unique perceptions of the common! People will tire of a “look” if there is no true inovation behind it.Those who have nothing to say are often the first to be silenced.

]]> http://www.pixelatedimage.com/blog/2008/07/personal-style-a-rant/comment-page-1/#comment-1642 brad Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:23:52 +0000 http://www.pixelatedimage.com/blog/?p=733#comment-1642 I resonate with this. There's that whole HDR or even fake-HDR thing that's sweeping the photographic world right now. You know, the over-processed, multi-lighting setup, 'cut and paste subject into the background' thing? Somebody came up with that, and hung their hat on it. And now it's everywhere and everyone's doing it. If the limit of style or personal expression is running a routine in Photoshop, we're toast. I resonate with this. There’s that whole HDR or even fake-HDR thing that’s sweeping the photographic world right now. You know, the over-processed, multi-lighting setup, ‘cut and paste subject into the background’ thing? Somebody came up with that, and hung their hat on it. And now it’s everywhere and everyone’s doing it. If the limit of style or personal expression is running a routine in Photoshop, we’re toast.

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