Comments on: Vision. An Attempt to Clarify.

By: Cyberward.net » Blog Archive » the WAR of ART

Cyberward.net » Blog Archive » the WAR of ART — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:18:22 +0000

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By: Photographically speaking | FIMBY

Photographically speaking | FIMBY — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:36:59 +0000

[...] becoming a photographer I’ve been reading blogs and books. And in some of this reading the idea of vision keeps popping up. Knowing why it is you’re taking photos and what it is you want to focus on. I’m [...]

By: the happy return « Absorbed Meandering

the happy return « Absorbed Meandering — Thu, 21 May 2009 06:41:49 +0000

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By: tanya

tanya — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 05:09:12 +0000

everytime i come back there is a touché moment or a fireprod poke to get my ass out that door again and keep going. honesty, challenge, dialouge and debate….thanks for always keeping it real my friend! timely words for me.

By: Anita Jesse

Anita Jesse — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 01:04:32 +0000

No. A great thing. I’m one of those who struggle mightily and most days I’m certain that I not only don’t know what my vision is, but I never will have vision, and don’t even know what the heck vision means, anyway. This post has helped me remember that I have to keep shooting (I haven’t been at this very long) and keep asking questions. Of course, continuing to read your blog will help, as well.

By: Ali Rushton

Ali Rushton — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:45:25 +0000

Haha I like that last one David!! I’m usually around Lisa, ive just been slow to catch up on all the reading after being away for a bit.

@Aleksei – Chase Jarvis has a video on his blog somewhere doing exactly that, he shows ever shot he took during a whole shoot, its pretty cool.. makes u realise that 1keeper in 100 is not too bad!

Great post again david, coming up on my end of the year portfolio and struggling between following my vision, or taking a sharp right off ramp based on some advice ive been given… thinking ill be staying the course… tuff but worth it im thinking.

By: David

David — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:33:00 +0000

@ Lisa – I’m with you on that. I’d love to see more women represented – not just here on my blog but in professional photography in general. Perhaps it’s that the men do all the talking while the women are actually out there making photographs?

By: David

David — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:02:08 +0000

@ Younes – This is a great way to look at it – I’ll consider something along these lines and see what I come up with.

@ Anita. *Blush* Thanks. So that’s a good thing, right?

By: Anita Jesse

Anita Jesse — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:27:20 +0000

This really isn’t “an attempt to clarify”. It’s a smashing, like-no-other-article-I-have-read job of clarification. There are only about a dozen priceless nuggets in these few paragraphs. Wow. Thanks.

By: Younes Bounhar

Younes Bounhar — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:40:24 +0000

@Aleksei and David, I can’t remember who said this, but it goes something like this: the difference between a professional and an amateur photographer is that pros have larger trashcans.
That said, “cast-offs” can be used as great teaching tools. I attended an Art Wolfe workshop last year, where he showed us a series of shots he took before settling on the “winner”. I can honestly said that was one of the most profound messages in his entire workshop…vision doesn’t just dawn on you, you work at it.