Comments on: Isn’t It Time You Made Something of Your Photography? http://rising.blackstar.com/isnt-it-time-you-made-something-of-your-photography.html Professional Photography Blog Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:56:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John H. Matthewshttp://rising.blackstar.com/isnt-it-time-you-made-something-of-your-photography.html/comment-page-1#comment-241 John H. Matthews Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:13:55 +0000 #comment-241 Not everyone wants or needs to 'do something' with their photography. It is a hobby for some, a career for others. I do photography part-time and make money doing it, but that is maybe 10% of the photos I take. The rest are for me. Sure they may sit on my hard drive, possible get printed out to be stuck to my office wall for a few months, but I'm fine with that. It is an artistic release, a cathartic process which I enjoy. I don't care if other people like it, see it, buy it, or hate it. It is mine. If someone wants to post their photographs on Flickr, I feel that is still 'doing something' with it and it may give that person all they want out of photography, to have other people see it and enjoy it.Because I drive a car everyday should I be trying out for Nascar or F1? Because I like to get in the neighborhood swimming pool occasionally I should be trying out for the Olympic swim team? Not everyone wants or needs to 'do something' with their photography. It is a hobby for some, a career for others. I do photography part-time and make money doing it, but that is maybe 10% of the photos I take. The rest are for me. Sure they may sit on my hard drive, possible get printed out to be stuck to my office wall for a few months, but I'm fine with that. It is an artistic release, a cathartic process which I enjoy. I don't care if other people like it, see it, buy it, or hate it. It is mine. If someone wants to post their photographs on Flickr, I feel that is still 'doing something' with it and it may give that person all they want out of photography, to have other people see it and enjoy it.

Because I drive a car everyday should I be trying out for Nascar or F1? Because I like to get in the neighborhood swimming pool occasionally I should be trying out for the Olympic swim team?

]]> By: Stanley Learyhttp://rising.blackstar.com/isnt-it-time-you-made-something-of-your-photography.html/comment-page-1#comment-240 Stanley Leary Thu, 28 Feb 2008 09:11:40 +0000 #comment-240 Most stock houses only sell 5% of their images. Most stock houses also do a great job of screening images.I think people will always be creating images that many will not use--this is just normal.I think the key is to market those images and make every effort to use them. Most stock houses only sell 5% of their images. Most stock houses also do a great job of screening images.

I think people will always be creating images that many will not use--this is just normal.

I think the key is to market those images and make every effort to use them.

]]> By: Erikhttp://rising.blackstar.com/isnt-it-time-you-made-something-of-your-photography.html/comment-page-1#comment-238 Erik Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:49:58 +0000 #comment-238 I'm sorry but i completely disagree with this point of view. "See the hundreds of thousands of images online at Flickr. Great to look at, but unless they're used to make something -- purposeless."Granted there are a lot of photos on Flickr that don't appear to serve any purpose. But to think that Flickr encompasses all that photography is, that is awfully short sighted. Flickr is just a baby in the evolution of photography. Photography was around long before Flickr and it will be around long after Flickr is just a notation in a web history somewhere.To say that unless a person's photos are used to make something they are useless is a foolish way to look at photography and the creative process.How many photographers in history haven't been known about for 20 years, 50 years, their whole life; because their photos were a personal thing for them. Once someone saw the photos, it was recognized how important they were. How many photogs starting out are told their work isn't good enough, and yet eventually they are recognized as style makers?I hope no one actually takes this advice to heart. Especially photographers just starting out. I'm sorry but i completely disagree with this point of view. "See the hundreds of thousands of images online at Flickr. Great to look at, but unless they're used to make something -- purposeless."

Granted there are a lot of photos on Flickr that don't appear to serve any purpose. But to think that Flickr encompasses all that photography is, that is awfully short sighted. Flickr is just a baby in the evolution of photography. Photography was around long before Flickr and it will be around long after Flickr is just a notation in a web history somewhere.

To say that unless a person's photos are used to make something they are useless is a foolish way to look at photography and the creative process.

How many photographers in history haven't been known about for 20 years, 50 years, their whole life; because their photos were a personal thing for them. Once someone saw the photos, it was recognized how important they were. How many photogs starting out are told their work isn't good enough, and yet eventually they are recognized as style makers?

I hope no one actually takes this advice to heart. Especially photographers just starting out.

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