DanPhoto@aol.com
Fri, 23 Jul 1999 14:04:17 -0400 (EDT)
Jeffrey Mathias said:
>REAL photographers don't ask those
>questions. Real photographers are interested in the art of
>photography.
I beg to differ with you, Jeff. Lots of "real" photographers are
interested in ALL the aspects of image-making. Are you forgetting that
many of us have chosen photography because it is the perfect hybrid of
craft AND art?
To suggest that "artists" shun discussions of hardware and technique is
simply mistaken. And to take offense at questions from other
photographers does two things: it possibly insults the interested
parties, and it just may hint at your trying to represent the process of
photography as some metaphysical purist pursuit that isn't grounded in a
reality where vision, chemistry, hardware and inspiration all work
together to create new and exciting images.
My two cents. By the way, what were your exposure times running when you
were shooting in that Santa Fe park? Ha!
Dan
Dan Burkholder
PO Box 111877
Carrolton, TX 75011-1877
USA
www.danburkholder.com
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