tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-654754338632526091.post5838422907751422054..comments2024-03-27T00:32:29.877-07:00Comments on Photos and Stuff: Complexificationamolitorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15743439184763617516noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-654754338632526091.post-80938504728424157212015-11-06T18:10:46.437-08:002015-11-06T18:10:46.437-08:00Count me as a grumpy old man. I've attended o...Count me as a grumpy old man. I've attended one workshop in my life. A workshop, to me, BTW, is one I paid money for. I was treated to The Rule Of Thirds, mostly. I am not saying that I have learned everything there is to know. But I have turned away from workshops to learning how to draw and paint with pastels, and I get far more useful information from fine art magazines and looking at pictures.<br /><br />Just my 2 kopecks worth.Stephen S. Mackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00792524726703718127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-654754338632526091.post-17536972737571139492015-01-26T11:25:10.570-08:002015-01-26T11:25:10.570-08:00I make little books out of my pictures, and leave ...I make little books out of my pictures, and leave them out for people to find. I also give away copies to friends. I mostly manage without any feedback at all, and it works fairly well -- for me.<br /><br />As for workshops, well, I certainly don't object to people taking them. People seem to enjoy them, often. I suspect strongly that many of them manage to squeeze 2 hours worth of material in to 3 days, which offends me on a philosophical level, but workshops seem to me as much social and entertainment as pedagogy. And there's really nothing wrong with that.<br />amolitorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743439184763617516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-654754338632526091.post-27748574913073552242015-01-26T10:59:16.931-08:002015-01-26T10:59:16.931-08:00And what else do you want amateurs to do with thei...And what else do you want amateurs to do with their free time than attend a workshop? In a workshop at least, they can get comments on their pictures, get the occasion to photograph new things and can hope to discuss photography with likely minded people without being submerged by trolls.<br /><br />What else can an amateur photographer do? He (or she) cannot produce "fine arts", because galleries are not interested in "amateurs". The modern definition of an artist excludes the possibility of being an amateur, since you are supposed to devote your entire life to your art. He can try his family and friends, but these were already bored by uncle Bob in the era of slide projectors. Internet forums have evolved into some kind of beauty pageant contest, as you have noted in your next post. Flickr, Facebook, Instagram and Google+ want pictures, lots of them, and quickly move them into the oblivion of the bottom of the timeline.<br /><br />The Internet does not want "amateur" pictures any more. The Internet wants pictures designed to please and entertain its public. Only those will be reshared and reposted. But producing pictures on command is not what an amateur does, it characterizes what a professional does.<br /><br />Please tell me: what do you do with your pictures? Did you find a place to have seem seen and appreciated? If you have not, what about paying a small fee to encounter other people who may be interested to view them and comment?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com