Almost anyone can create a beautiful photograph. Very few, however, move beyond well-worn subject and simplistic compositions to create original, meaningful work. Beginners may want to believe that the gap can be bridged by learning technique, gaining experience or buying more gear. More experienced photographers may blame lack of time, money or luck. In reality, [...]
If the majority of your portfolio consists of compositions you know have been made by others before you; please don’t refer to yourself as “the artist”. You haven’t earned it.
A young musician musters the courage to call up a famous producer. He knows the producer is well respected in the music business. His endorsement can make or break an aspiring picker’s career. “Please,” he asks, “just let me play my best song for you; I know you’ll be impressed.” “Fine,” said the producer, “be [...]
Note:I knew this post will result in some strong opinions but after reading some of the responses, I feel compelled to clarify that my thoughts below do not pertain to anyone asking for assistance in finding certain areas (especially if well known) or general trip planning advice. I also take no issue with mimicry for [...]
I recently read with great interest a Facebook discussion among landscape photographers. The premise was that if a photograph can be closely duplicated by another photographer, then it is not truly an original nor deserving of being considered art. Though I did not contribute to the exchange, I do feel this is a larger topic [...]
It is a long standing tradition in photography that the person who clicks the shutter button gets to claim all accolades for the resulting image, whether it is their own original concept and composition or a blatant copy of someone else’s. Chalk it up to maturity of each art form, but in music there’s a [...]
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