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04/27/2015 05:41:14 PM · #51
Originally posted by tanguera:

I'm also left wondering what I'd be influencing or "swaying them into"....


If you really want an answer, you could be trying something new and using this thread to influence the voters to score out of the box images higher so your score doesn't get dinged while you experiment.

Just for the record this is NOT what I think, but it wouldn't surprise me if a few people had this in mind.

04/27/2015 06:00:19 PM · #52
Originally posted by nygold:

Originally posted by tanguera:

I'm also left wondering what I'd be influencing or "swaying them into"....


If you really want an answer, you could be trying something new and using this thread to influence the voters to score out of the box images higher so your score doesn't get dinged while you experiment.

Just for the record this is NOT what I think, but it wouldn't surprise me if a few people had this in mind.


If I succeed in expanding someone's tolerance/appreciation/sensitivity towards creativity, whether I have such an image in a challenge or not, it will have accomplished my goal.

As I said at the beginning, the image must bear a tangible, if tangential, connection to the challenge. It is not enough *for me* that it be original. It must also be "good", with "good" being each person's right to decide. Like you, I get exasperated when the puzzle is too obtuse. But where I used to put the entire responsibility on the photographer's shoulders for failing to communicate, I'm willing to bear at least a bit of the blame for my inability to see their vision. Not that we have to like everything, or that every image is good.

And finally, yes. As I try to expand my own repertoire/style/creativity/etc., I hope to still be able to connect with an audience. Don't we all? Most of us are here to learn something, and I believe one of things is to "see".
04/27/2015 06:27:30 PM · #53
This was a fun exercise ... hard to believe it was 10 years ago! Neil is still here too. :-) Would be fun to do something like this (or similar) again. Could be fun / helpful for those somewhat new to photography especially - or looking for a refresher.

Freeman Patterson Workshop Group

The book used has been updated since then (in 2011) - "Photography and the Art of Seeing"

Mentorship threads - remember those?

Come to think of it, what ever happened to wavelength?
04/27/2015 07:16:51 PM · #54
Originally posted by glad2badad:

This was a fun exercise ... hard to believe it was 10 years ago! Neil is still here too. :-) Would be fun to do something like this (or similar) again. Could be fun / helpful for those somewhat new to photography especially - or looking for a refresher.

Freeman Patterson Workshop Group

The book used has been updated since then (in 2011) - "Photography and the Art of Seeing"

Mentorship threads - remember those?

Come to think of it, what ever happened to wavelength?


Wrong thread...???
04/27/2015 07:49:22 PM · #55
Originally posted by tanguera:

Originally posted by glad2badad:

This was a fun exercise ... hard to believe it was 10 years ago! Neil is still here too. :-) Would be fun to do something like this (or similar) again. Could be fun / helpful for those somewhat new to photography especially - or looking for a refresher.

Freeman Patterson Workshop Group

The book used has been updated since then (in 2011) - "Photography and the Art of Seeing"

Mentorship threads - remember those?

Come to think of it, what ever happened to wavelength?


Wrong thread...???

No. You mentioned in your last post: Most of us are here to learn something, and I believe one of things is to "see".

My post contained information related to "Photography and the Art of Seeing".
Additional link to multiple "learn something" workshops here on DPChallenge.

04/27/2015 07:59:47 PM · #56
LOL! Thanks
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