Some great, great pictures here, Gary, truly. But keep taking the bad ones too, or the ones that satisfy less, and don't worry that they're not ones that you like or wish to share. They're constantly making those good ones better and better.
I really like these pictures and what Gary writes about his relationship to photography. Perhaps we all know what he describes. May I add a quote from Ralph Gibson?
From Dorothea, I learned about the point of departure. I showed her some of my work, and she said I lacked a point of departure. For example, she said if I carried my camera on a trip to the drug store, I might stumble upon a photograph. If I wandered around on the streets, I might never make any good photographs because I had no point of departure. I never understood this idea until I was working on my book, The Somnambulist, about dreams. Then I knew what she meant. I was looking only for images to use in my book. The point of departure is the backbone of my career. It is essentially how the professional photographer on assignment works. If you are working on an annual report for Chevrolet, you don’t make pictures of Fords! Photographers without points of departure just have boxes of prints.
Really enjoyed your honesty in answering the questions 😊 I think most of us feel as you do at times.... Just keep at it 😉
I've just come back from the Bulgarian workshop and before I left I was in a panic not knowing how it would go. But it ended with me feeling I had found "my tribe" so to speak and gave me courage to carry on👍😁 taking photos
What a great selection of photos! I love the variety of subjects - so much to take in. Like Robin, I love your honesty and relate to a lot of what you say 😊
Some great, great pictures here, Gary, truly. But keep taking the bad ones too, or the ones that satisfy less, and don't worry that they're not ones that you like or wish to share. They're constantly making those good ones better and better.
I really like these pictures and what Gary writes about his relationship to photography. Perhaps we all know what he describes. May I add a quote from Ralph Gibson?
From Dorothea, I learned about the point of departure. I showed her some of my work, and she said I lacked a point of departure. For example, she said if I carried my camera on a trip to the drug store, I might stumble upon a photograph. If I wandered around on the streets, I might never make any good photographs because I had no point of departure. I never understood this idea until I was working on my book, The Somnambulist, about dreams. Then I knew what she meant. I was looking only for images to use in my book. The point of departure is the backbone of my career. It is essentially how the professional photographer on assignment works. If you are working on an annual report for Chevrolet, you don’t make pictures of Fords! Photographers without points of departure just have boxes of prints.
https://www.pfmagazine.net/2018/magazine/his-point-of-departure-a-conversation-with-ralph-gibson/
Gary wonderful photos!
Really enjoyed your honesty in answering the questions 😊 I think most of us feel as you do at times.... Just keep at it 😉
I've just come back from the Bulgarian workshop and before I left I was in a panic not knowing how it would go. But it ended with me feeling I had found "my tribe" so to speak and gave me courage to carry on👍😁 taking photos
Robin
Shoot first ask questions later - that'll get you excited and back in the groove!
Excellent, so good to see. 👍📷
What a great selection of photos! I love the variety of subjects - so much to take in. Like Robin, I love your honesty and relate to a lot of what you say 😊