rodnunley
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So this weekend I was talking to a friend about photography and during the conversation she said that I "shoot like a man". She said that if I looked around at the photography being bought and shown in magazines that it was photography that was "shot like a girl" or geared to sell to women.
I tried to get her elaborate or explain what she meant but she couldn't articulate her feeling.
I am a man. So certainly I am guilty of shooting to my tastes as I am a hobbyist and don't sell my work. But I do want to understand what she's talking about so I can grow as a photographer.
I also am aware that there is a difference between what she may see in magazines like Cosmo or Bust vs what I would see in Playboy or GQ. I don't know that this is what she was specifically referring too.
I generally try to emulate a style ... not a person. But it got me wondering how big a role my gender is playing in my photography.
I just wanted to get everyone's thoughts on what she is saying. Do others feel that there is a stylistic gender difference in photography?
(Here is a link to my Flickr page if you care to look at what she means: Rod Nunley's photosets on Flickr but I don't think that it's necessary to talk about my specific question)
PS: I have spent my time as a photographer trying to master the technical side. I want to know my equipment and how to use it. It's fun to figure it out. But I would like to start getting better results on the other end of the spectrum. More emotion in the images I create.
I tried to get her elaborate or explain what she meant but she couldn't articulate her feeling.
I am a man. So certainly I am guilty of shooting to my tastes as I am a hobbyist and don't sell my work. But I do want to understand what she's talking about so I can grow as a photographer.
I also am aware that there is a difference between what she may see in magazines like Cosmo or Bust vs what I would see in Playboy or GQ. I don't know that this is what she was specifically referring too.
I generally try to emulate a style ... not a person. But it got me wondering how big a role my gender is playing in my photography.
I just wanted to get everyone's thoughts on what she is saying. Do others feel that there is a stylistic gender difference in photography?
(Here is a link to my Flickr page if you care to look at what she means: Rod Nunley's photosets on Flickr but I don't think that it's necessary to talk about my specific question)
PS: I have spent my time as a photographer trying to master the technical side. I want to know my equipment and how to use it. It's fun to figure it out. But I would like to start getting better results on the other end of the spectrum. More emotion in the images I create.