Photography---is an opinionisitic art form

[Josh66]

You also need to know intent. Artistically speaking......unless you know what they want to portray you can't help them......lol

When you go to a museum or gallery, does the art come with a little placard that says what the artist's intent was?

Name and date is all I usually see.


The art should be able to stand on it's own.

It's up to the viewer to figure out what it means.

 

[bentcountershaft]

These are not the assholes you are looking for.

 

[Josh66]

Just to expand on what I said earlier...

Sometimes (most of the time?) saying too much is a mistake. With the wrong description, "Wow, that's really profound - I now know the meaning of life" can turn into "Well, that was a failure...".

Love him or hate him, Andy Warhol was great at never saying too much. He let other people talk about his work, and in the end it worked out great for him.

 

[mishele]

You also need to know intent. Artistically speaking......unless you know what they want to portray you can't help them......lol

When you go to a museum or gallery, does the art come with a little placard that says what the artist's intent was?

Name and date is all I usually see.


The art should be able to stand on it's own.

It's up to the viewer to figure out what it means.

I was saying C&C wise........If you are looking for a dramatically sad picture, it would help to know that to tell you why the shot works or doesn't. Yes, every picture should not need that if you are just viewing it. If someone wants to help you improve, knowing intent is a help.

 

[Josh66]

I guess it depends on how they present it.

If they just post it, like - well, here it is - then intent gets thrown out the window. It works or it doesn't.


If they say, 'here's a picture I've been working on, but I'm not quite happy with it - how can I improve?' - that's different.


Museum/galley = "Here it is".

 

[mishele]

Andy Warhol doesn't give a **** if you like his work or not....lol He has a vision and that is what he gives you. People here that are looking for C&C are uncertain about something. =) I C&Cd someones photo today and they ended up telling me it was an abstract. If I would of known that was what he was going for, I prolly wouldn't have wrote what I wrote. But w/ out knowing anything about the picture or the though process before hand, I was clueless on the C&C he wanted.

 

[Overread]

Andy Warhol doesn't give a **** if you like his work or not....lol He has a vision and that is what he gives you. People here that are looking for C&C are uncertain about something. =) I C&Cd someones photo today and they ended up telling me it was an abstract. If I would of known that was what he was going for, I prolly wouldn't have wrote what I wrote. But w/ out knowing anything about the picture or the though process before hand, I was clueless on the C&C he wanted.

Again it all comes down to having to encourage people to help themselves first. I have to say quite a lot never really take that part on board - they either flit away from the site or just give up posting if they have to do more than just post their pictures.
Thing is we have a just posting pictures section - but like all things TFF these days - it needs to be above beginners for anyone to ever bother taking a look at it

ps .. I just breached 11K posts..... I feel oooold!

 

[mishele]

LOL......you old dog!!! Congrats on the 11k!!!!!

 

[Josh66]

Andy Warhol doesn't give a **** if you like his work or not....lol He has a vision and that is what he gives you.

Oh, but he does (did) care what other people think - he was just smart enough to not tell them what to think.

 

[mishele]

Andy Warhol doesn't give a **** if you like his work or not....lol He has a vision and that is what he gives you.

Oh, but he does (did) care what other people think - he was just smart enough to not tell them what to think.

touche :hug::

 

[skieur]

You also need to know intent. Artistically speaking......unless you know what they want to portray you can't help them......lol

When you go to a museum or gallery, does the art come with a little placard that says what the artist's intent was?

Name and date is all I usually see.


The art should be able to stand on it's own.

It's up to the viewer to figure out what it means.

Correct!

skieur

 

[Bitter Jeweler]

You also need to know intent. Artistically speaking......unless you know what they want to portray you can't help them......lol

When you go to a museum or gallery, does the art come with a little placard that says what the artist's intent was?

Name and date is all I usually see.


The art should be able to stand on it's own.

It's up to the viewer to figure out what it means.

The big difference is, the creator of the works in a museum, or gallery, are, get this...
not asking for a critique and how to get better.

 

[mishele]

You also need to know intent. Artistically speaking......unless you know what they want to portray you can't help them......lol

When you go to a museum or gallery, does the art come with a little placard that says what the artist's intent was?

Name and date is all I usually see.


The art should be able to stand on it's own.

It's up to the viewer to figure out what it means.

The big difference is, the creator of the works in a museum, or gallery, are, get this...
not asking for a critique and how to get better.

Thank you for getting what I was talking about.....lol:hug::

 

[Josh66]

You also need to know intent. Artistically speaking......unless you know what they want to portray you can't help them......lol

When you go to a museum or gallery, does the art come with a little placard that says what the artist's intent was?

Name and date is all I usually see.


The art should be able to stand on it's own.

It's up to the viewer to figure out what it means.

The big difference is, the creator of the works in a museum, or gallery, are, get this...
not asking for a critique and how to get better.

Neither are most of the people posting pictures here.

 

[Buckster]

I welcome critique of my photos, but I don't take them to heart; They don't get me elated or sad or angry or happy; I don't see them as "right" or "wrong", other than being right or wrong for me and my personal, subjective tastes and preferences.

The comments and tips that I agree with, I try to learn from to use in the future, in order to fulfill my own aesthetic vision and presentation. The ones I disagree with, I simply disregard, knowing that in the end, they're just opinions and I don't happen to share them in that instance. I see critiques of other's photos the same way - some I agree with, some I don't, and it doesn't matter much, either way.

Ultimately, my vision is mine. If others like what I do with that vision, cool. If not, no biggie.