Why no one cares about your Photography - Sean Tucker

[Grandpa Ron]

21 limited

You hit it on the head. You like your pictures, they have meaning and emotions that still stir you. Why not post them for others who might share that feeling. Even the silly dog and cat photos will appeal to some.

I think that the point of the thread is to advise people, not to be upset or surprised, if others find absolutely no value in your "art".

I like many forms of music, from Bach to Bluegrass, but I cringe at Opera, Rap and Heavy Metal. It is simply a matter of personal taste and what I find pleasing to my ears.

 

[DanOstergren41 8]

I like my photography. That's at least one person, and that's good enough for me.

 

[21limited]

I like my photography. That's at least one person, and that's good enough for me.

And the corollary is, "if I like my photography, it’s likely a few other people do too."

 

[RScottie162 1]

Interesting thread.

When I take a picture, it is because the subject is within my interests whether that is in it's beauty or some other trait or simply that I want to document the scene for my future memory.

I am not an expert photographer by any means and much of the terminology that is used by those on here to evaluate the pictures coming from modern digital camera's is foreign to me.

I only know what looks good or decent to me and am willing to give up technical perfection for the simple feelings the shot gives to me.

Each of my pictures means something to me, regardless of whether or not it came out the way I wanted.

I am slowly learning the ability to critique my own shots and will likely find someone that can "break it to me gently" in regards to areas that I need work.

I have posted a few of my "favorites" of the moment in various areas of this forum.

They are not perfection, but they are really liked by me.

And in the end, that is all that matters to me!

 

[denum165 191]

Interesting thread.

When I take a picture, it is because the subject is within my interests whether that is in it's beauty or some other trait or simply that I want to document the scene for my future memory.

I am not an expert photographer by any means and much of the terminology that is used by those on here to evaluate the pictures coming from modern digital camera's is foreign to me.

I only know what looks good or decent to me and am willing to give up technical perfection for the simple feelings the shot gives to me.

Each of my pictures means something to me, regardless of whether or not it came out the way I wanted.

I am slowly learning the ability to critique my own shots and will likely find someone that can "break it to me gently" in regards to areas that I need work.

I have posted a few of my "favorites" of the moment in various areas of this forum.

They are not perfection, but they are really liked by me.

And in the end, that is all that matters to me!

Well siad. You will know how well you are doing by the positive responses you get from those who view your stuff. At the proverbial end of the day...your opinion is the only one that really matters, unless of course you are in some kind of contest.

 

[Dikkie]

Just started reading his book recently, "The Meaning in the Making".

I previously added this one to my wishlist for christmas last year. But didn't get it !
I didn't want to order it online and wait a while (I'm still busy reading a couple of other books first..), and as I planned to travel to London last summer, I preferred to visit some local bookshops as I love to tootle around there. After several attempts in a few stores I noticed it wasn't there, I searched the web and saw it was available in Waterstones Piccadilly Circus, so I headed over there... First searched the 'photography' category, then in 'personal development', 'expressive therapies', 'creative therapy', 'philosophy',... on the website it's categorized under a couple of different themes apparently. I asked the staff, they started looking... in the end 4 people were simultaneously looking for that book... And finally one found it somewhere among a pile of unsorted ones.
My first thought was 'oh no this font is too small to read, give it back'... but I bought it

Read a couple of pages already lately, it's promising!
English is not my mother tongue, however, I frequently read non-fiction books in English, as I prefer the author's original language and not the translations to Dutch (where expressions are mostly not translated the right way), it improves my language skills.
I must admit that this book stands a cut above the average, in terms of its use of language, elegantly crafted sentences, and original vocabulary. I frequently find myself reaching out to Google Translate to look up a word, I otherwise never encounter. That doesn't occur to me with most other books I read.

Or is it perhaps that other popular books these days have been so heavily stripped down by editors that they are made more accessible to the general public?
I'm wondering how native English speaking people experience this.