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Photo Forum / Film Photography / Large Format / November 2003Echo Echo Echo Echo Echo Echo Echo Echo Echo.
Hello; hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello is anybody there there there there there there there there there there there . / / / Gees this place really gets empty sometimes. When there isn't thing or body to argue about,... sad very sad.  Signaturewebsite: http://members.bellatlantic.net/~gblank I think everybody is out taking pictures or printing. :-) I would go out but in the last few months I found out I don't know anything about photography. After all I like to photograph landscapes with a non-Leica camera and I even use Tmax which I've since learned can't be used for landscapes since the curve is all wrong. I make matters worse I use a Jobo processor with it's continuous agitation and use Tmax-rs for developing sheet film. Now I find out that most of my negatives are mis-exposed because I didn't properly adjust my exposures to compensate for the variable film speed changes as a result of development time adjustments made to control negative contrast. : Hello; hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello : is anybody there there there there there there there there there there there . : / : / : / : Gees this place really gets empty sometimes. : When there isn't thing or body to argue about,... : sad very sad. : website: : http://members.bellatlantic.net/~gblank SignatureKeep working millions on welfare depend on you ------------------- fwp@deepthought.com > I think everybody is out taking pictures or printing. :-) > I would go out but in the last few months I found out I don't know anything about [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > because I didn't properly adjust my exposures to compensate for the variable film speed changes > as a result of development time adjustments made to control negative contrast. The only things in Photo that matter: Are you making the pictures you want? Do they meet with your expectations? Signaturewebsite: http://members.bellatlantic.net/~gblank > The only things in Photo that matter: > > Are you making the pictures you want? Sometimes. > Do they meet with your expectations? How often do you get one that couldn't be somehow improved if you had only.... SignatureStacey : > The only things in Photo that matter: : > : > Are you making the pictures you want? : Sometimes. I feel lucky if 20% work out the way I want and result in a negative worth printing. Most of my problems surround composition and with a LF camera some days I have what I call "bad focus" days. : > Do they meet with your expectations? : How often do you get one that couldn't be somehow improved if you had : only.... Being my own worse critic is starting to get me down. I look at my prints and all I can see are the mistakes and things I would do differently. SignatureKeep working millions on welfare depend on you ------------------- fwp@deepthought.com > Being my own worse critic is starting to get me down. I look at my prints and > all I can see are the mistakes and things I would do differently. Sounds like you need a workshop were other people will critique and help you out. Signaturewebsite: http://members.bellatlantic.net/~gblank > >> Being my own worse critic is starting to get me down. I look at my prints >> and all I can see are the mistakes and things I would do differently. > > Sounds like you need a workshop were other people will critique > and help you out. And find the other mistakes you didn't see before! :-) SignatureStacey : > : >> Being my own worse critic is starting to get me down. I look at my prints [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] : : And find the other mistakes you didn't see before! :-) That's what I'm afraid of!! :-) SignatureKeep working millions on welfare depend on you ------------------- fwp@deepthought.com > : >> Being my own worse critic is starting to get me down. I look at my prints > : >> and all I can see are the mistakes and things I would do differently. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > That's what I'm afraid of!! :-) Besides the gifted, I figure it takes about 10 years to start producing some really good work. A well known photographer once told me that he believed there were maybe 6 great images that a photographer could produce in a lifetime! Chew on that one for a bit! > Besides the gifted, I figure it takes about 10 years to start producing some > really good work. > A well known photographer once told me that he believed there were maybe 6 > great images that a photographer could produce in a lifetime! Chew on that > one for a bit! These are really subjective issues; I realize your just throwing out food for thought though. I think the truth of these statements hinge on many factors, "good" in what ways may be a reasonable start at asking / answering this. If your talking LF cameras only ; well 10 years might be considered a normal gestation period. Using a 35mm camera I won several regional photo contests which involved calendar publication and really good prizes, my senior year in college. I just don't believe the 6-10 good image theory, I have alot more already that I've sold and like as well. I also disregard those who state a photographer has xx amount of years to produce good imagery...... if photo is a true passion I don't believe there is anything that will limit you, short of physical illness or bankruptcy :-(. Signaturewebsite: http://members.bellatlantic.net/~gblank > Besides the gifted, I figure it takes about 10 years to start producing > some really good work. > > A well known photographer once told me that he believed there were maybe 6 > great images that a photographer could produce in a lifetime! Chew on that > one for a bit! I know in the years I've been shooting I've produced maybe a dozen that I =really= like. And only 1 that I consider as "great". SignatureStacey > Besides the gifted, I figure it takes about 10 years to start producing some > really good work. > > A well known photographer once told me that he believed there were maybe 6 > great images that a photographer could produce in a lifetime! Chew on that > one for a bit! Yeah, and I threw out one of them years ago when I was cleaning. I still mourn the loss. Natural Light Black and White Photography http://mysite.verizon.net/geost/ -George- : : > Being my own worse critic is starting to get me down. I look at my prints and : > all I can see are the mistakes and things I would do differently. : Sounds like you need a workshop were other people will critique : and help you out. I'm starting to think that a good workshop or two would be a good idea for me. The problem with most of my "crap" images is that when I made the exposure I had an idea in my mind what the final print would look like. Of course when I get into the dark room I can't make the print look the way I want it to. The people I show the prints have different opinions about my work ( or at least that's what they tell me. :-)). What I do know is make prints I like the way I like and leave it to others to decide if I'm any good. I'm not a pro so the only opinion that matters is mine. :-) SignatureKeep working millions on welfare depend on you ------------------- fwp@deepthought.com > : > : > Being my own worse critic is starting to get me down. [...] > [...] > The people I show the prints have different opinions about my work [...] An old saying of mine: The danger of being self-educated is the possiblity that you have a poor instructor. On 11/15/2003 6:57 PM jjs spake thus: >> : >> : > Being my own worse critic is starting to get me down. [...] [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > An old saying of mine: The danger of being self-educated is the possiblity > that you have a poor instructor. Corollary: He who chooses to defend himself [in court] has a fool for a client. SignatureAny fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of some sense to know how to tell a lie well. - Samuel Butler >> : >> : > Being my own worse critic is starting to get me down. [...] [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > An old saying of mine: The danger of being self-educated is the possiblity > that you have a poor instructor. And you can just as easily can have a poor instructor elsewhere.. SignatureStacey |
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