Unsure

[Ian]

Re: Unsure

There are absolutely no rules in photography, lots of great photographs are blur and not sharp. I like the sense of movement and liveliness in this shot, I remember one of my customer told me once (while I was a B&W printer in London) that nine out of the ten photographs on the wall were either soft or blur, that said a lot about how I unconsciously picked these photographs, it was the emotional content that matters for me.

I think Andrew is saying that from a purist's point of view, with ART the result is what was envisaged right at the start. Accidentally creating a pleasing result is not really art.

My point is that so-called artists are frequently getting highly regarded results by luck rather than skill

Ian

[Andrew Thatcher]

Re: Unsure

There are absolutely no rules in photography, lots of great photographs are blur and not sharp. I like the sense of movement and liveliness in this shot, I remember one of my customer told me once (while I was a B&W printer in London) that nine out of the ten photographs on the wall were either soft or blur, that said a lot about how I unconsciously picked these photographs, it was the emotional content that matters for me.

Yes IM 100% with you on the no rules, I too like the impact and emotion of soft focus and blur. A photographer i like uses a lot of those technical elements in his photography Here But the is no luck involved as he has a vision in his mind on how to make the final image.

[ash]

Re: Unsure

Absolutely agree, alot of frames I take are not text book and rule of thirds perfect but I feel they are as I intended them to look. Is this wrong? I don't think so, individuality and thinking outside of the box is 'art', be different, be yourself and shoot the frame with feeling!