mirrodie
2010-12-03, 10:22 PM
no one. Really. I guess I'm happy with my pics and happy to see and appreciate others.
But while reading another thread, a spin off question came to mind:
What makes one a good photographer in this digital world? Nick made some statements like this person "pushes' himself'. But how so? With a decent camera and some editing software, all you have to do is take a photo and edit the **** out of it to make is so clear that its crispy. Is that what makes a great photographer?
Access to airports is irrelevant since many awesome shots are off airport grounds.
Nick also made a great point that anet started from a hobby of 50 mm side on shots and went from there. So there is an obvious bias toward a very regimented way of taking photos for their site. Or course this leaves many other great photos off the table for others to enjoy.
So what exactly makes one a great photographer to receive such praise, since you have to take the shot and edit it to Anets defined parameter?
In a different way of looking at Randall's great shot....was it a lucky capture and edited to Anet's standard? And is that luck what made it great? Or just Randall's consistent crispness, which is a function of taking a photo and spending a few minutes editing it?
But while reading another thread, a spin off question came to mind:
What makes one a good photographer in this digital world? Nick made some statements like this person "pushes' himself'. But how so? With a decent camera and some editing software, all you have to do is take a photo and edit the **** out of it to make is so clear that its crispy. Is that what makes a great photographer?
Access to airports is irrelevant since many awesome shots are off airport grounds.
Nick also made a great point that anet started from a hobby of 50 mm side on shots and went from there. So there is an obvious bias toward a very regimented way of taking photos for their site. Or course this leaves many other great photos off the table for others to enjoy.
So what exactly makes one a great photographer to receive such praise, since you have to take the shot and edit it to Anets defined parameter?
In a different way of looking at Randall's great shot....was it a lucky capture and edited to Anet's standard? And is that luck what made it great? Or just Randall's consistent crispness, which is a function of taking a photo and spending a few minutes editing it?