Then perhaps I've become more extroverted as I've aged. My early
photography is largely 200mm as soon as I was able to afford something
other than a standard 50mm. As I've gotten older my view has become
wider and wider. I'm either more extroverted... or maybe just able to
afford more lenses. :-)
Chuck Norcutt
On 11/25/2010 2:06 PM, Jan Steinman wrote:
>> From: Moose<olymoose@xxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> On 11/24/2010 10:22 AM, Jan Steinman wrote:
>>>> From: Bob Whitmire<bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>
>>>> Typically, I avoid people.
>>> I hear you. I'm a bit of a hermit, myself. :-)
>>
>> LOL
>> I was wondering if that wording would be misinterpreted. I think what Bob
>> meant to say was "Typically, I avoid people in
>> my photos."
>
> I know. I was just messin' wit ya... :-)
>
>> Bob, I wonder how much... may be a sense that images without people are
>> selling and it's safer or easier to stick with what works?
>
> It is harder to sell images with people in them... in the fine art market.
>
> On the other hand, it is often impossible to sell images WITHOUT people in
> them in journalism, advertising, weddings, portraits, stock... essentially,
> ANY market except fine art!
>
> In other words, images without people sell better in about 0.1% of all photos
> that are taken for money. :-)
>
> If your goal in photography is to make money, fine art is about the hardest
> way to do it.
>
> My first exposure to photography being photojournalism, I had to "wean"
> myself of putting people in the shots when I started doing fine art. Thank
> goodness that period is behind me now! (Although I do enjoy taking a
> people-less photo from time to time.)
>
> One more thing about the "hermit" part of "avoiding people:" I've found that
> extroverts tend to prefer wide angle, and introverts tend to prefer telephoto
> and macro. Anyone else notice this, or is it just me?
>
> ----------------
> Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent.
> It takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage -- to move in the opposite
> direction. -- E. F. Schumacher
> :::: Jan Steinman, EcoReality Co-op ::::
>
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