photography
We Pros Tend To Think Of Ourselves As The Most
> “We [Pros] tend to think of ourselves as the most important class of photographers, but in the hundreds of millions of photos getting uploaded each day, we’re statistically insignificant.” — Teru Kuwayama [http://www.vice.com/read/teru-kuwayama-facebook-interview], Facebook’s Photo Community Manager
Do Whatever You Like
Rachel Nabors [https://medium.com/@rachelnabors/dont-do-what-you-love-41312c943e2] (via Austin Kleon [http://tumblr.austinkleon.com/post/95557908866]) tells us why “Do what you love” is bad advice: > “We hear “do what you love” so often from those few people who it did work for, for whom the stars aligned, and
There Is No Them
> “There is no ‘them.’” — Patton Oswalt [https://twitter.com/LeChased/statuses/506230219007864832]
The Invention of the Snapshot
“Not everyone was happy with the rise of the snapshot. Professional photographers were repelled by the weird, ungainly, often out-of-focus shots that amateurs produced.”
Forget Vision Forget Personal Style Forget
> “Forget vision; forget personal style; forget unique voice. These are not goals, they are by-products.” — Guy Tal [http://guytal.com/wordpress/2014/06/21/forget-vision/]
I Delight In Photographs I Delight In Words I
> “I delight in photographsI delight in wordsI delight in mixing bothTo see what happens if they bendMy pity for the pure photographerMy pity for the pure poetIs tempered by the responsibilityI have to three mediaWhereas they to only one.” — Minor White
For All The Care You Put Into Artistry Visual
> “For all the care you put into artistry, visual polish frequently doesn’t matter if you’re getting the story right.” — Ed Catmull, Pixar (in Creativity Inc. [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0812993012/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0812993012&
Choose Wisely Life Is Short Nobody Gives A Shit
> “Choose wisely. Life is short. Nobody gives a shit about your photos, but yourself.” — Eric Kim [http://erickimphotography.com/blog/2014/08/08/nobody-gives-a-shit-about-your-photos/]
There is No Digital Archival Format
Just a reminder from Martin Scorsese [http://insidemovies.ew.com/2014/08/04/martin-scorsese-kodak-film-letter/] and the reason I recommend some kind of analogue output your photographs: > “Everything we do in HD is an effort to recreate the look of film. Film, even now, offers a richer visual palette than
Stop being a tourist
> The internet and smartphones have made us all tourists, gawking at our own lives.