Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/12/24

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Y
From: styx at me.com (Ruediger Merz)
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2009 23:50:11 +0100
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George,

Thanks for you confidence. 

Isn't that always a problem to the photographer/artist? You see a lot of 
images and somehow they manifest in you subconscious. Later when you 
photograph, you subconsciously copy those photos. I just have to break out 
and find my own style. 


Best,
Rudy
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On Dec 24, 2009, at 5:19 PM, George Lottermoser wrote:

> Rudy,
> Don't be to quick to toss off your efforts as "pseudo art."
> You may be pushing yourself into this territory because you've seen these 
> "types" of photographs which appeal to your personal sensibility.
> While you may not have yet found your "voice" in this particular area;
> it's worth respecting what you enjoy by others as well as your own efforts 
> to achieve a personal and artistic expression.
> 
> These images, and our reactions to them, are part of a process which 
> deserve both your and our respect
> Keep working it until you can truly achieve your vision.
> 
> Regards,
> George Lottermoser
> george at imagist.com
> http://www.imagist.com
> http://www.imagist.com/blog
> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
> 
> On Dec 24, 2009, at 4:11 AM, Ruediger Merz wrote:
> 
>> And I agree with you that the picture is pseudo art. A bad copy of 
>> whatever image. Must have been in my subconscious. Funny is that you 
>> first had to tell me. I did not see it for myself. I guess that is why I 
>> post images to the LUG. That someone pushes my nose into it.
> 
> 
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