[Leica] At the Pixel & Grain Cafe

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On 6/29/06, Lottermoser George <imagist3@mac.com> wrote:
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> And the above can refer to:
>? ? ? ?? 1. subject matter
>? ? ? ?? 2. technical craft
>? ? ? ?? 3. composition
>? ? ? ?? 4. print (or .jpg) quality
> either individually or in various combinations.
>
> The interesting thing about this or any other art rests in that in
> the hands of an artist - mediocre subject matter can become an
> excellent expression; likewise for each of the 4 points. The art is
> in having something to say and the means to say it. So we're back to
> the questions:
>? ? ? ?? 1. "Why did you make this photograph?"
>? ? ? ?? 2. "Why did you use these techniques?"
>? ? ? ?? 3. "Why did you compose it in this way?"
>? ? ? ?? 4. "Why did you choose these colors (tones, contrast)?"
>? ? ? ?? 5. "Did your decisions re: the above achieve your desired effect?"
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While we're sitting around the Pixel & Grain Cafe talking photography on a 
summer night, George's observations point to objectivity in photography as 
the 
gold standard. By contrast, there is a school that believes that 
spontaneity, 
emotion, subjectivity is the way to go. Or does the subject choose the 
photographer's reaction to it?

Bob