Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/12/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 08:49 PM 12/17/2009, you wrote: >Do we as a group have interest in these types of discussions; >whether on a particular photograph; >or a photographers body of work? > >Regards, >George Lottermoser I cetainly have an interest and welcome constructive critiques, but I think I need to take a course in how to do it. When I read your critique, George, I nod my head and say to myself, "Yes, of course, that's exactly right." But I would never come up with those comments myself. I look at Doug's photos and admire the beautiful animals and birds and the fantastic technique that Doug uses to capture them perfectly. Since I could never do that myself, I just tend to admire what Doug has done. I see what you mean about more poetic interpretations and would love to see Doug work with that, but I'll probably still admire his calendar perfect shots and when I comment, it will probably just be, "Beautiful!" I tend when I click on LUG photos to either think, "That's great!" "I really like that one" or "Why in the world did he/she take that photo?" I would love to be able to be more articulate. Can anybody suggest any books on critiquing photos? I've read John Szarkowsky's Mirrors and Windows and it's one of the few books of criticisms that I really like. Tina Tina Manley www.tinamanley.com