Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/03/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Larry, you?re wrong. This issue was settled 100 years ago. End of discussion. That so many photographers keep shitting on their own medium so much is a result of ignorance and stupidity, and likely a lot of psychological insecurity. I?m intelligent, educated, and confident in the worth of my work. Work that has been in exhibits in museums and art galleries around the United States.I studied photography in the fine arts department of Indiana University. IU is a major American university with an international reputation. It is not run by fools. They would not teach photography in the art department if it were something else. That?s true of every major University in America and every art school. What makes you so much smarter than all these art schools and universities and all of the art museums that collect and show photography as art? That statement you made is incredibly disrespectful to me and to every one else on this list and every photographer who makes art. I think that a lot of camera owners just plain don?t LIKE photography. They like fondling gear, but the pictures mean nothing and they exude contempt and jealousy of those who are capable of doing something meaningful and worthwhile with it. I see this all the time on other internet photo forums and I occasionally see it in person. Its sad, and I feel bad for them, but I?ll be damned if I let them push that stupidity without challenge. Oh, and I can paint and draw. I CHOOSE photography because I like it and it suits my purpose, not because I can?t draw and its the next best thing. -- Chris Crawford Fine Art Photography Fort Wayne, Indiana 260-437-8990 http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 Become a fan on Facebook On 3/22/15, 7:20 PM, "Larry Zeitlin via LUG" <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > Photography, painting, writing. gourmet cooking, hitting a golf ballI, >acting, shooting a three pointer. It's all art, isn't it? But pretending >that a camera and a paint brush are the same thing is either overly >wishful thinking or a perversion of common sense. >Larry Z > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information