JCPhoto said:
Nice Shot. I'm so sick of seeing the stay at home mothers, Grandparent's and retired folk posting their idea's of portrait work which amounts to little more than snapshots of family and friends. It's nice to see some creative picture taking being attempted. To me pushing the boundaries is the most fun and interesting to view. Sometimes creepy is good.
At the risk of hijacking Eds thread, imaginative work by the way, I have to take issue with your remark about 'stay at home mothers, Grandparents and retired folk".
As for the first category, the stay at home mothers, there isn't a more important job in the world. They're usually the medical advisor, chief cook and bottle washer, homework supervisor and Chief Financial Officer. Thats just a partial list of the requirements for the job. They know how to do things we mere mortals can only dream of doing.
Grandparents, God love'm. Where would a lot of kids be without them? They're the ones kids will tell all to, knowing they'll get a kind, understanding answer born of years of experience.
Retired people... , retired from what? Many here were very successful business people, all kinds of business'.... Real Estate, tech industries, investors, sales.. just to name a few. Most, if not all, learned to do many things well, not just photography.
As for snapshots of the family and friends, the average person will never take a more important picture than of someone in those two groups. Long after the shock photo, the outer edge photo, the perfectly lit most beautiful model photo, is forgotten.. the family shots will be treasured.
Most of the people on this forum are not professional photographers. I dare say most of them don't want to be. They do want to be the best amature they can be. They want to learn the basics of lighting and posing, how to do good bird photography or macros.... so that their work will rise a notch or two, at least, from where they are now. Thats an admirable trait, to want to improve.
I'm not trying to be argumentive, I suspect you're a young person no more than 25 or 30. You probably have a long way to go before you can join the esteemed ranks of the Stay At Home Moms, the Grandparents and the Retired.
I sincerely hope I have not come across as offensive, for that was not what I intended. I guess one of the things I've learned in life is to be careful about being too judgemental, especially to someone or some group in whose shoes I've never walked.
Jarrell
