Comments on: Picture Taker or Story Teller? http://www.nwicreative.org/learn/picture-taker-or-story-teller/ a creative community e-zine Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:50:25 +0000 hourly 1 By: Richard Orelup http://www.nwicreative.org/learn/picture-taker-or-story-teller/comment-page-1/#comment-1815 Richard Orelup Tue, 24 Aug 2010 19:45:29 +0000 http://www.nwicreative.org/?p=315#comment-1815 I'm sorry to say, but most photographers I've seen are just people taking snapshots and want to be considered artists. Especially with the digital revolution it's quite easy to get great looking photos with no real ability whatsoever. This does afford those with talent to take it to the next level and their are photographers who I know that do reach the artist level. The majority I know are not. When I am going to pay someone to come take a photos at an event, I'm not paying for an artist to come in and make masterpieces. I'm paying someone who has equipment to come use it for a period of time. The amount should be based on that and I should get the hard copies in the end. I'm not paying for someone to come in and get those couple perfect shots that take time to setup and get the lighting perfect, pose perfect and such. I want you to take snapshots. And going to your Olan Mills type office where you have everything setup already where you run a person through all the standard poses is not what I'm talking about. To give you an idea of what I consider of artistic value. http://www.overexposedblog.com/blog/2010/8/18/macys-on-state-street.html Also I'm not saying there isn't artistic value in other shots that don't have prep work or any of that, but most of those are not someone paying you for it as well. Sorry, the whole "all photographers are artists" thing is one of those button pushing issues of mine. I’m sorry to say, but most photographers I’ve seen are just people taking snapshots and want to be considered artists. Especially with the digital revolution it’s quite easy to get great looking photos with no real ability whatsoever. This does afford those with talent to take it to the next level and their are photographers who I know that do reach the artist level. The majority I know are not.

When I am going to pay someone to come take a photos at an event, I’m not paying for an artist to come in and make masterpieces. I’m paying someone who has equipment to come use it for a period of time. The amount should be based on that and I should get the hard copies in the end. I’m not paying for someone to come in and get those couple perfect shots that take time to setup and get the lighting perfect, pose perfect and such. I want you to take snapshots. And going to your Olan Mills type office where you have everything setup already where you run a person through all the standard poses is not what I’m talking about.

To give you an idea of what I consider of artistic value.

http://www.overexposedblog.com/blog/2010/8/18/macys-on-state-street.html

Also I’m not saying there isn’t artistic value in other shots that don’t have prep work or any of that, but most of those are not someone paying you for it as well.

Sorry, the whole “all photographers are artists” thing is one of those button pushing issues of mine.

]]> By: Jim http://www.nwicreative.org/learn/picture-taker-or-story-teller/comment-page-1/#comment-1726 Jim Fri, 20 Aug 2010 21:05:26 +0000 http://www.nwicreative.org/?p=315#comment-1726 Now if people would just learn how to charge for their photography and not offer $50 sessions and give away their work (in forms of hi-res files for dirt cheap.) People are ending up working for below min wage and don't seem to care... all because they are afraid to put value into their work and charge people for art.. Not snapshots. Now if people would just learn how to charge for their photography and not offer $50 sessions and give away their work (in forms of hi-res files for dirt cheap.)

People are ending up working for below min wage and don’t seem to care… all because they are afraid to put value into their work and charge people for art.. Not snapshots.

]]> By: Geoffrey Hudson http://www.nwicreative.org/learn/picture-taker-or-story-teller/comment-page-1/#comment-316 Geoffrey Hudson Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:19:08 +0000 http://www.nwicreative.org/?p=315#comment-316 Very true. I've seen a lot of great images taken with a simple point-and-shoot camera. Very true. I’ve seen a lot of great images taken with a simple point-and-shoot camera.

]]> By: Jason Adams http://www.nwicreative.org/learn/picture-taker-or-story-teller/comment-page-1/#comment-315 Jason Adams Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:49:34 +0000 http://www.nwicreative.org/?p=315#comment-315 Most of the time it doesn't matter what kind of camera you use, it matters more who is behind the camera. Most of the time it doesn’t matter what kind of camera you use, it matters more who is behind the camera.

]]> By: Alan M Drake http://www.nwicreative.org/learn/picture-taker-or-story-teller/comment-page-1/#comment-314 Alan M Drake Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:40:37 +0000 http://www.nwicreative.org/?p=315#comment-314 Picture perfect! Thanks for sharing...I think you over exposed this idea in a good way, and shed some light on true passion in what we do. Aspire to inspire! Picture perfect! Thanks for sharing…I think you over exposed this idea in a good way, and shed some light on true passion in what we do.

Aspire to inspire!

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