Back when I was an art student and was in my first photography class, my professor (Alice Shaw, www.aliceshaw.com) was giving a slide show about famous fine art photographers and their creative processes.
One photographer she mentioned, whose name I wish I could remember, would take photos and process the film, but not look at the negatives for about a year. This would help to remove sentimental attachments he might have with the images and allow him to more objectively select photos to print. This struck me as a very good idea, especially since I always feel immensely sentimental about things I create, even if they're bad. So, while I have been slowly rebuilding my website's gallery since last winter, I've been trying to apply this philosophy to my own work. I have been taking lots of photos this year, but not really doing anything with them (aside from a few exceptions, such as the birth of my nephew). Working with photos that I took in college and after has helped me see just how bad some of the photos are that I used to think were great. It's difficult to resist the temptation to work on this year's photos, but I keep telling myself it'll be worth it in the long run. What sort of philosphy do you have when working with your photos, both old and new? John -- http://www.neovenator.com http://www.cafepress.com/neovenatorphoto -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
