>>3320444Good thing you bring that up, pal. I never really liked photography. When I was on vacation and saw people taking shitloads of photos instead of "enjoying their experience" I couldn't understand them. I saw no sense in pretty much any form of "private" or low audience photography. I could enjoy nice landscapes on national geographic and such, or good cinematic stuff, but that was that.
I came to photography because I needed to step away from my other hobby. And now I'm four months in and I still can't tell exactly why I do it. I often think that my images, and those of others (read: instagram, here) are, in a way, senseless. They are not seen by a large audience and do exactly what you just described:
Try to convey what the photographer saw. The watcher, can of course never be there.
Also, we are living in times where we are inundated with all sorts of media, not least photos. You scroll by a hundred pictures, you tap like on ten percent - and you actually like them - and that night you forget them.
So, why do it? I do it because I see beautiful things and I want to capture them. I want to learn about them and the craft that is behind digital photography. It's as senseless as anything we do, but it ain't any more stupid either.
>>3320444>Is this REALLY going to be an interesting photoNo. What is an interesting photo? I could think of very few examples, almost all related to historical events. But that's not my aim.
I think it's not good for you if you overthink things; you can't enjoy anything if you do that.
Anyway, thanks for bringing it up, I'd love to learn what others are thinking.
