>>4098600I like the outcome of the pic in the OP but it's definitely not art, because the creative process isn't there. There's a good reason people called out Winogrand as a documentarian back in the day, making him seethe. The man was like a walking CCTV camera.
>>4098602How can a fluke that came from spraying and praying feed my ego? I don't feel validated or whatever by lucking out with something I had no real role in creating beyond pressing a button. Pressing a button isn't art. A good photo isn't a source of artistic pride for me if it comes from that method. Because the method itself is uncreative. You know what's funny? Winogrand himself realized this, he told his students to take more pictures to increase the odds of getting good ones. His whole philosophy is relying on flukes and rolling the dice so many times you're basically guaranteed to get some. I'm sharing my own experience.
If I wanted to stroke my ego I'd say I make Newton tier photographs, but then I'd be lying.
