>>3737104>Because a lot of photographers overcomplicate their technique or make excuses for poor-quality work. "The location sucked because I live in nowheresville, the lighting sucked because it was 2 in the afternoon, i didn't have any off-camera lighting, etc."okay, what's the benefit in assuming this of everyone then. you didnt have to include that bit at all if thats your reasoning.
>I've seen plenty of Bruce Gilden. It's a different approach entirely with a different end aesthetic.yeah its original work, while this IG page is not
>I've learned in my, oh, 20 years of photographydont care. age doesnt mean a damn thing in arts. i dont care if youve been taking photos since the ages of camera obscura. knowledge and appreciation of art doesnt hinge on how old you are.
>that not every photographer needs to swing for the fences and create some masterpiece.it took you this long to understand that? by all means, I hope you don't consider yourself special for that. I also hope you dont think that all but a sliver of those in the 'formal' art world, whether it be curators, artists with work thats been exhibited or students from undergrad to MFA, thinks that way either. Commercial photography is a thing. Not every photo has to be profound, this is easily understandable.
>here is room for both the Bruce Gildens and the Dino Serraos of the world, and the presence of one doesn't lessen the other or make it redundant.Youre talking to a wall here bringing up this point. What I will say is that a thread of Gilden's work is certainly more justified than this Serrao' person's IG page.
Sorry if I hurt your feelings. You can go back to shooting those weddings you get paid for to do or whatever JC Penney photography studio-esque place you work at.
>>3737371There are older folks here but I agree him overstating it as 20 years while including years of being a hobbyist is very laughable in this context.
