>>7002968>>7003023>>7003170Nobody understands me, I’m artsy.
I grew up drawing so I apply certain artistic principles like composition etc but what I strive for is to “tell a story” within the shot which is the best advice I’ve ever gotten in terms of photography. At the very least I’m trying to capture a mood, document an interesting pose, or just play with light which is the reason I shoot outdoors a lot. I don’t see the point in trying to sculpt rocks when I can just go find rocks to shoot at and natural sunlight makes for the best light. The driving force for me to go outside is because I played with my toys outside as a kid, always liked people’s pics they’ve taken outside, and to evoke a sense of adventure in my Link pictures because you can’t make it look like you’re exploring the world without actually going out into it. A rock becomes a mountain, a stream a river etc.
My beef with the ACBA is the elitism and the bad habits they perpetuate which are often times contradictory to good photography, especially their “everything has to be in frame with no post” bullshit.
Every photographer has to do some post— it’s just as much of the process as developing film was. A DSLR will capture the entire visible spectrum which means the colors get muddled together in a sort of grey wash. You’re SUPPOSED to do post to correct colors or framing etc.
They act like they’re THE authority on what toy photography is supposed to be but at best they’re one of at least four major styles in toy photography which as much as they’d try to lead you to believe, they did not invent.