daves
Member
Very, very well worth looking at:
http://www.petapixel.com/2011/10/10/hippocratic-oath-of-a-photographer/#more-37914
http://www.petapixel.com/2011/10/10/hippocratic-oath-of-a-photographer/#more-37914
hipsterdufus
Photographer?
Haha, absolute genius. I was anticipating the last line, hoping that was how he was going to wrap it up. "There is nothing new under the sun." Worrying about clichés is a great way in art to never do anything. Screw what anyone else thinks of my pictures.
That and the martin parr list are good... at least it gets you thinking. I just hope it doesn't discourage people who think there is no reason to do anything if its already been done. I see that way too often when really this is about having fun and enjoying yourself (unless you do it for a living).
Turtle
Veteran
I agree, Parr's is well worth thinking about. Coming up with good ideas is hard enough, without considering 'new project ideas shot in new ways.' However, we are human and so some of the 'traps' are not necessarily bad for us as human beings, as he points out.
Maybe it is a question of opposing forces: that which we can relate to vs. that which is almost counter intuitive and so new and challenging (and so hard to relate to for many). The challenge is to shoot images from a 'new perspective' that are still accessible enough to work for an audience, while maintaining an edge. Perhaps only a handful of people achieve this in the world every decade, so I don;t think Parr is at all suggesting other forms of more conventional work are invalid, only that we should all seek to push the envelope.
Maybe it is a question of opposing forces: that which we can relate to vs. that which is almost counter intuitive and so new and challenging (and so hard to relate to for many). The challenge is to shoot images from a 'new perspective' that are still accessible enough to work for an audience, while maintaining an edge. Perhaps only a handful of people achieve this in the world every decade, so I don;t think Parr is at all suggesting other forms of more conventional work are invalid, only that we should all seek to push the envelope.
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charjohncarter
Veteran
Yes, be sure to read the Martin Parr Clichés from the link at the bottom.
Gabriel M.A.
My Red Dot Glows For You
Sarcasm was lost on people a lot less back then, methinks.