40oz
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Seriously, I was gonna say!
j/k.
Babe Ruth swung at every pitch (supposedly - I'm to young to verify this). What makes you think you are any better ? lol.
(in baseball speak, you can't hit without swinging a bat. And you can't get home without running to first, even if you think it fouled out. The nice thing is, you can get on base even if you swing and miss, if you can run fast enough 🙂 But you have to swing. )
Publicly stating a goal makes it real and gives one motivation to make it real. But honestly, what is ever the "end purpose," if we are amateur hobbyists simply looking to inject a little creative spirit into a life that seems to lack any reward for the common (wo)man's endeavor to excel?
Let's be honest - the RFF galleries are a vanity press in the best sense. If one can't indulge in a harmless hobby without having to cop to a mea culpa at the realization that much that one does is derivative and "lazy," we'd all get nowhere, and nobody but the arrogant and clueless would get any recognition. How many shots by Capa did he think were garbage but others thought were gold? Don't you suppose Walker Evans ever thought "obviously nobody cares?" Did Bresson think the shot of the guy jumping across the puddle was a picture for the ages, or simply something he was proud of catching? I'm pretty sure they take your artist card away if you don't have self-doubt.
I seriously doubt that posting on RFF qualifies one as an "attention whore." It's simply too small a group 🙂 Simply acknowledging a greater community isn't being "needy," it's acknowledging a greater community - something that tends to bring other members into the group by that very public acknowledgement. In other words, it's a good thing that someone feels the need to communicate - that's what defines a group - those who communicate amongst themselves. You can't really have a group unless the members acknowledge membership with some kind of responsibility.
And always remember that no matter how crappy something is, there is a rabid fanbase out there. You're probably big in Japan 🙂
j/k.
Babe Ruth swung at every pitch (supposedly - I'm to young to verify this). What makes you think you are any better ? lol.
(in baseball speak, you can't hit without swinging a bat. And you can't get home without running to first, even if you think it fouled out. The nice thing is, you can get on base even if you swing and miss, if you can run fast enough 🙂 But you have to swing. )
Publicly stating a goal makes it real and gives one motivation to make it real. But honestly, what is ever the "end purpose," if we are amateur hobbyists simply looking to inject a little creative spirit into a life that seems to lack any reward for the common (wo)man's endeavor to excel?
Let's be honest - the RFF galleries are a vanity press in the best sense. If one can't indulge in a harmless hobby without having to cop to a mea culpa at the realization that much that one does is derivative and "lazy," we'd all get nowhere, and nobody but the arrogant and clueless would get any recognition. How many shots by Capa did he think were garbage but others thought were gold? Don't you suppose Walker Evans ever thought "obviously nobody cares?" Did Bresson think the shot of the guy jumping across the puddle was a picture for the ages, or simply something he was proud of catching? I'm pretty sure they take your artist card away if you don't have self-doubt.
I seriously doubt that posting on RFF qualifies one as an "attention whore." It's simply too small a group 🙂 Simply acknowledging a greater community isn't being "needy," it's acknowledging a greater community - something that tends to bring other members into the group by that very public acknowledgement. In other words, it's a good thing that someone feels the need to communicate - that's what defines a group - those who communicate amongst themselves. You can't really have a group unless the members acknowledge membership with some kind of responsibility.
And always remember that no matter how crappy something is, there is a rabid fanbase out there. You're probably big in Japan 🙂
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