Tru Shots Photography | Photoblog: discussions

An interesting blog on photography.

Tru Shots Photography | Photoblog: discussions:

"Photography seems to be taking a beating by those who claim to love it most--photographers. Certainly intellectual discourse regarding any art form or topic is something that should be welcomed, embraced and participated in. While doing this, it is important to disagree without being disagreeable. But when we are trying to characterize who is a photographer and who is not and what is a 'real' photograph or not it seems to cause unnecessary contention among photographers and is also not beneficial to those interested in starting within the field. I have received emails from many discouraged beginners. This saddens me. We definitely want to guide them in the right way and not have them make poor assumptions (regarding equipment, software, technique etc.) that will ultimately have them disappointed in their own work instead of learning and growing. However, it is more beneficial to critique someone's actual photograph than question whether or not it is a 'real' photograph. Art need not mirror reality; art is its own reality. I hope that intellectual discourse continues but that photographers can reserve some of their arbitrary rules for their work, lose some of the anger and bitterness towards photographers with styles that differ from theirs and allow more freedom in this form of expression instead of confinement. Let's create."