Photography

[Happy Panther]

My family are mostly artists,

Their reaction to the rule of thirds would be that it's a great rule but that somebody would create a "deviate from the rule of thirds slightly" technique. In other words art is only technical to a degree.

Agree Zod?

[mmmbeans]

My family are mostly artists,

Their reaction to the rule of thirds would be that it's a great rule but that somebody would create a "deviate from the rule of thirds slightly" technique. In other words art is only technical to a degree.

Agree Zod?

yea but you have to start somewhere. you can't deviate from rules unless you know them.

there's a story about Picasso, he was doing a showing of some of his later work. A woman came up and said "my 6 year old son could draw that!"

Picasso's response? "Yes, but he wouldn't."

[Zod]

Zod, do they tell you in photography school that photography was invented for men to stare at boobs?

Don't know, never took a photography course.

I do teach a course and make sure to point out that every artistic medium through out history benefitted greatly from great pair of titties.

[TheSaint]

The rule of thirds: If a girl lets you put the tip in and you get a third of the way...you can then proceed with the other 2/3

[Happy Panther]

yea but you have to start somewhere. you can't deviate from rules unless you know them.

there's a story about Picasso, he was doing a showing of some of his later work. A woman came up and said "my 6 year old son could draw that!"

Picasso's response? "Yes, but he wouldn't."

Oh yeah agreed

[Zod]

My family are mostly artists,

Their reaction to the rule of thirds would be that it's a great rule but that somebody would create a "deviate from the rule of thirds slightly" technique. In other words art is only technical to a degree.

Agree Zod?

I teach them more as guidelines than rules. Most great photographs do use one or many widely used compositional elements. But then there are photographs that are very powerful that follow none. Some of my favorite recent work breaks lighting rules but to me makes a more interesting photograph.

[mmmbeans]

mind posting some?

[Matt Foley]

I honestly think 99 percent of nude photography is crap. The poses are unnatural. Nothing stands out about the picture. It truly is an art form.

[Zod]

Here are a few

[Happy Panther]

I teach them more as guidelines than rules. Most great photographs do use one or many widely used compositional elements. But then there are photographs that are very powerful that follow none. Some of my favorite recent work breaks lighting rules but to me makes a more interesting photograph.

Well put

[Zod]

Here is a shot that straight away amateur to mid level photographers will tell you is heavily flawed because of the back lighting. Funny thing is the more experienced and developed the photographer typically the more he/she finds it to be a good shot.

Same gal, different light, completely different feel.

[Zod]

I honestly think 99 percent of nude photography is crap. The poses are unnatural. Nothing stands out about the picture. It truly is an art form.

Pm'ing you one you may like

[charlotte49er]

One thing to remember as well. Photography is like music, is like girlfriends, is like life. It's subject to the person who is looking at it interpretation. There are shots that I loved, but when others looked at them, they went, "eh". Then there were shots that I thought were "eh" that people loved.

In the immortal words of the sage Ricky Nelson, "You can't please everyone, so you might as well please yourself." :yesnod:

[Jackofalltrades]

It's awesome you are so proud and supportive of your bro, JOAT. Didn't I meet him at camp?

Anyways, tell him to keep plugging away. Its a craft that takes plenty of dedication and self determination to develop.

He was there but I don't remember if you two actually met.