A Lesser Photographer - A Manifesto

[Stevenmarc]

A must read post from a must read blog.

http://alesserphotographer.com/blog/a-lesser-photographer-a-manifesto

[alfredo]

1. I learned that lesson when I went back to primes. It became fun again.

Turning off color and only shooting Monochrome really got the juices flowing.

I think the first part, "Artists Thrive on Constraints" is so true.

[Stevenmarc]

2. I totally agree with that one

That's why I have a particular soft spot for iphonography. At least 5 years and 3 iPhones ago I started to look seriously at shooting for exhibition with it, I loved the limitations of it and now while I still love working with it the camera has a lot less limitations.

I also like the section on editing oneself, as a curator I tend to find it less stressful than most and I also do quite a lot of pre-editing.

Aside from the manifesto the blog has a lot of really interesting links that are worth puttering around with.

[alfredo]

3. Self editing is tough. I'm still learning to do that.

There's a lot of self doubt about my selections. I can put up a photo I like and one I don't and people like the one I don't like. Maddening.

The Grape hyacinth image was the result of judicial use of the trash. It survived the purge.

[ManiacJoe]

4. The important part is understanding the "why" of the like/dislike.

The reasoning, yours and theirs, behind the like/dislike can be very enlightening on how to improve your photography.

[alfredo]

5. Emotional attachment to the subject.

[Mz Pip]

6. I've been taking lots of pics with my iPhone

I haven't figured out how to access the camera roll with photobucket so I emai the ones I like to myself and then download them into Adobe bridge. The files are large enough and my iPhone shoots HDR but I haven't seen much difference in the photos.

There are plenty of limitations but I kind of appreciate not having to fuss with settings.

[Stevenmarc]

7. There's an app for that

Photobucket has an iPhone app that I've been using, it seems to work rather well at uploading shots from the camera roll.

http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=nAs7rJKrDSc&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Fapp%252Fphotobucket%252Fid314439840%253Fmt%253D8%253FpartnerId%253D30

[Mz Pip]

8. Thanks!

I downloaded the app. Now I just have to figure out how to use it. It seems to want to upload all the photos I have on my phone. I don't want to do that.

Also I will have to figure out how to post to DU.

[Stevenmarc]

9. To post

Touch the picture you want to post and in the lower right hand corner is the little round Info button, push that and you will see the links, just touch Direct

[DrDan]

10. great thoughts - I recently won 2nd place in a local photography contest - the

Judge's Choice was a photo taken with a smart phone

[Stevenmarc]

11. Congratulations!

And I'm glad to see a broader acceptance of mobile photography into the mainstream. I've seen a lot of changes since I put an iPhone shot in a group show five years ago, which not only came as a bit of a surprise to some of my fellow photographers but got a few converts to the mobile photography camp.

We've also seen an acceptance of mobile photography in the mainstream media with the New York Times putting Hipstamatic photos of soldiers in Afghanistan on the front page in 2010 along with the recent Instagram shot and not only the media but the world of fine art photography has found mobile photography.

[DrDan]

12. the quality of the print really surprised me