tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27557058.post5337495705113722980..comments2024-01-18T05:34:40.549-07:00Comments on Behind The Lens: Compulsory FiguresGeorge Barrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06745541057122821349noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27557058.post-45497096247288677782008-06-19T15:01:00.000-06:002008-06-19T15:01:00.000-06:00George,It is so strange that you should post this ...George,<BR/><BR/>It is so strange that you should post this now on your blog. Because a couple of days ago I exactly started working on what you suggested. I bought myself what you described as funky looking ( green) peppers and started photographing them on Sunday using daylight. Got nothing anywhere near where I wanted to come out, but I have kind of a feel I continue working on the peppers some more. <BR/><BR/>Regards and I love your blog.Dirk Danneelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00339090714044604488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27557058.post-55736147651379201922008-06-18T21:55:00.000-06:002008-06-18T21:55:00.000-06:00A very interesting idea. Many 'new' photographers...A very interesting idea. Many 'new' photographers could do with such an exercise. Not demeaning camera clubs but at the one I used to frequent it was obvious that most of the members had never seen a well printed picture.<BR/>Trying to copy a classic piece of art means you have to go and actually see a very well printed version of it in the first place and that would be an obvious first step. Go to a gallery, buy a copy, it is the only way to see what you are aiming for.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27557058.post-7942809416409446502008-06-18T07:15:00.000-06:002008-06-18T07:15:00.000-06:00It is my impression that a lot of today's abstract...It is my impression that a lot of today's abstract artists did in fact come up through the ranks, learning basic figure work in school, then attending a fine arts programme in college during which they had to hone their 'compulsory figures' before moving on to their own creations and styles.<BR/><BR/><BR/>If you survey the modern master photographers, many of them have similar fine arts degrees or they apprenticed.<BR/><BR/>You can certainly make the argument that if you are going to drop paint on canvas from a height, you certainly don't need a course in brushwork, but the basics of colour and balance and composition still apply.<BR/><BR/>GeorgeGeorge Barrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06745541057122821349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27557058.post-75823087510764774042008-06-18T06:27:00.000-06:002008-06-18T06:27:00.000-06:00I think it very much depends on what kind of stand...I think it very much depends on what kind of standards you are trying to apply to your work. It's one thing when you're trying to improve technically, to be able to produce an image with a range of tones, for example - but when you're looking for something else that simply can't be measured on a standard scale, it's close to impossible to judge, I'd have thought. Makes me think though...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27557058.post-85001415346185530272008-06-18T06:01:00.000-06:002008-06-18T06:01:00.000-06:00In the same way, how many of today's abstract pain...In the same way, how many of today's abstract painters can draw -- the human form, a tree, a building? Not many.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27557058.post-32504768935819309602008-06-18T05:13:00.000-06:002008-06-18T05:13:00.000-06:00Not sure what I think of your post this time. At f...Not sure what I think of your post this time. At first I thought "What a great idea. Wish I had such assignments to do. Maybe I could create a list of them myself." Then I got to thinking - why would I want to copy something else, someone else? Sure, the technique is important, but ... I was especially bothered by your Camera Arts comment. Were you saying that the images there weren't "good" because they didn't match what others have felt over time were "good"? If so, then I am bothered. If we keep getting the same pepper over and over, what is the good in that? Can't we look at something fresh and either like it or not like it? It's that whole question of 'standards' I guess. I see it with technique, maybe, but not overall. Oh well. Things to think about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com