Because of the far and fast reach of the internet, we have an ability to share our work almost as soon as it is made, and to share it with a larger audience than ever before. Furthermore, that audience has the ability to issue feedback immediately: in fact, it’s encouraged. Like it. Comment on it. Up-vote it. Or otherwise. And the danger is that we know what others think of our work (less a full thought, really, and more a knee-jerk reaction) before we’ve lived with it long enough to really know what we think of that work ourselves.
Other voices easily drown out our own before we can really hear it. And this applies whether you hear positive or negative reactions; both are dangerous to us. Positive feedback too soon will stop us moving forward or going deeper. It’ll stop us at the low-hanging fruit and the first, most obvious iterations, and our work won’t have a chance at getting honed. And negative reactions or feedback can stop us just as quickly when that feedback often only means “this work isn’t for me” and has nothing to do with how authentic or good it might actually be.
Tag: Photography
foolframe
I learned a new photo-geek tribal word today: foolframe.
I think the word is meant to deride those photography snobs who only buy camera with 35mm “full frame” sensors and who often mock small sensor camera.
The word has an entirely different meaning in other contexts.
What is a Rangefinder Camera, and is one right for you?
My first digital camera was a rangefinder but I've never shot with a film rangefinder. From reading this article I have gained a better understanding of the advantages and limitations of rangefinders. I think these types of cameras are most likely something I would not enjoy using. Too many limitations, for example, on framing and lenses. I have no interest in seeing what is about to enter the frame. I just want to capture it when it does.
