After uploading my photographs to Flickr, it only takes about two minutes of me rummaging around through other people’s images to come to the realization that my work is amateur crap. There is SO much talent and creativity in photography out there and my only hope is that I can be inspired and get better at it. Here are a couple shots this weekend with the ol’ 50mm:
Case of Reggae Red, Easley Winery. Indianapolis.
Antique cash register, Indiana State Museum. Indianapolis.
January 13th, 2009 at 3:56 pm
Hey, let’s not be too hasty. These are pretty sweet.
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January 13th, 2009 at 4:08 pm
Thanks. Not as adorable as Foreign Baby.
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January 13th, 2009 at 4:20 pm
i think it’s important to understand that in any artistic attempt, there’s always going to be someone better than you. that might sound depressing, but it’s actually quite liberating when you think about it. it allows you more freedom in your work. when i see a short film that i really like it inspires me to think in new ways that i hadn’t considered before.
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January 13th, 2009 at 4:28 pm
Well said. I think ultimately I feel that way, too, but it comes out in writing as, “Blah blah self-deprecation blah.”
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January 13th, 2009 at 4:45 pm
whenever i hear someone say “self-deprecation” i think of “less than the air” by david dondero, another artist i think you’d dig. essentially, conor oberst owes him a ton of money for ripping off his schtick.
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January 13th, 2009 at 6:07 pm
I think your photos are great! I’m always impressed with how focused they are on one particular object or just how clear they look.
Did you visit an exhibit at the state museum this weekend? My sister works there and helped put on the Girl Scouts exhibit.
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January 13th, 2009 at 6:36 pm
Love the cash register shot. There are some wonderful photo groups on Flickr, though I always end up feeling inadequate (I don’t even TRY to take nice shots, I’m point and shoot to the max).
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January 15th, 2009 at 9:52 pm
I love that cash register shot.
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January 16th, 2009 at 12:59 am
Ditto what’s above. I’m enjoying what I’m seeing here.
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