Comments on: On the forums http://alecsothblog.wordpress.com/2006/10/13/on-the-forums/ photographica, miscellanea, etcetera Sun, 13 Apr 2008 09:40:17 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: fredtory http://alecsothblog.wordpress.com/2006/10/13/on-the-forums/#comment-528 fredtory Mon, 12 Nov 2007 08:31:19 +0000 http://alecsoth.com/blog/2006/10/13/on-the-forums/#comment-528 I'm new on this site but have been teaching for 4 years. I have a year 5/6 class in Rome. Challenging kids, 100% non-English speaking background, lots of fights, little interest in learning and I love every minute! I do enjoy reading about different school systems and teaching practises and condition and have found a lot of great ideas on this site previously. Please visit my new music personal blogs at [url=http://jazzzband.blogspot.com]download jazz[/url] [url=http://music-ocean.blogspot.com]music ocean blog[/url] [url=http://e-musicnews.blogspot.com]e-music[/url] [url=http://drumbassmusic.blogspot.com]dance music[/url] [url=http://cool-guitar-lessons.blogspot.com]guitar lessons[/url] and please leave all your comments as this gives me support Thanks, Fred :) I’m new on this site but have been teaching for 4 years.
I have a year 5/6 class in Rome. Challenging kids, 100% non-English speaking background, lots of fights, little interest in learning and I love every minute!

I do enjoy reading about different school systems and teaching practises and condition and have found a lot of great ideas on this site previously.

Please visit my new music personal blogs at
[url=http://jazzzband.blogspot.com]download jazz[/url]
[url=http://music-ocean.blogspot.com]music ocean blog[/url]
[url=http://e-musicnews.blogspot.com]e-music[/url]
[url=http://drumbassmusic.blogspot.com]dance music[/url]
[url=http://cool-guitar-lessons.blogspot.com]guitar lessons[/url]

and please leave all your comments as this gives me support

Thanks,
Fred :)

]]> By: Sherman http://alecsothblog.wordpress.com/2006/10/13/on-the-forums/#comment-527 Sherman Thu, 29 Mar 2007 15:25:51 +0000 http://alecsoth.com/blog/2006/10/13/on-the-forums/#comment-527 Hello, Unfortunately for my workload I have spent the better half of my morning following the blogs and the forum posting on this issue/photograph. I'm by no means a great photographer but I am pursuing it both as an art form/means of expression and for any commercial reward it can bring. I love jazz music. Do I love or even like everything Miles Davis played? No. In the past when the subject of jazz has come up, I have heard - "I don't really listen to jazz, I don't understand it". Unfortunately that is because jazz, especially traditional, straight-ahead jazz, has been placed in these lofty, ivory towers where only the highly educated and most appreciative of connoisseurs can listen and expound on it's merit. Bull crap. Jazz is music. Either you feel it or you don't. You like it or you don't. If it touches you - it does for whatever reason. It's has nothing to do with "understanding" anything. It's about feeling. I take the same thing for photography. I've been to photography galleries in New York and I have seen some photographs on sale for thousands of dollars. The photos were utter bull crap. I know they were someone's expression. Sure. But the fact that you're telling me it's worth my mortgage payment for a year then warrants my opinion of it. I like some of Alec's work. Some of it I don't like. Most importantly I deeply respect his pursuit of his work. That's a beautiful thing. He has been afforded the luxury of having that same pursuit put food on his table. I am very turned off by "arty know it alls" that scoff at people's criticism of fine art photography. The same way I am very turned off by commercial photography that make "perfect skin" out of everyone. Just my 2cents. Thanks Alec for allowing me to give it. -Sherman Charles Hello,

Unfortunately for my workload I have spent the better half of my morning following the blogs and the forum posting on this issue/photograph. I’m by no means a great photographer but I am pursuing it both as an art form/means of expression and for any commercial reward it can bring.

I love jazz music. Do I love or even like everything Miles Davis played? No. In the past when the subject of jazz has come up, I have heard – “I don’t really listen to jazz, I don’t understand it”. Unfortunately that is because jazz, especially traditional, straight-ahead jazz, has been placed in these lofty, ivory towers where only the highly educated and most appreciative of connoisseurs can listen and expound on it’s merit. Bull crap.

Jazz is music. Either you feel it or you don’t. You like it or you don’t. If it touches you – it does for whatever reason. It’s has nothing to do with “understanding” anything. It’s about feeling.

I take the same thing for photography. I’ve been to photography galleries in New York and I have seen some photographs on sale for thousands of dollars. The photos were utter bull crap. I know they were someone’s expression. Sure. But the fact that you’re telling me it’s worth my mortgage payment for a year then warrants my opinion of it.

I like some of Alec’s work. Some of it I don’t like. Most importantly I deeply respect his pursuit of his work. That’s a beautiful thing. He has been afforded the luxury of having that same pursuit put food on his table.

I am very turned off by “arty know it alls” that scoff at people’s criticism of fine art photography. The same way I am very turned off by commercial photography that make “perfect skin” out of everyone.

Just my 2cents. Thanks Alec for allowing me to give it.

-Sherman Charles

]]> By: Personism » Blog Archive » What Makes a Great Photo (according to Digg users) http://alecsothblog.wordpress.com/2006/10/13/on-the-forums/#comment-526 Personism » Blog Archive » What Makes a Great Photo (according to Digg users) Wed, 28 Mar 2007 20:54:02 +0000 http://alecsoth.com/blog/2006/10/13/on-the-forums/#comment-526 [...] Related: Alec Soth: On the Forums Digg This    Save to Del.icio.us [...] [...] Related: Alec Soth: On the Forums Digg This    Save to Del.icio.us [...]

]]> By: Matthias Bruggmann http://alecsothblog.wordpress.com/2006/10/13/on-the-forums/#comment-525 Matthias Bruggmann Sun, 07 Jan 2007 14:33:57 +0000 http://alecsoth.com/blog/2006/10/13/on-the-forums/#comment-525 There was <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrerabelo/70458366" rel="nofollow">this similar episode on Flickr</a> a little while back, with a Cartier-Bresson picture. <i>"This looks contrived, which is not a bad thing. If this is a planned shot, it just didn't come out right. If you can round up Mario, I would do it again. This time put the camera on a tripod and use the smallest aperture possible to get the best DoF. What I would hope for is that the railings are sharp and that mario on the bike shows a blur. Must have the foreground sharp, though. Without that, the image will never fly."</i> There was this similar episode on Flickr a little while back, with a Cartier-Bresson picture.

“This looks contrived, which is not a bad thing. If this is a planned shot, it just didn’t come out right. If you can round up Mario, I would do it again. This time put the camera on a tripod and use the smallest aperture possible to get the best DoF. What I would hope for is that the railings are sharp and that mario on the bike shows a blur. Must have the foreground sharp, though. Without that, the image will never fly.”

]]> By: Lance Rosenfield http://alecsothblog.wordpress.com/2006/10/13/on-the-forums/#comment-524 Lance Rosenfield Thu, 04 Jan 2007 08:00:17 +0000 http://alecsoth.com/blog/2006/10/13/on-the-forums/#comment-524 i've been thoroughly enjoying this blog for about six weeks now and just came across this thread. i'm not a high minded artist (yet?) but altogether respect the work discussed here. so, please don't berate me for asking, but how was this image lit? i understand if it's not open for discussion but would love to know. i think it's perfect. cheers... i’ve been thoroughly enjoying this blog for about six weeks now and just came across this thread. i’m not a high minded artist (yet?) but altogether respect the work discussed here. so, please don’t berate me for asking, but how was this image lit? i understand if it’s not open for discussion but would love to know. i think it’s perfect. cheers…

]]> By: DesignNotes by Michael Surtees » I learned… http://alecsothblog.wordpress.com/2006/10/13/on-the-forums/#comment-523 DesignNotes by Michael Surtees » I learned… Wed, 27 Dec 2006 01:07:20 +0000 http://alecsoth.com/blog/2006/10/13/on-the-forums/#comment-523 [...] I’ve been following Alec Soth’s blog for a couple weeks now, it’s pretty good if you’re into that photography or thinking thing. His latest post points to the online experts that are out there. After reading his post you may question some of the advice you read online. Bless those that follow the rules all the time. More HERE. [...] [...] I’ve been following Alec Soth’s blog for a couple weeks now, it’s pretty good if you’re into that photography or thinking thing. His latest post points to the online experts that are out there. After reading his post you may question some of the advice you read online. Bless those that follow the rules all the time. More HERE. [...]

]]> By: William Bragg http://alecsothblog.wordpress.com/2006/10/13/on-the-forums/#comment-522 William Bragg Wed, 25 Oct 2006 10:13:52 +0000 http://alecsoth.com/blog/2006/10/13/on-the-forums/#comment-522 [...] While reading his blog, I came across this post,alec soth » On the forums that really makes me shake my head. It’s obviously not limited to particular pursuit or form, and we’ve all experienced at sometime or another in our lives (especially my friends carving out a space in academia) - you really gotta follow the link to the forum and take the time to read the comments. Priceless. [...] [...] While reading his blog, I came across this post,alec soth » On the forums that really makes me shake my head. It’s obviously not limited to particular pursuit or form, and we’ve all experienced at sometime or another in our lives (especially my friends carving out a space in academia) – you really gotta follow the link to the forum and take the time to read the comments. Priceless. [...]

]]> By: Chris http://alecsothblog.wordpress.com/2006/10/13/on-the-forums/#comment-521 Chris Fri, 20 Oct 2006 16:21:53 +0000 http://alecsoth.com/blog/2006/10/13/on-the-forums/#comment-521 Alec, at least you're in good company. They don't like some of those "hack" painters either: "Many people celibrated Jackson Pollack as an artist. His work never did anything for me either." Alec, at least you’re in good company. They don’t like some of those “hack” painters either:

“Many people celibrated Jackson Pollack as an artist. His work never did anything for me either.”

]]> By: Ross http://alecsothblog.wordpress.com/2006/10/13/on-the-forums/#comment-520 Ross Tue, 17 Oct 2006 15:05:05 +0000 http://alecsoth.com/blog/2006/10/13/on-the-forums/#comment-520 It's interesting how when something isn't 100% accessible instantly, whether aesthetically or conceptually, some people get offended by it. I am going to start 'a club' of people who aren't so insecure. It’s interesting how when something isn’t 100% accessible instantly, whether aesthetically or conceptually, some people get offended by it.

I am going to start ‘a club’ of people who aren’t so insecure.

]]> By: Alec Soth http://alecsothblog.wordpress.com/2006/10/13/on-the-forums/#comment-519 Alec Soth Mon, 16 Oct 2006 03:18:34 +0000 http://alecsoth.com/blog/2006/10/13/on-the-forums/#comment-519 I'm not making claims of being more enlightened than the forum folks. Blogging is no less nerdy. And just like the forums, I'm entertaining myself with a little banter. Nobody should take it too seriously. I’m not making claims of being more enlightened than the forum folks. Blogging is no less nerdy. And just like the forums, I’m entertaining myself with a little banter. Nobody should take it too seriously.

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