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Originally posted by halfagoodman
hi, and this is my reply.
first of all, yes, i've been reading the threads of clubsnap for the past few months before registering.
i feel that photography is a very subjective art. some people shoot just for the sake of earning some keep to support their family, whilst others are shooting because they like photography.
Originally posted by halfagoodman
i had PM langzi, whom never posted a thread here ever since he was so badly flamed, and i was lucky to had PM him early. he said that instead of spending 20mins in clubsnap typing replies to some dumb thread, he would rather be surfing the web on other aspect of photography or go shooting some pics.
Originally posted by halfagoodman
i have a camera, fyi. EOS 300.
Originally posted by halfagoodman
Ian, i think that you are basically using your experience to 'crush' ppl. you think that you have shot alot of pics and thus you have the most experience. well, some never made it, but i hope you are not one of them. so what if i have never shot 1/10th of your no. of film? does it matter??
Originally posted by halfagoodman
so whayt if i have never posted my shots here? does it matter?? why rae you guys so eager to see the pics that others have taken as a confirmation of them taking pictures??
Originally posted by halfagoodman
nicholas1986, taking 1 yr to learn DOP is too slow. nevermind, you are stil young...cannot blame.
Originally posted by halfagoodman
i saw the poll on how many years of experience the ppl here have, and was surprised to see that a huge portion had 1 yr or less of experience...i shot since sec 1 till now....
Originally posted by halfagoodman
im not trying to be proud, but pls look through some of the threads like by nicholas1986. its like he is the god pf photography and that he knows all the whoo ha of photography.
Originally posted by halfagoodman
i admit that i have never went for any SEED or outings, as i prefer to shoot pics alone, w/o the disruption of other ppl. most photograhers, when they reach a stage, would start this habit. dont tell me that henri cartier bresson went shooting with all his friends....im not comparing myself to him, mind you.
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Originally posted by halfagoodman
btw, is there any photography forum based in Sg where ppl like me and langzi can hang out?
Originally posted by halfagoodman
i have a camera, fyi. EOS 300.
Originally posted by halfagoodman
Ian, i think that you are basically using your experience to 'crush' ppl. you think that you have shot alot of pics and thus you have the most experience. well, some never made it, but i hope you are not one of them. so what if i have never shot 1/10th of your no. of film? does it matter?
Originally posted by halfagoodman
so whayt if i have never posted my shots here? does it matter?? why rae you guys so eager to see the pics that others have taken as a confirmation of them taking pictures?
Originally posted by halfagoodman
nicholas1986, taking 1 yr to learn DOP is too slow. nevermind, you are stil young...cannot blame.
Originally posted by halfagoodman
i saw the poll on how many years of experience the ppl here have, and was surprised to see that a huge portion had 1 yr or less of experience...i shot since sec 1 till now...
Originally posted by halfagoodman
im not trying to be proud, but pls look through some of the threads like by nicholas1986. its like he is the god pf photography and that he knows all the whoo ha of photography.
Originally posted by halfagoodman
i admit that i have never went for any SEED or outings, as i prefer to shoot pics alone, w/o the disruption of other ppl. most photograhers, when they reach a stage, would start this habit. dont tell me that henri cartier bresson went shooting with all his friends....im not comparing myself to him, mind you.
Originally posted by halfagoodman
btw, is there any photography forum based in Sg where ppl like me and langzi can hang out?
Originally posted by Jed
Three youngsters (and I don't use that term lightly, seeing as I'm not 24 myself), who don't seem to know better. I have absolutely nothing against youth, (or at least, I hadn't before), and Leonard's initial furore I took as a flash in the pan, Nicholas's follow up as co-incidence, but a third incidence?
Is Singapore breeding a rash of young photographers who feel the world owes them a living and they are better than the rest? Without meaning to be arrogant (I have never felt it necessary to say anything of this nature before), but I feel that I am a decent enough photographer who has been mixing it at the sharp end of the business and the art. I don't feel any need to slam the people on clubsnap for being [1] primarily digital photographers [2] technically inexperienced, etc.
How come professionals like Ian who have lots of experience and technical know-how don't condemn the rest of the people on Clubsnap, but it is the young inexperienced visitors who feel it is their civic duty to do so? And let's face it, I'm still completely unsure about the experience, aesthetic skill or technical know-how of any of the three, and from what I've seen from their postings, Leonard and Nicholas are certainly not as advanced as some of the people on this forum.