Wow, really amazed how a few simple sentence sparked off a huge debate here...
Photography is teamwork, I never said it applies to all forms of it... Through my thread, you see images of people that shot, made up, styled by and post produced, and I thought you would assumed that I was refering to myself. I should rephrase: Photography in my world, is teamwork. That's what I meant by teamwork...yup, the work I do is teamwork, and I never never said anything else ain't it? Really simple meaning... Maybe you took it too far in this instance...
Good for you that teamwork didn't work for you and you've chosen to go relatively solo, and maybe that's why our images produced are different. I do enjoy sharp, crispy pictures, unlike the total mood feel you're sending out each and every time a see a post from you... I like your work and it's things I can't produce even if I try, simply because it's not my feel and emotions. Your work does not warrant a need for anybody creative to be next to you, however it's teamwork for me back here. And I'm also saying that through the eyes of many in the people I have taught, they've learn to see why in my world teamwork is important...
I see many beautiful pictures in other threads, things that are done without the crew that I swear I'm proud of... Images that spoke a thousand words... Those images came out more superior than mine, but then again, I'm not bothered by it because it's a different field and genre all together...
yeah, photography was never cheap to start, and perhaps your status as a surgeon/ doctor has provided for you a life many would be envy of at times when financial status is in check, not many will be able to really buy the things they need, and perhaps even save up to months to be able to buy something, perhaps you never had to, and perhaps photography was never something you had to hang onto for your dear life because it provides what life needs for me... Without a reasonable doubt I would say that we live for different things, photography this time...
Student, I understand your rule in photography but I beg to differ from it.. simply because commercial photography respects one rule: We shoot what our clients want. We equipped ourselves with all skills to deliver the deliverables. Ask around and I think many photographers would have many other preset rules for themselves. You have yours, which is to shoot images you wish to convey, and take people's opinion at secondary level. However, your rule is my luxury, it's something I do not have... Just like you do not have an option when a life is in danger and your responsibility as a doctor is to save him/ her at every possibility, and I do not have an option then to deliver what clients may need, my only dignity is that I ensure I read through copy text, understand the visual, selling point, target audience etc etc before I commence...
It's a luxury to be able to travel on a holiday and lurk a camera around shooting things and subjects you enjoy, because if I get a holiday, the only thing I lurk is my clothes and essentials and, my camera is not one of them...
The way I look at it Student, you're an artist, and I encourage you to continue this form of art you indulged and it's something you stand so strong by, but I never claim to be an artist, I'm a commercial photographer. I hope you get this one right...
Cheers,
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