Hi Stereobox, sorry but I'm a little confused on what's your stand here. I was under the impression that the starter of this thread was implicitly trying to encourage people to give their comments or replies whether or not the photographer is pro/popular/famous/whatever. Correct me if I'm mistaken don...
But the idea that I got from your replies was that you were trying to say that it's "wrong" to shoot "repeated" shots or "common themes".
Stereobox said:
i can think of more 'repetitions' here, but still received 'comments' and replies.
a common trick is to use very shallow depth-of-field in the shot to make a mundane composition, or a simply badly lit subject look artsy.
i say, what's up with that too!
back to main topic.
Stereobox said:
most of the posts in portraits and poses are repetitions and repeated poses...but still garnered lots of and replies...so..what's up with that then?
i say, what's up with that too!
Stereobox said:
another theme which seems to be very popular and repeated are pictures of children playing with the fountain at Bugis *groans*
You've got to understand that many of us here are true to the word newbies (at least me) and are all trying to learn a thing or two about photography. Themes aside, we also have to learn the basics of exposure, aperture, composition & everything that's considered "basic".
And one method of learning is by observing what other photographers do & learning from them. Which was what I thought a lot of newbies are doing. Hence the repetition.
On the other hand, I can't agree more with this:
Stereobox said:
don't seriously expect one to improve one's skill and technique by leaps and bounds simply by listening to what people 'comment' and 'reply' here.
self education plays an important part too, thats how you develop your own vision. don't just rely on comments here or get too disappointed if no one comments.
chinese has a saying, playing music to a cow. i say, play ur music to the right crowd .. don't be too sad about the cow.
I think as a newbie myself, I'd just encourage all in this forum to freely give any comments or opinion about photos posted. Afterall, the whole purpose of a forum is to, I quote "Share knowledge, discuss ideas, forge new friendships with others who have a similar passion and interest in photography" unquote.
Cheers bro!