I don't mind criticism in the least. Thank you for your candor.
It sounds though as if you just saw the first photo at the blog, did you see the rest of the photos? http://www.flickr.com/photos/pedalingprose/sets/72157617103219740/show/ On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 9:14 AM, William Robb <war...@gmail.com> wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nick Wright" > Subject: GESO: Candle making > > >> My primary goal as a photographer is to photograph people who are >> making their living in artful ways. >> >> Here is the first in a (hopefully) long series of personal projects >> dedicated to that goal. >> >> I don't really consider the "essay" finished so I might be adding on >> to it in the future. >> >> http://blog.nickdavidwright.com/2009/04/candle-making.html > > > Well Nick, I was going to keep my stupid mouth shut but...... > For me, this image falls into the category of epic fail. > It tell me abosolutely nothing about the process of candle making, infact if > you hadn't mentioned what he was doing, I wouldn't have a clue about what he > is doing. > There is no defined subject, the rack of whatever those things are on the > right is out of focus and by the time they are in focus they are > indistiguishable as far as what they are is. > About the only thing I can say for sure is that it looks like his furnace > needs servicing. > The following might be a bit harsh, but there is no drama in your picture. > The light is bland, the scene is sterile and there is absolutely nothing > happening in it. > It's like a still life of nothing. > > So, now that I've ripped your hear out, where do we go? > > I don't think you can capture the essence of the craft of an artisan unless > he is actually creating something. If he is making poured candles in molds, > focus on one or two molds and show us what it looks like when the wax is > being poured into them. > Frankly, I don't care what the guy looks like, I want to see his hands > working, which means get in close and show us what he is doing. > Preparing molds is the cooking equivalent of washing dishes. No one cares > about that part, it's making candles that I came to see. > Show us what that looks like, and think of a way to make it look like it is > actually an interesting thing to do. > > William Robb > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- ~Nick David Wright http://www.nickdavidwright.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
