On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 01:40:06PM -0400, Tom C wrote:
> Hi Doug, (take everything I say as not an argument, but more or less musing)
>
> I don't know the history of Eggleston or how/why he became famous.
{snip, snip]
> I called his photographs crappy because I found them largely devoid of
> any discernible style or intent, and I did not find them aesthetically
> pleasing. I did not enjoy the majority of them individually nor did I
> see any cohesiveness as a group. If that was what he was shooting for,
> he achieved it.
There probably has to be a little more to it than that, though.
The foregoing critique could pretty much describe most of my photography.
Perhaps the intent is apparent in my action photographs (of cyclists or of
race cars), but apart from that I produce snapshots rather than artwork.
But I'm happy with that (and that I'm not a famous photographer).
Perhaps that's part of it - if I tried to persuade you that my work had
artistic merit (whatever that may be) you would judge it more harshly.
(Again, not trying to be argumentative; just adding my musings to yours)
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