My work vs Atget's

[justin_t.]

"[Atget] had made many photographs of water lilies, perhaps most of

them at Bagatelle, but the two that follow (with adjacent negative

numbers) are perhaps the most instructive. The maple leaf in the

lower right corner of plate 39 is the same one that appears in the

lower left corner of plate 40. By moving an eighth of a turn

counter-clockwise Atget has turned white water black, and gray lilies

white...

"...It is a heartening lesson for all photographers that even

Atget was not always sure."

 

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--John Szarkowski, _Atget_, p. 99

[john_d._clark]

When I am feeling like you are describing, I recall this quote,

attributed to Robert Hughes: "The greater the artist, the greater

the doubt; perfect confidence is granted to the less talented as a

consolation prize."

[aaron2]

Hi all,

 

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Thanks for all your thoughtful replies. I feel like I've just read a

really good book. However I will need a little time to absorb and

rethink all that's been posted here. I will respond in a few days. In

the meantime, keep that response coming in. Appreciate all that's

given.

 

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Aaron

[tom_perkins]

Aaron-

You might want to take a look at the book Art & Fear by David Bayles

and Ted Orland. They will provide you with some level of comfort,

and urge you on far better than I could manage, although I will tell

you, and it is apparent from these responses, that you are not the

only one with a house full of prints and negatives. As this eight

years of serious work you have done is the first order of an artist,

and not the stunning masterpieces, I think you are going to make it.

Tom Perkins