I have a free writing job writing art reviews about once a month. I am assigned to go to a gallery and write a 600-word or so art review about the work (painting or sculpture). I always focus on style, interpretation, and theme, and I think if you read art history or art magazines that's basically what you find. Why is it that it seems most photo magazines, zines, and websites focus on explaining what method was used to get the shot: the camera, lens, aperture, natural or artificial light, darkroom (not much now that most everything seems digital) or software used like photoshop. There's also a focus on "This could be improved if..." or "I like "this" about the photo but not "that." Or "the photo would be improved if..." But it seems you hardly ever read things about the meaning or theme of a photograph.
2007-10-25
02:29:54
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