2007-12-28 12:42:49 · 10 answers · asked by Mere Mortal 7 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
Thanks for your advice...I just sold my D50 and all of my gear. Now what...?
2007-12-28 14:05:46 · answer #1 · answered by electrosmack1 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
In terms of personality science (psychometrics / Myers-Briggs tests) iNtuition / imagination is the opposite of Sensing / practicality / detail focus.
Many top photographers are Sensors and play to their strengths of strong detail.
Few people have no imagination, the majority of people are Sensors / practical / detailed but they still have some capacity for imagination... where they tend to fall down is an inability to question their own assumptions and whether, how and why they work (or not).
The camera is not just a creative device, it's a recording device, so seeing something that others don't such as the detail of a leaf is not necessarily a skill of an imaginative individual... ;-)
--- PS EDIT ----
Creativity in terms of imagination is linked to rationality too - a rational is defined as an iNtuitive thinker who makes decisions on theories and principles (instead of someone focused on details who acts on emotions.
2007-12-29 09:25:47 · answer #2 · answered by The Violator! 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You know...being a student this is something I really struggle with inside.
Creativity can be fostered, nurtured, coddled, and brought out in a person, but there is that one special something, that itty bitty *something* that makes art good, that just CAN'T be taught. I see some of my classmates trying so hard, learning all they can, practicing, practicing some more, and practicing even more, and still coming back with, well, crap.
I don't have the magic answer to this, but it is a very good question and well worth pondering over. It kind of hurts to think about for me because I like to think that everyone has an imagination, that everyone can be imaginative and wildly creative, but maybe they can't. Maybe there does come a time where you do just say, "I can't do this" and sell it all off.
2007-12-28 20:51:32 · answer #3 · answered by micropreemiemommy 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Without an imagination, a camera is still wonderful for vacation snapshots, grandchildren snapshots, any sort of personal drivel.
Just don't get deluded that everything that comes out is wonderful and that becoming a professional photographer is on the cards.
Allow such delusions?
2007-12-28 21:13:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Keep your camera.
When I think of "imagination" Jerry Uelsmann comes to mind.
When I think of "imagination" science fiction comes to mind.
When I think of "imagination" a good story teller comes to mind.
IMO you may be confusing imagination with creativity and I think they are separate, although, admittedly, they may at times be intertwined.
Enjoy your photography, look for interesting subjects, read a few biographies of famous photographers and keep taking photographs.
Challenge yourself! Do a series on texture. Do a series on shadows - just the shadow, not what makes it. Do a series of landscapes in portrait orientation. Photograph the letter "Z" only when its in green.
2007-12-28 21:23:02 · answer #5 · answered by EDWIN 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Most of my cameras would be okay as paperweights and a few could even serve as doorstops, so I'll keep them even if I go blind. Imagine that!
Jeez, now that I see why you asked this question...........
I'm amazed you didn't get reported by someone just to get even with you. Know what I mean?
2007-12-29 03:41:27 · answer #6 · answered by Picture Taker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No - but keep your images to yourself.
Don't let the camera companies catch you asking questions like that....it might drop their profits like a hot potato.
Even bad pictures preserve good memories.
2007-12-28 20:51:50 · answer #7 · answered by Dawg 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Some of my most valued photographs had little or nothing to do with imagination.
2007-12-28 22:10:55 · answer #8 · answered by Perki88 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Who says you need imagination?
The world around you is imaginative enough and can give you everything you need, you just have to look, and more importantly... to see.
:o)
2007-12-28 21:54:01 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I shoot sports so does it apply to me?
2007-12-28 22:30:01 · answer #10 · answered by Jeffy 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋