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Creativity and Failure
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I received a comment about one of my photos that really bothered me. The comment pointed out to me an important issue in photography I would like to bring to discussion.

I don't know how many of you have seen "The Beautiful Mind." It's a movie about a genius who happened also to be delusional because of what they called schizophrenia. The thing about this genius was that in the career growth years of post graduate school in economics he let all his classmates sail by him in achievment, missing out on important honors and employment opportunities because he refused to publish small increments built on someone elses's work. He wanted to do something really original. His professional career languished and he became the brunt of jokes just like the ugly duckling. Many judged him a failure. Eventually however he did make a contribution which was entirely his own (far too late of course to achive the conventional career success others enjoyed). Orginality means regular failure.

I have the deepest sympathy for the hero of "The Beautiful Mind." In a hobby where no one pays me, I want at least to do something different from what is churned out easily by many others often to great popular applause. I wish people would not judge me as a failure because my photographs don't always please them.

Nikon D3100 with Tokina 28-70mm f3.5, (I like to use a Vivitar .43x aux on the 28-70mm Tokina), Nikkor 10.5 mm fisheye, Quanteray 70-300mm f4.5, ProOptic 500 mm f6.3 mirror lens. http://donschaefferphoto.blogspot.com/
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Creativity and Failure - by Don Schaeffer - Feb 2, 2005, 16:04
Creativity and Failure - by adam - Feb 2, 2005, 16:20
Creativity and Failure - by slejhamer - Feb 2, 2005, 16:47
Creativity and Failure - by Don Schaeffer - Feb 2, 2005, 17:01
Creativity and Failure - by Rufus - Feb 2, 2005, 17:08
Creativity and Failure - by shuttertalk - Feb 2, 2005, 17:24
Creativity and Failure - by Cailean - Feb 2, 2005, 17:32
Creativity and Failure - by Petographer - Feb 2, 2005, 18:40
Creativity and Failure - by Don Schaeffer - Feb 2, 2005, 19:19
Creativity and Failure - by Cailean - Feb 2, 2005, 19:50
Creativity and Failure - by shuttertalk - Feb 2, 2005, 19:53
Creativity and Failure - by Petographer - Feb 3, 2005, 03:02
Creativity and Failure - by adam - Feb 3, 2005, 03:44
Creativity and Failure - by Don Schaeffer - Feb 3, 2005, 03:59
Creativity and Failure - by adam - Feb 3, 2005, 04:11
Creativity and Failure - by Irma - Feb 3, 2005, 05:44
Creativity and Failure - by Polly - Feb 3, 2005, 06:56
Creativity and Failure - by Rufus - Feb 3, 2005, 07:10
Creativity and Failure - by Polly - Feb 3, 2005, 07:18
Creativity and Failure - by guerito - Feb 3, 2005, 07:54
Creativity and Failure - by Irma - Feb 3, 2005, 08:03
Creativity and Failure - by Rufus - Feb 3, 2005, 08:49
Creativity and Failure - by Polly - Feb 3, 2005, 11:22
Creativity and Failure - by Polly - Feb 3, 2005, 11:44
Creativity and Failure - by Rufus - Feb 3, 2005, 12:02
Creativity and Failure - by Polly - Feb 3, 2005, 13:34
Creativity and Failure - by slejhamer - Feb 3, 2005, 14:36
Creativity and Failure - by Rufus - Feb 3, 2005, 14:45
Creativity and Failure - by Polly - Feb 3, 2005, 14:47
Creativity and Failure - by Rufus - Feb 3, 2005, 14:50
Creativity and Failure - by jericho - Feb 3, 2005, 15:14
Creativity and Failure - by Don Schaeffer - Feb 3, 2005, 16:25

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