Feb 17, 2006, 03:08
matthew Wrote:. I wrote short stories when I was in high school (which is one cliche away from a child with divorced parents writing poetry) but suffered from a crushing lack of anything to say. I've remarked before that while most photographers seem to be frustrated painters, I'm a photographer because I'm a frustrated writer. My lack of anything to say is a frustration for being a photographer, as well.Me too!! I started using photography to express myself in lieu of writing because
1. I was strapped for time after having a baby
2. I can look at my photos and go 'that's beautiful, I like it' and although there is always room for improvement, I can still feel as if I have acheived something when I look at a beautiful photograph. But I never felt that my writing was beautiful, and it took a lot more time to get it even close.
3. I wanted to do something which I could share with others, and my writing was much too intimate to reveal to anyone, and I couldn't handle critique on my writing. I can handle critique on my photos though. Don't know why.
Basically, I wanted to get good enough so that I could hang my photographs on the wall, in the place of art. I wanted them to be aesthetically pleasing, and also of the people I love. I guess that's why I'm more drawn to taking portraits. But I really don't feel that I need to wear a label of 'photographer' or 'artist' I just want to make pretty pictures.
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