Comments on: Personal Photos http://aphotoeditor.com/2007/09/14/personal-photos/ Photography Director Rob Haggart Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:24:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: pixelcatcher http://aphotoeditor.com/2007/09/14/personal-photos/#comment-294 pixelcatcher Sat, 06 Oct 2007 07:19:05 +0000 http://aphotoeditor.com/2007/09/14/personal-photos/#comment-294 I totally agree. I also like to post some personal images to my blog every now and then because I also enjoy seeing those on other photographers blogs. I totally agree. I also like to post some personal images to my blog every now and then because I also enjoy seeing those on other photographers blogs.

]]> By: avs http://aphotoeditor.com/2007/09/14/personal-photos/#comment-120 avs Sat, 22 Sep 2007 16:15:30 +0000 http://aphotoeditor.com/2007/09/14/personal-photos/#comment-120 that's cool that’s cool

]]> By: Simon Duhamel http://aphotoeditor.com/2007/09/14/personal-photos/#comment-101 Simon Duhamel Thu, 20 Sep 2007 12:02:10 +0000 http://aphotoeditor.com/2007/09/14/personal-photos/#comment-101 I can't help but sense a little bit of irony here. By personal work, I tend to think about research in style, subject matter or personal approach to photography. But family portraits to me have more their place on a blog than on a professional website. Just an opinion here, I guess this depends on how you wanna market yourself... I can’t help but sense a little bit of irony here. By personal work, I tend to think about research in style, subject matter or personal approach to photography. But family portraits to me have more their place on a blog than on a professional website. Just an opinion here, I guess this depends on how you wanna market yourself…

]]> By: A Photo Editor http://aphotoeditor.com/2007/09/14/personal-photos/#comment-89 A Photo Editor Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:15:36 +0000 http://aphotoeditor.com/2007/09/14/personal-photos/#comment-89 At this point they don't effect my decision to hire but I do find them entertaining and I do tend to remember the photographers more because I spend time reading their posts. At this point they don’t effect my decision to hire but I do find them entertaining and I do tend to remember the photographers more because I spend time reading their posts.

]]> By: m http://aphotoeditor.com/2007/09/14/personal-photos/#comment-88 m Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:11:00 +0000 http://aphotoeditor.com/2007/09/14/personal-photos/#comment-88 how do you feel about personal blogs? do they do more harm than good with all those personal outtakes, and inane ramblings? or do you feel like you get a more complete view of someone you'd potentially hire that way? how do you feel about personal blogs? do they do more harm than good with all those personal outtakes, and inane ramblings? or do you feel like you get a more complete view of someone you’d potentially hire that way?

]]> By: Christopher Bush http://aphotoeditor.com/2007/09/14/personal-photos/#comment-68 Christopher Bush Sat, 15 Sep 2007 21:28:34 +0000 http://aphotoeditor.com/2007/09/14/personal-photos/#comment-68 Thank you for posting this. I have been undecided on whether or not to include personal work in my next site update, and this helps a lot. Thank you for posting this. I have been undecided on whether or not to include personal work in my next site update, and this helps a lot.

]]> By: Mark Harmel http://aphotoeditor.com/2007/09/14/personal-photos/#comment-62 Mark Harmel Fri, 14 Sep 2007 15:48:47 +0000 http://aphotoeditor.com/2007/09/14/personal-photos/#comment-62 I have been taking and showing a great deal of my personal work over the past three years. On my website it is branded as Sightings and the current selection of New Work is from a trip to Bangkok, Angkor Watt and Hanoi. This style of shooting developed after seeing a presentation by Jay Maisel. I so much loved his personal photos, but I couldn't understand why he was taking them? As in how would they ever be used? Then it dawned on me that the point was to shoot what we see because we have the vision to make art out of the world that most people pass by. It has also helped to develop my inner sense of what makes a photo. If I only have myself to please, what would I shoot and how would I shoot it? It goes beyond being a craftsman applying the tools of my trade to the scene. This has allowed me to develop that mysterious inner sense beauty that leads me to look in the right place at the right time. And now that I have taken all of these personal images, the question once again what to do with them? They are useful for entering and winning prizes in photo contests and they do get a good response when I show my Sightings portfolio. The challenge is how to translate the taking and showing these photos into landing assignments into do more? I have been taking and showing a great deal of my personal work over the past three years. On my website it is branded as Sightings and the current selection of New Work is from a trip to Bangkok, Angkor Watt and Hanoi.

This style of shooting developed after seeing a presentation by Jay Maisel. I so much loved his personal photos, but I couldn’t understand why he was taking them? As in how would they ever be used? Then it dawned on me that the point was to shoot what we see because we have the vision to make art out of the world that most people pass by.

It has also helped to develop my inner sense of what makes a photo. If I only have myself to please, what would I shoot and how would I shoot it? It goes beyond being a craftsman applying the tools of my trade to the scene. This has allowed me to develop that mysterious inner sense beauty that leads me to look in the right place at the right time.

And now that I have taken all of these personal images, the question once again what to do with them? They are useful for entering and winning prizes in photo contests and they do get a good response when I show my Sightings portfolio. The challenge is how to translate the taking and showing these photos into landing assignments into do more?

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