Originally Posted by
Kodachrome25
I don't think this cause and effect is unique to just large format, this applies to any format or any creative identity. The more time you have in your day to put into a creative pursuit, the more the consistency shows and when paired with the talent you were born with or not born with, besides the feeling of time well spent, there is the result of your creative effort.
The problem I see with large format over any other format in terms of having a voice that reaches out to the next generation is that according to the young people I talk to who take a peek at a forum like this one is that unlike other formats, there seems to be this "Earn the respect of your elders" stuffiness about it all. So as much as the valuable information is a draw to come here, the aging population and problems that are unique to this site only in terms of attitude are a serious challenge to this site's future viability.
I have been an aqaintence of the owner for over 10 years, I wrote him about this topic last night. I hope he gives it some attention because it would be great to see some overall freshness in this place and less reasons to bicker. There is no reason the use of large format will not continue to spawn new creativity in tomorrow's photographers, it is that dynamic of a medium. But it is either going to take a new openness of dialogue on this site.....or a new site to do this. This place is currently burying it self alive in it's old ways and will continue to do so until some major changes happen.
Photo.net is going through this in kind of a sad way. A new user comes and posts a question, makes a statement, shares an article, etc. and is quickly hit by a barrage of the "Usual Suspects", it gets ugly and they never return.
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