Nude

[polyglot]

Those are just gimmickry. No art, no craft, just off the wall curiosities.

I believe this is where we say "put up or shut up". If something is insufficiently artful (now there's a big call), show us how it's done.

[C. D. Keth]

I believe this is where we say "put up or shut up". If something is insufficiently artful (now there's a big call), show us how it's done.

One doesn't need to be an artist to be a critic of art. Let the man have his opinions.

[polyglot]

One doesn't need to be an artist to be a critic of art. Let the man have his opinions.

This is true and I apologize for my snark.

I'm keeping my opinion of his opinions though.

[C. D. Keth]

I'm keeping my opinion of his opinions though.

As you should. The best part about opinions is that, unlike opposing facts, multiple opposing opinions are equally true.

[cowanw]

Why are we, in this thread, getting our knickers in a knot over a 35mm D SLR ?

[thomasfallon]

I believe this is where we say "put up or shut up". If something is insufficiently artful (now there's a big call), show us how it's done.

I like that. Call me out. It's fair. I have no problem with it. I just threw out my statement to set off a reaction, though that is how I feel. And I rest on my credentials as some ahole stuck in another decade. Furthermore, I will put up. After 35 years in photography, I've never shot a sheet of large format film. But I did just buy an 8x10 to cut my teeth on. Can I get back to you on this?

[Peter De Smidt]

... Can I get back to you on this?

Absolutely!

[thomasfallon]

No knicker knots. Just having fun.

[polyglot]

Can I get back to you on this?

Absolutely!

(my (LF) portraits are rare and bad; I'm just not writing off some of the highest-rated-for-originality photos of all time on one of the most-respected photo-sharing sites as gimmickry though)

[Jody_S]

Frankly, nudes is perhaps the most difficult of all photography genres to master, followed by still lifes. If I look at 100 seemingly mediocre nudes before finding one that stops me in my tracks, I consider that a pretty good average. My own attempts have been dismal failures that shall never again see the light of day.