My experiences of camera viewing systems Locked

Barry Pearson wrote:

pentaust wrote:

.... As far as I'm concerned, I came to realize that vast majority of people tend to focus on details when selecting a camera tool, rather than raising head and seeing the big picture from a higher level. And focusing on camera gear aspect is a hint that the photographer concerned about camera tech still has a lots of room to improve his photograph if he would be forgetting his concerns about camera gear technology. Over the years, I have looked at photographs from people obsessed with camera gear, and those photographs, while technically correct, were far from impressive on an artistic level.

I have gained awards, (LRPS twice, and CPAGB, see my panel-images below), and my photos have been accepted in international competitions, etc:

"The image should be the primary focus of discussion" (1)

"The image should be the primary focus of discussion" (2)

Now I want to raise my standards and gain higher awards and gain more acceptances.

The standards increase year by year, and so does the competition.
I need both more skills and comparable equipment to those I'm competing with.
(Guess what sort of equipment they use!)

Each panel comprised 10 mounted A3 Prints.

This panel comprised 10 mounted A3+ prints.

I'm not sure if you wish to pull rank and I can if you want but just to say based on my photographic qualifications, I could easily apply for ARPS status without issue, I am more than qualified.

These photographs are a perfect example of pentaust's claims. No one can doubt your excellent technical abilities but these flawless images lack soul. They tell me nothing about the world and nothing about you. They are just ropes that fail to make an artistic impression. Now I've taught photography in adult education for some years and it's a common occurrence. The older male photographer with all the equipment and very rigid definitions of what is suitable as a photographic subject. Whilst younger people, especially women, with limited expertise and often beat up old cameras, are far more adventurous. They have no preconceptions and are far more experimental in practice and subject matter, often using the camera to explore their own lives and environments. That's what I think you should do, forget the gear and generic subject matter and turn the camera on yourself, look at your own life and what is important to you, not what you think other people will be impressed with.