Comments on: Vision and your photographs http://ackermangruber.com/2008/12/vision-and-your-photographs/ Fri, 27 Jan 2012 02:07:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lane Hartwell http://ackermangruber.com/2008/12/vision-and-your-photographs/comment-page-1/#comment-224 Lane Hartwell Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:24:38 +0000 http://www.timgruber.com/blog/?p=966#comment-224 Thanks for cutting to the heart of the matter. It's true that my best work comes when I am shooting for me; without feeling that I need to fulfill someone else's vision. I've been rethinking things alot this past year and have been more than a little stuck. When I put my portfolio together I went on the advice of two or three friends who are longtime professional photojournalists and they chose work I would never have considered putting in there. When I put things I liked in there, they questioned my judgment, saying that because I was emotionally attached to an image, because of the moment it was created, or the subject, I wasn't able to see it objectively. What I ended with was a pile of images that don't really represent me all that well. I plan on changing that soon and choosing the photos I feel are the strongest. Thanks for cutting to the heart of the matter. It’s true that my best work comes when I am shooting for me; without feeling that I need to fulfill someone else’s vision.

I’ve been rethinking things alot this past year and have been more than a little stuck. When I put my portfolio together I went on the advice of two or three friends who are longtime professional photojournalists and they chose work I would never have considered putting in there. When I put things I liked in there, they questioned my judgment, saying that because I was emotionally attached to an image, because of the moment it was created, or the subject, I wasn’t able to see it objectively. What I ended with was a pile of images that don’t really represent me all that well. I plan on changing that soon and choosing the photos I feel are the strongest.

]]> By: Tim Gruber http://ackermangruber.com/2008/12/vision-and-your-photographs/comment-page-1/#comment-223 Tim Gruber Mon, 15 Dec 2008 06:14:30 +0000 http://www.timgruber.com/blog/?p=966#comment-223 Thanks for checking out the blog Danny. Thanks for checking out the blog Danny.

]]> By: Danny Ghitis http://ackermangruber.com/2008/12/vision-and-your-photographs/comment-page-1/#comment-222 Danny Ghitis Sun, 14 Dec 2008 21:46:23 +0000 http://www.timgruber.com/blog/?p=966#comment-222 Checking out your blog for the first time - great posts. It's nice to know there are others out there in a similarly difficult position as freelance photographers. Checking out your blog for the first time – great posts. It’s nice to know there are others out there in a similarly difficult position as freelance photographers.

]]> By: Tim Gruber http://ackermangruber.com/2008/12/vision-and-your-photographs/comment-page-1/#comment-221 Tim Gruber Fri, 12 Dec 2008 17:07:02 +0000 http://www.timgruber.com/blog/?p=966#comment-221 Thx guys. I needed the post myself. Thx guys. I needed the post myself.

]]> By: Dustin Franz http://ackermangruber.com/2008/12/vision-and-your-photographs/comment-page-1/#comment-220 Dustin Franz Fri, 12 Dec 2008 16:47:30 +0000 http://www.timgruber.com/blog/?p=966#comment-220 great post Tim, just like what AJ said, i needed to hear this now also. thank you great post Tim, just like what AJ said, i needed to hear this now also. thank you

]]> By: AJ http://ackermangruber.com/2008/12/vision-and-your-photographs/comment-page-1/#comment-219 AJ Wed, 10 Dec 2008 23:36:29 +0000 http://www.timgruber.com/blog/?p=966#comment-219 nice post Tim, it's hitting me at the perfect time nice post Tim, it’s hitting me at the perfect time

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