This is an age old disagreement-if photography an art form then anything goes. An image that is five stops over exposed and out of focus in my mind is worthless, but to the one who captured the image it is a work of "art." Others may also see it as art.
I see Cedric's image as a snapshot and not a very good one at that.
Ben,
You have no experience of all the many photographs Cedric has shown here. That's the position from which his work should be viewed. Cedric photography is, to a considerable extent, social commentary or posing of questions. There's no documentation nor celebration.
In your own pictures of young students in school, it's totally different! Everyone knows what the picture should look like as there are standards and expectations. Similarly the pageant scene demands the glittery image you have made. It fits. In dong so you are using a whole different set of considerations that do not apply to work that is dealing with feelings, ideas and questions about our society. Cedric's work could, in some cases, be only a little above pure black and I would not protest. Such s the difference in the parameters that matter.
For this reason, you might best focus on work like yours, pictures of people representing how they wish to be seen. You see, the sort of art Cedric does is not approachable with the rulers your hold to it. That means it's perhaps better not to comment until you are up to speed and comfortable with the world of more abstract thinking in photography
that is not necessarily about what is shown. Otherwise, I have to spend a lot of time explaining in English and French what's wrong!
Asher
Ben,
Vous n'avez aucune expérience de tout nombreux de photographies que Cedric a montré ici. C'est la position dont son travail devrait être vu. La photographie de Cedric est, à une mesure considérable, un commentaire social ou le fait de poser de questions. Il n'y a aucune documentation, ni célébration.
Dans vos propres photos de jeunes étudiants dans l'école, c'est complètement différent! Chacun sait que la peinture devrait ressembler comme il y a des normes et des attentes. De la même façon la scène de spectacle historique demande l'image brillée que vous avez faite. Il va. Dans le dong donc vous utilisez un différent ensemble entier des considérations qui ne font pas une demande au travail qui s'occupe des sentiments, les idées et les questions à propos de notre société. Le travail de Cedric pourrait, dans certains cas, être seulement un peu au-dessus du noir pur et je ne protesterais pas. Un tel s la différence dans les paramètres que la question.
