The Artist, Revisited

I've been pondering all week what I wrote in my last post about there being nothing new or unique to be done in photography.


It really was quite a depressing statement.  Upon further consideration, I think that perhaps the uniqueness lies in what is being photographed.  My approach may not be new, and the subject may not be new, but the moment is entirely unique.  And that is what I love about photography.  Capturing a moment that has never, and will never occur again.  This is especially true in portraiture work, which is my passion.  Every person is unique and the moments they create for pictures are entirely new and can never be replicated.  I know...I've tried to replicate exact moments/poses before and it never works!


I still think that the statement I quoted last weeks stands true:  "Don't try to be original; try to be good." - Paul Rand


If you spend your time trying to find a new way of photographing things, you'll go crazy searching.  If you spend your time trying to be better, wiser, more experienced, the creativity should follow.  At least that's what I'm hoping for.


Thought it was important to make this addendum to my previous post so that those depressing words wouldn't be left hanging in the air.