http://www.paulhardycarter.com//wordpress/the-constant-eye-vol1-%e2%80%93-now-available Paul Hardy Carter, Photographer Mon, 22 Mar 2010 20:49:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.paulhardycarter.com//wordpress/the-constant-eye-vol1-%e2%80%93-now-available/comment-page-1#comment-4 Paul Tue, 03 Feb 2009 17:27:38 +0000 http://www.paulhardycarter.com/wordpress/?p=29#comment-4 Quite right Tim - I don't see a good body of work as being a separate thing from producing good individual pictures. On the contrary. Good pictures stand on their own, but the other pictures you take put them in context. With my work, by keeping the technique constant, I am allowing that context to become more influential. I'm very glad you enjoyed the pictures. Cheers, Paul. Quite right Tim – I don’t see a good body of work as being a separate thing from producing good individual pictures. On the contrary.
Good pictures stand on their own, but the other pictures you take put them in context. With my work, by keeping the technique constant, I am allowing that context to become more influential.
I’m very glad you enjoyed the pictures.
Cheers, Paul.

]]> http://www.paulhardycarter.com//wordpress/the-constant-eye-vol1-%e2%80%93-now-available/comment-page-1#comment-3 Tim Goodspeed Tue, 03 Feb 2009 17:02:05 +0000 http://www.paulhardycarter.com/wordpress/?p=29#comment-3 Paul, congrats on your book. Very nice work. I discovered your photography after you "favorited" one of my images on Flickr. I enjoyed reading the introduction to your book. I respect and admire your choice of technique. While I use a digital SLR and have plenty of zoom lenses, I have recently simplified my method to using a fixed 28mm. In your intro, you mentioned that you are not trying to make good individual pictures, but trying to make a good body of work. This statement made me stop and think for a bit. I agree in part, but not fully. I still want pictures to stand on their own; to be good of their own merit. I feel that a good body of work is made up of many good individual pictures. A series of mediocre pictures is a mediocre body of work. I am not saying you take mediocre pictures. Far from it. I enjoy your images. You have created a good body of work and many very good individual photos. Keep up the good work, I look forward to checking your site in the future. Paul, congrats on your book. Very nice work. I discovered your photography after you “favorited” one of my images on Flickr. I enjoyed reading the introduction to your book. I respect and admire your choice of technique. While I use a digital SLR and have plenty of zoom lenses, I have recently simplified my method to using a fixed 28mm. In your intro, you mentioned that you are not trying to make good individual pictures, but trying to make a good body of work. This statement made me stop and think for a bit. I agree in part, but not fully. I still want pictures to stand on their own; to be good of their own merit. I feel that a good body of work is made up of many good individual pictures. A series of mediocre pictures is a mediocre body of work. I am not saying you take mediocre pictures. Far from it. I enjoy your images. You have created a good body of work and many very good individual photos. Keep up the good work, I look forward to checking your site in the future.

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