Del Kathryn Barton on Portraits:
There has to be a really tangible, palpable connection between you and the sitter. The best portraits are about sincerity and connection.via Archibald Prize: six winners on what it has meant for them and how to paint a contender by Nick Galvin.
I've learned (*) the dangers of my narrowly restricted definitions of image quality. Knowing them can/should become the foundation of my personal work, but they can also be a terrible and unjust barrier to my appreciation of the work of other photographers — especially those whose criteria are different than mine. It is a good idea, I believe, to develop the complimentary skills of knowing our own definitions while simultaneously suspending our personal prejudices when we look at the work of others. Without that, we might miss a lot.via Defining quality (*) by Brooks Jensen (*).
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