Hi Larry
Thanks for the response.  As usual, it's well written and informative.  I'm
always amazed at how one little comment from me starts a whole string of
new messages around here and brings old friends out of the woodwork :)

-> I have done a web-site on doing soft images after the fact, and have had
-> untold mail from people who are following it.
-> http://www.larry-bolch.com/soft/

I just had a look and recognize several of those pictures from other things
you have shared with us. Great stuff, as usual.  Unless its because I'm not
sending them high resolution pictures, I doubt that they are seeing
anything I send in as soft as those ones are though.  I rather like that
technique. I might have to try that intentionally sometime  :)
-> 
-> The only difference between a fine art photograph and a commercial
-> photograph, is that the first is inner directed and the other is outer
-> directed. 

Whooo Hooooo......so, now I'm a fine artist eh.
  When someone doesn't like something for some reason like
"softness",
I'll claim I did it on purpose.   And maybe I did.....
-> 
-> > I have been told on several
-> > occasions (not on PhotoSig) that I have my own
"style".  I've never quite
-> > known what that is, but perhaps this softness is just my style.  Comments
-> > anyone?
-> 
-> Much too close to you for you to see. I recall a number of people saying
-> that they could spot one of my pictures on the front page of the paper a
-> block away. Yet I have never been able to see it, or articulate just what
-> constitutes "my style" either. In my mind, I approach each subject
-> individually and try to interpret it to the best of my ability. I shoot a
-> lot of different stuff.

Right.  I think people who decide they have to strive for a certain style,
are stifling themselves.  It will shine through all on it's own.  

Karen
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