Hi Asher,
Surely you don’t mean to say that if an artist declares his/her work as being completed/finished (even if it hasn’t been published yet), we still can challenge them as to the possible improvements in the execution of their intent?
Cem,
Always feel free to question! Reread what I wrote.
Asher Kelman said:
My own view is that we can be more probing for one picture, less when its finished and have to show careful perspective in taking on an entire collection.
When someone has published, exhibited or delivered an image, it certainly is finished, there is no question about that! Then we must not imply it is unfinished! The same applies to a portfolio. These are all completed works that we must respect, especially in a public forum.
However, apart from that, often we don't know exactly where we are on the path. Sometimes we try to do too much, to perfect something, other times there's some way to go. That's where being in a forum is so helpful. Others might see landmarks we ourselves might miss and give us cogent feedback.
I was pointing out to Rod that before we'd add a new prefix,
Finished: we have to distinguish which groups we are working with and
that word does not do it! Without a big explanation, most folk would think every picture is "finished" when posted. What we consider instead is a term like
Printed/Delivered: if that would mean to everyone what we want it to mean: finished professional photograph, either given to a magazine, client or exhibited in a gallery. I think that meaning is clear. We just need confirmation on that idea.
Then the discussion will be focused on what's special about the picture and how it fits in with that genre or does it's work, but not what should have been done. This prefix would only be used sparingly where professional quality work is delivered.
Let me know if this is now clear!
Asher
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