PhotoShelter Mailbag: Anthony Georgis

I have to ask why we as a professional photo group would be embracing much of this work? The dog shot, the couple kissing with the skates on – neither have a single focus point and could have been taken by a child or a primate. The lady in the sun – well…. The trees with the sun shining through, I can take the yellow colored one, but the one with the red blossoms (I think thats what they are) is not easy on the eyes. AMUSE MENT – Is any one amused? There is some saving grace, the cowboy shots are interesting and useful. The I LOVE YOU is creative. The large bird in the clouds has some nice color and comp. The rainbow, while not the most vibrant I’ve seen, is reasonable. I’d love to hear some comments from the editors of PhotoShelter that actually accept contributors images – is this stuff you would add to the collection? Creativity is terrific, but if the exposure, comp, and subject are all a blur what good is it to anyone?

Really? You don’t like this work? Go look at his site. These diptychs are fun, silly, puzzling, and occasionally touching. And his commercial work looks, well, very commercial. Anthony Georgis clearly knows what he’s doing with a camera. Besides, focus is overrated, as is perfect exposure. This isn’t National Geographic. . . .

I don’t care for it much either.

Nope, don’t really care for it. I get the same kind of results by accidentally releasing my shutter when sitting the camera down. Some one please define diptych. Nothing above resembles any definition I can find. Diptych’s originated in ancient greek society and contained hour lines, hinged side by sides that reflected each other, etc. Nothing above shows any of those characteristics. These are no better than snapshots, infact most snapshots by anyone using a camera for over a year are better. Art – well, that’s a subjective category – but I wouldn’t hang any of these on my wall. Once again, would PhotoShelter actually accept this work? Where’s the market?

Focus is overrated. That’s a good one. That tells me basically no one needs to pay attention to the details of what makes a photograph good. I knew some students at Brooks Institute that always had really grainy out of focus shots. That’s fine once in awhile for affect, but I wondered if they really knew how to use a camera and take shots that were in focus. My basic rule is to have at least some small part of the photo in sharp focus. Otherwise you have no composition and nothing that will hold the attention of the viewer. I agree with the others, I’m not impressed by this guys stuff.