Narcissi

... The Narcissi Theorem

You are about to get slaughtered, Richard R. (^__^)

::::warming up the tar:::::
who will get the feathers?

I don't believe I've really seen something unless I've sketched it or painted it from life. I've taken plenty of photos without really seeing anything.

Tar and feathers! Oh, it's performance art :D

You must be a nightmare when driving then, David! But seriously, when photography found me (to use the sort or mumbo-jumbo usually associated with this type of thread) I also discovered that I look (an indeed listen) at my surroundings much more intently that I did before.

Richard...I'll give you a choice of T&F or an understated sacrifice to a volcano, no virginal clothing required.

I wear glasses! That makes me the supremest of all artists!

Cynthia,
I'll be Diana Ross and we can get sequinned gowns and matching boas.

So where do plein air artists fit in this paradigm?

Vanessa, just walk around holding up a picture frame. That should increase your standing a couple notches.

Ah. Well, now you mention it Cynthia, the frame can be a vehicle for a personal viewpoint. So narcissism still plays a role?

Yes, because by Richard's standard, you remove yourself from the surrounding reality by only looking through the frame, thus elevating you as an arteeest.

Exactly, Cynthia. A technique employed many years ago along with prisms, mirrors and projectors (sound familiar?) or so I understand :D

Photographer = Artist? Egads, woman! What ARE you implying ;-)

Yes, prisms, viewfinders, ruby glass, etc. But you are still choosing what to frame, right, Richard? It plays into the theory of why eyewitness accounts can be unreliable.

And yes, I agree. Photogs are artists. That other thread's closed.

Okay, let's talk about "self obsession":

I simply must have the latest camera. I must have the latest macro lens and telephoto lens to go with it. I must have the latest software so that I can produce the best possible renditions on the latest computer. I must have a super-duper, high-speed, large-format, color printer to run off copies of my images. I must create a sparkling website to display MY photographic creations.

@Robert - Yup, that's why ALL of US are on FAA (and twitter, G+, FB, Pinterest, Flickr, etc., etc.) :D

Closing in 5 minutes...

I am a painter and photographer but not a narcissi ,however I do paint narcissus.

Yes. We're told to market, but it does seem to be like a really bad cocktail party, doesn't it :D

Lol, Alfred.

T minus?

**** GAME OVER ****