Crusade for Your Art pt.1

   The section that really struck me in part one was 'The Stages of Fine Art Photographers'. The author touches on the concept of "natural evolution from experimenting to creating with intent" which as photographers ourselves we understand this process well. It's easy to get into a funk within the creative process and just start taking photos just to take them, or when you're in the beginning stages to just photograph whatever you see. As you get a better grasp on what you want your body of work to mean, you understand more clearly the direction you want to go in. As a result, the photos you take gain meaning as their purpose is acquired by the project/body of work you're creating it for. It's definitely important to have a goal in mind, and as Schwartz talks about the way in which we feel "compelled" to take photos, these images are drawn to us because of the basis of our projects and the ways in which we view the bodies of work before us.

-NB