I try to stay up on what other people I know who photography are doing. In other words, what sort of photos are they taking? I look for techniques, locations, subject matter, etc. How did they produce that image? At what lengths did they go to get it?
There are times though, that I have a VERY hard time looking at the images. Why though? Most of the time, I have a hard time relating to the image at hand.
For example, I will look at photos of Philmont for days. Even though they might be some pretty boring and tell very little of a story, it is the subject at hand that keeps me going.
Conversely, I've seen photos of the Dew Tour- guys with skateboards or bikes, and I just am not interested. I don't care how the image was shot, what magic lighting conditions were done, or extreme effort was put forth. The subject matter bores and really does not engage part of my brain to have me explore more.
So my question is- how much of a photographic lesson am I missing out on if I do not relate to the subject?
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