Change Your Image
dan-1386
Reviews
Six Degrees with Mike Rowe (2021)
Absolutely Fantastic !!
I love this show, not only for the content, but also, and probably mostly because it shows the crew at work and shows many of the "behind the scenes" ways that the show is actually made.
So much of television is about the "talent" but it's really cool to see how it's made, if only in glimpses. The green screens, cameras, props and the crew are all as, or more interesting than the show itself. The content of the show is engaging, moving quickly with lots of vignettes.
And of course, Mike Rowe is the consumate story teller.
Master of Photography (2016)
Judges are pompous asses
Who is to say that these "famous" photographers vision of what is "art" is any more valid than the photographers who took the photo. It reminds me of the artists who criticized the impressionists at the turn of the last century. The vision is in the eye of the photographer, and there can be constructive criticism of the exposure, etc (which would include suggestions on changes to make it better) but these judges are just pompous asses who think their vision is the only way. It would be interesting to see the tables turned, have the contestants criticize the judges work...
Overall as a photographer, I find the assignments interesting, but the whole judging aspect turns me off. Judging should have a element of encouragement and teaching, not the imposition of their very narrow vision of art on to another artists.