Is out of focus the new black? Matt Eich and I had a long conversation about shooting styles and the ruts we all get ourselves into. I always shoot sharp as a tack. When I went through some old film I found today this image jumped out at me. Maybe I should do this from now on. I mean really, sharpness is over rated no?
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[...] “Is out of focus the new black?” This blog post has been on my mind lately, and really because of the post below it about self worth valuing your work, by Michael Rubenstein. [...]

Hot soft light | photos by Rob Hart » Blog Archive » The new black added these pithy words on May 04 09 at 6:01 pm

Michael,
Some great insight on here.
I read a quote somewhere, it may have been HCB, who essentially said that focus was a bourgeois concept, so to be ignored.
Always sorta liked that.
Be well

Jeremy M. Lange added these pithy words on Apr 07 09 at 10:36 am

Completely overratted. Next year my entry to World Press is going to be all my out of focus pics. And I bet it wins…

Tara added these pithy words on May 20 09 at 6:07 am

In India for Indians it is a taboo… it depends upon why you wanna shoot… Sharpness is way overrated for sure!!!

Prashanth added these pithy words on Aug 15 09 at 5:51 am

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