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I don't advocate stealing. Not bubble gum, not crayons, not your classmate's chocolate cookies form their lunchbox and certainly not the creative work of another, be it photographs, music, paintings or whatever.
However.
As a photographer and as an artist, I DO advocate being influenced, inspired, and studying the greats who've paved the way for newer artists and dreamers-turned-doers. And I'm a huge, huge fan of giving credit where credit is due.
I saw this quote and image from Austin's Kleon's Steal Like An Artist and it moved me to remember a few important things as an aspiring professional photographer: To continue to reach high just as other artists have, to say thank you to photographers who've unselfisly shared their knowledge with me when I needed help, to study their work and make photographs and images they've influenced but yet is completely my own, to always be playing on the side that dares to break the mold each time.
“If we’re free from the burden of trying to be completely original, we can stop trying to make something out of nothing, and we can embrace influence instead of running from it. “ - Austin Kleon, Steal Like An Artist.
Word to your mother.
I don't advocate stealing. Not bubble gum, not crayons, not your classmate's chocolate cookies form their lunchbox and certainly not the creative work of another, be it photographs, music, paintings or whatever.
However.
As a photographer and as an artist, I DO advocate being influenced, inspired, and studying the greats who've paved the way for newer artists and dreamers-turned-doers. And I'm a huge, huge fan of giving credit where credit is due.
I saw this quote and image from Austin's Kleon's Steal Like An Artist and it moved me to remember a few important things as an aspiring professional photographer: To continue to reach high just as other artists have, to say thank you to photographers who've unselfisly shared their knowledge with me when I needed help, to study their work and make photographs and images they've influenced but yet is completely my own, to always be playing on the side that dares to break the mold each time.
“If we’re free from the burden of trying to be completely original, we can stop trying to make something out of nothing, and we can embrace influence instead of running from it. “ - Austin Kleon, Steal Like An Artist.
Word to your mother.
