No Waste and, Originality??

It is my opinion that there was little value in the interviews we watched yesterday. I was expecting perhaps they would talk about their ideas and beliefs in regard to art, but no, it was mostly just stories. There was no talk about how they do things, so I didn't really get anything out of it. However, some of the things they said did stand out.

The first one was asked about the "transition" to digital photography and if she had considered it yet. She didn't really understand why some people were so afraid of digital. She stated that everything that can be done in the realm of photography was tried in the first 10 years.

Some artists may think that they are unique or that they're doing something unorthodox, but they're usually wrong. Those who are reluctant or scared to step in into unexplored territory fail to understand that it almost never is unexplored territory.

The second photographer stated that in the context of art, there is no waste. Everything can be used and try not to discard things.

This stood out to me. I have photographs that I took from the first time I had a camera. I never had a use for them, but I never discarded these photographs. Even if the raw material by itself seems useless, it still has some value. I can have the most boring photographs of the most benign things, and do something with them if I alter them well enough after the fact.