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Apparently, creating and revealing a bunch of work to the world does not necessarily diminish the gems that end up standing out. Many successful artists have *over-produced* and created many duds among their winners.
This seems counter-intuitive to photographers who have heard the admonishments from photo editors to only show your best work.
Instead of so much emphasis on editing as a way of getting rid of duds, there should be more focus on editing as the best means and opportunity for identifying the ones that will really shine.
Being too ‘stingy’ with your editing (i.e., holding back ones you’re not sure of) may actually end up hiding the photos you’ve taken that have the best chance of making a big splash in the world.
What’s really important? To continue to show your work no matter what.
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I definitely agree. I think the more you show, and the more open you are to criticism, the more likely you are to create better work. It takes time, effort, feedback and you cant get that without showing more than just your best work.
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Thanks Alex.
I should add one thing: I’m not saying you should put absolutely *everything* out there. I just think a good rule of thumb is to put *anything you like* out there (on the web, social media, exhibits, whatever) without worrying so much about whether others (including the art photography establishment) will think it’s good work. If you’re always thinking: “will this decrease the art establishment’s opinion of my work if I put this out there?”, you’re going to edit yourself too much. In short: if you produced something *and* you like it, then dammit, put it out there!