Mike,
I think I get your point. It kind of reminds me of the use of the "exclusive". Most exlusive offers are available to everyone who want them. "Something new" is rarely something new to the forum but may be new to the photographer or just the latest shoot. "Unique" is rarely unique. Ideas are recycled all the time and I think that it's actually quite difficult to produce a unique product. There are some on this forum that are capable of it, but they are the exception and not the rule.
Don't forget though, that not all of us are as good as you, Jimmy, JT, Rolando and a whole slew of others I can't name off the top of my head. For some of us, stretching is actually getting a beginning shot. For some, a basic lighting shot IS a new shot that stretched us.
We have a great disparity in talents here. Maybe what we need is an additional forum "Know nothing dip ****s" that people like me can post in and our images wouldn't be taken as a whole but given the top 2-3 things that would dramatically change the quality. Then we could start working toward tuning the finer points.
I'll be happy to call you on the carpet if I don't think something you did to stretch didn't work out or wasn't on par with the quality of work you are capable of but if you reply to any of my posts please apply the "Know nothing dip [censored]" standard. (at least for now) [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
BTW - I'm planning on working on posing more at JT's Vegas workshop so when he's done with me maybe I'll be a "Know a little dip [censored]". [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
David
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