Not to repeat what has already been said, but the two aspects definitely work hand in hand.
Can a technically perfect image with average or little emotion work?..sure...
Can an image with extreme emotion, yet technically flawed (to a degree) work...ABSOLUTELY. At the SS in Vegas, Johnny Olsen was showing a PP slide show of his images...I took more away from his presentation than any of the 2 workshops I attended. As his images were being displayed, he would point out a "flaw"...blown highlights on this one...maybe a crop above a joint on this one...maybe a tad underexposed on this one...but EVERY on of the images he pointed out the flaws had an attitude that made the image rock, BUT what I liked about his presentation was HIS attitude...Doesn't bother me he said about one...Don't care he said about another...the images all worked as the emotional aspect far outweighed the flaws he himself pointed out.
I am still under the belief that if you are perceived to be a great photographer, peers will overlook technical flaws from you more so than someone like me...
When Jimmy D (et al) posts an image with technical flaws but has emotional impact...it was planned and it works...
When BobbyG posts an image with flaws...it was an accident and watch for this or that...I completely understand that... and it makes me try harder to get to the next level so when I actually DO step out of the box, the image will be viewed more so on the emotional aspect rather than the technical... IF the photo was planned that way to begin with...
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