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TOC PATH: Ways-of-working in Photography By Jim Beecher Contents Reflecting how everyone’s way-of-working is different, the topics in this book are loosely organized. Therefore, you can dip into the book according to your interests and whims of the moment. You can, but you need not read the book from front-to-back. Then, set the book aside for a time. Return to it for inspiration and energy, periodically. Getting Started 1 Why This Book? 1 Whats a Way-of-working? 2 Way-of-working: So What? 4 Travel Guide for This Book 5 You and Photography 6 Not Been a Student for Awhile? 6 A New Identity 6 Magic Pills 8 Little Magic Pills 8 Harder and Harder 8 Hierarchy of Dissatisfaction 10 Do Think More 10 Don’t Think So Much 11 The Above Two Pathways 15 Mistakes 16 Mistake Analysis 18 Down Time Equals Objectivity and Insight 19 Dashed Expectations 23 Credit 24 Sole Authorship? 24 Different Audiences for Your Photographs 26 The Photograph and You 27 What’s a Good Photograph? 27 How Often Do Good Photographs Occur? 29 8 More Reasons for Good Photographs 29 Top 16 Reasons for Bad Photography 38 More about Light 46 Snow Analogy 47 Sensitivity to Light 48 Light “Sensitivity Training” Exercises 49 More about Surprise 54 Gesture 55 A Place for Your Project 57 Display Your Work 58 Classic Themes in Photography 59 What’s Art? 59 Is Photography Art? 62 Photographing Reality? 67 Taking v. Making Photographs 69 Purity 72 Back to You 75 Why Do Photography? 75 Write an Artist Statement 82 Reasons for Good Photography 84 Woody Allen and the Six P’s 85 Satan v. Venus 89 Presentation 90 Fame, Guru-hood, Sales of Prints 92 Bulls - - t Happens 98 It – Why You’re a Photographer 99 Other Sources 100 Most Importantly . . . 100  Getting Started Why This Book? Most photography books are about the tools and techniques of photography. This book is about the most important factor: you. For example, a student commented on a presentation of the work