#photography meta-note: I've taken lately to posting (approximately) a photo a day, generally with a link to the full res version (on Flickr), followed by a short thread with technical details and a few thoughts on composition and subject.
My model is Ansel Adams's "Examples", in which he mixes technical detail with comments on the subject, his artistic goals, and the circumstances under which each photo was made.
I'm not my comparing work with his, of course, but I really like the format.
A thing I especially like about "Examples" (full title: "Examples: The Making of 40 Photographs") is that while it does include some of his best photos, they were selected mainly for the stories and techniques behind them. I learned as much from the text as from the images, and it helped me become a better photographer at least as much as it helped me appreciate his particular work.
There's a common artistic ethic that holds that the artist should simply let the work speak for itself. I'm glad not everyone follows it. I want the backstory!
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