Asked this question over at Facebook.  I was interested in the responses of people who don't know the technical aspects of photography as well as we do, but now I would like to get your responses...

why do people like overcooked HDR images? It really has me confused...

I really shouldn't be writing this now...my head is supposed to be in an essay on identity...but in a way this post does go towards that.

My identity as a photographer...

I suppose at the outset I should say I class myself as an amateur who would love to be a pro but feel that I am in no way near that status....hence the title of the blog....

Since I was about 16, I am now 39, I have had a camera of some sort in my hand, mainly point and shoots cause I have not been…

I really shouldn't be writing this now...my head is supposed to be in an essay on identity...but in a way this post does go towards that.

My identity as a photographer...

I suppose at the outset I should say I class myself as an amateur who would love to be a pro but feel that I am in no way near that status....hence the title of the blog....

Since I was about 16, I am now 39, I have had a camera of some sort in my hand, mainly point and shoots cause I have not been…