Posting the best things
I make a lot of things, and I don't really post a ton of it. This goes for writing clippings, photoshop and layout work, and photography. I've posted about 1% of the things I've made, and I'm satisfied with maybe half of it.
The current Graphic Portfolio I have up on this new site represents maybe half a percent of the work I've done in photoshop. I'm happy with it, but over the course of the next few months, I'd like to replace all of it with better things. Iterating, improving, and then shelving the stuff that isn't good enough anymore. That's my plan.
I don't post everything because a) a lot of it simply isn't fit or finished enough for public viewing, and my ego isn't solid enough to handle people seeing unfinished work, and b) a good percentage of my work is actually private, and not the kind of thing I just want out there. Like Jeff Buckley said (I'm paraphrasing) "Some songs I do for everyone, some songs I do for just a few people, and some I do just for myself. Nobody else gets those." I think it's a good philosophy to have those three pillars for creative output.
But with the ease of this new blog, I might post more and more rough work. I'll see. I haven't decided on that yet. I don't know if it'll be helpful, but it could also be tremendously good for me, to just put everything on display. Still thinking about it.
