If you are intent on drawing or painting on your prints, you must first learn to draw and paint at least as well as you photograph.
Bill JayAsk photographers to write and they have nothing to say; ask them to talk about their work and they won't shut up.
Bill JayWords of wisdom for every photographer: 'Thinking is more interesting than knowing, but less interesting than looking'. So said Goethe.
Bill JayThere are many reasons why photography does not attract the social and cultural attention it deserves. I would add one more which has received scant attention: it does not make a lot of noise. ... Perhaps photography would be more appreciated if camera shutters fired with the sound of a .357 Magnum.
Bill Jay