Quoth Marnie aka Doe > Although it is easier to say that one likes something, than > to say *why* one isn't wild about something. >
More socially correct, too :-) My photography professor had a firm rule for class critiques. You HAD to start with a positive comment. Having made the positive comment you could go on to say what you might want to change about the work. This rule was designed to keep things civil and it worked very well. I actually find it easier to put into words what bothers me about something than why I like it. I realize that doesn't exactly contradict what you said. I guess the hierarchy of difficulty to analyze my reaction in words would be, for me: Easiest: "I like that." Next: "I don't really like that." Next: "I don't like that because the colours are muddy and it smells like burnt hair." Hardest: "I like that because its texture reminds me of fluffy clouds on a lazy day and is therefore restful, and it has a slight trace of the scent of roses, which are my favourite flower." Hmm?
