Didn't say to ignore comments, just make 'em the way you want .... not quite the same thing.
Shel > [Original Message] > From: William Robb > > Bill, They're your pics, make 'em any way you like, regardless of > > comments and crits from others. > > To ignore comments from others negates the entire exercise of putting images > up for critique or viewing. > I consider myself a pretty competent photographer, but I hope I am never so > arrogant as to ignore constructive criticism. > I recall reading in one of St. Ansel's monographs about a gallery show he > did, where many comments he got was that the images seemed rather dark. > At the time, he discounted the objections, but a year or so later, he looked > at the pictures again, and couldn't believe he had printed them down as much > as he had. > > If half a dozen people had said they loved the stuff just the way it was > presented, and one had said they were a over filtered, that would be one > thing, but when a number of people say the same thing, one should look at > the work one has presented with an open mind regarding the judgement call > made during processing the image (or printing the picture). > Thanks > > William Robb >
