Lot's of sound inner reflection snipped down to: >Are there techniques that can help me "get outside myself" when judging >my own shots? Help to diminish the emotional attachment I have to some >images so that I can view them more objectively?
I believe you already know a big portion of the answer. IMO, one needs to compare their own images to ones in a similar genre that have already met some widely accepted standard of success. Side by side, does my image hold up? It doesn't mean one must mimic another photographer or can't have their own style. However, if upon viewing photo A (let's call it someone else's published photos) and photo B (your/my photo), we see a clear difference that tells us photo B might not make the grade, then indeed it might not make the grade. A small collection of outstanding photos, is in my opinion, to be preferred over a larger set, that uses possibly lower grade individual photos as filler snuck in between better ones (not that you were suggesting that). If you have doubts about a particular image, then you are probably correct in heeding those doubts. I'm always sorry when I don't. Tom C. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
