May I add, that if the image needs an explanation of some sort, (EG - I didn't have the right lens, it was the best I could do etc) then it probably should be pitched, unless it is a very unusual image.
Kenneth Waller http://tinyurl.com/272u2f ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: Culling and Editing (Long) > 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.
