It's the only way we grow, right. ;-) If I tell you a mediocre image is great, you may just keep on taking mediocre images thinking they're great. I may be kind, but I'm doing you a disservice... and vice-versa of course. ;-)
Tom C. >From: Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: Cut or Keep? A Question About Editing >Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2007 12:43:18 -0700 (PDT) > >In the future, I'll be especially eager to read your comments re my >stuff. <grin> > >Jack > >--- ann sanfedele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Tom C wrote: > > > > >If someone is sharing an image out of camaraderie it's one thing. > > In that > > >case the person is likely not expecting feedback about the image, > > but > > >possibly just about the subject, as when I displayed the photos of > > the > > >chihuahua. It seems though that almost every image is viewed as > > >exceptional. > > > > > > > > >One must also take into consideration the experience of the one > > making the > > >comments. Perceptions and the ability to view critically grow with > > time. > > >Images that I once thought were very good, now present glaring > > deficiencies > > >when I view them. They may have been the best I had done at the > > time, but in > > >hindsight I see they were not a good as I once thought. > > > > > >Tom C. > > > > > > > I think the opposite happens occasionally too.... one reason I never > > literally toss stuff I've done > > even if I think it is lousy work :) > > > > Now and then I find something in my archives taht I think is worth > > something and I chose a different > > negative to print... I might find myself liking the one a rejected > > years > > ago better than the one I chose as > > what I thought had the most promise. > > > > In terms of commenting on others here, I generally give a nod to > > those > > I enjoy but if I feel I can help by > > serious critquing I tend to do that off list... > > > > IF something really sucks I keep my fingers off the keyboard :) > > > > ann > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >>Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > > >>To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > > >>Subject: Re: Cut or Keep? A Question About Editing > > >>Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2007 08:10:48 -0600 > > >> > > >> > > >>----- Original Message ----- > > >>From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >> > > >>Subject: Re: Cut or Keep? A Question About Editing > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >>>In a message dated 10/15/2007 9:24:08 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, > > >>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > >>>And stop posting pictures here, because you won't get an accurate > > > > >>> > > >>> > > >>opinion > > >> > > >> > > >>>about what is good from this list. > > >>> > > >>>William Robb > > >>> > > >>>=============== > > >>>I beg to differ. Only someone who showed his own photos on list > > so > > >>> > > >>> > > >>rarely > > >> > > >> > > >>>would think this. > > >>> > > >>> > > >>Chicken or egg, dear? > > >>When I see people who indiscriminately praise everything thats > > posted, > > >>whether tepid or otherwise, I tend to lose respect for the entire > > process. > > >>Rather than damning with faint praise, which does no good at all, > > perhaps > > >>it > > >>would be more honest to call spades what they are. > > >>Often, this list is little more than a circle jerk when it comes to > > >>reviewing pictures. It's a nice, warm and happy place, and I > > appreciate > > >>that > > >>people need that in their lives, but the best way to improve your > > pictures > > >>is to have it ruthlessly picked apart, and have the failings of the > > picture > > >>pointed out. Unfortunately, when people do that, they tend to get > > spat on. > > >> > > >>I don't post a lot of photos at the moment because most of my > > photography > > >>right now is client based for the studio I am working for, and I'm > > not > > >>bothering with securing permission to show the stuff. My work is > > selling, > > >>and making money, I don't need praise beyond that. > > >> > > >>We can agree to disagree on this one, I won't think less of you for > > it, and > > >>I hope you'll feel the same way. > > >> > > >>William Robb > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >>-- > > >>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. > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > 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. > > > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Tired of spam? Yahoo! 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