I've preached here often and loudly that criticism--literary, photographic, or otherwise--rarely ever rises above the level of opinion, and of course in response to any given work (or idea for that matter) roughly half the population will proclaim it great, whilst the other half will call it crap.
If you're a true artist, and by that I mean one who has made a total and absolute commitment to his/her art, then no amount of negative criticism or even ridicule will EVER stop you from creating. I may be interested in seeing what somebody thinks of my fiction or my images, but nobody--and I mean nobody--has with negative words convinced me I should give up.
John Forio d' Ischia, Italia
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From: joseph guerra <spinfast3@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
That is why I rarely comment on the exhibits, although I always have opinions and reactions.
JG - - - -
At 08:43 AM 3/11/2004, Gregory Stempel wrote:WR wrote;
>>>>> Well, I've tried this before, and was reticuled over my wording of the review for about a month afterwards, that scared me and most likely countless others over attempting to make any reviews. <<<
That is one of the problems here, there are a few members who cut others to
pieces for what seems like, little provocation.
Take care, Gregory david Stempel FIREFRAMEi m a g i n g www.americanphotojournalist.com
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