I guess what I see a lot here is the difference between people who have educational back grounds in Photography and art. (BFA and MA in my case and never having worked out side of photography since I was 17 years old.) I often see pictures posted that I know exactly why they are not good photographs and I know what to critique in other works. If you want to be taken seriously as a critique of the work then you have to either make clear that you have a bias about the kind of work you like or make the effort to first understand the intention of the creator. I take criticism all day everyday as a commercial photographer and artist. It doesn't even phase me. To make uneducated comments will bring a response when the don't include at least a question or i have been accused of LIEING.
On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 10:23 AM, Lea Murphy <lea@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
One of the best critiques I ever received of my work happened at a Santa Fe workshop last summer with Keith Carter.I had 15-20 or so images spread out on the table. Keith shuffled them around, selected four and said, "Why aren't you doing more work like this?"In that moment I saw my work as a total outsider sees it and it has profoundly impacted me ever since.Lea
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On Mar 21, 2013, at 12:16 PM, asharpe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:Indeed. If you are only getting good reviews, then you are asking the
wrong people.
There is also a tendency for some photographers who've worked for many,
many years to want to rest on their laurels, and not want to get any
feedback other than laudatory.
Andrew
On Thu, March 21, 2013 6:43 am, PhotoRoy6@xxxxxxx wrote:Some "bad" reviews I had have helped me improve my ideas. So bad can be
good.In a message dated 3/20/2013 1:55:22 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
wildimages@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:How do I deal with bad reviews these days? Thank the reviewer for
taking the time to comment.
