picturethis said
Photography is a very subjective and personal art. People see things differently and that is what makes a forum like this so valuable. Critiques are a most valuable way to learn and improve. Good or bad you should take whatever you can learn from them and move on. It's not about the attitude, it's about the art. Sometimes we miss the message because we don't appreciate the messenger. If someone comes to tell me there is a missile on the way, I'm not going to care how he tells me but I will act on the message! Anyone who has competed in photography galleries will have had their share of "bad and unfair judges", etc. But you can't let that stop you. I have collected many awards over the years with images that some judges absolutely tore apart. In the end, the only thing that matters how that image makes me feel! Criticism is what you make of it. If you don't like it move on to the next. If it helps you then get to work and learn from it. Keep shooting!

That my friend is a very thoughtful comment. The best thing that helped me learn was being told that my shots sucked, AND WHY!

We often have an emotional attachment to our work, yes that is  a cute baby, but its your baby. You heard the thunder of the waves, you got soaked to the skin. A photograph is but one layer of a bigger picture, if we can detach from the smell of the roses and the haunting sound of the loon echoing across a mountain lake I believe we can better focus;) on the message our photographs are trying to convey.

Its easy to get the ooohs and ahhs from the Facebook crowd, and aunty Mavis will be thrilled with any shots of little Jimmy! If you want your shots to stand above the crowd, post em up and ask for critique

Post your shots and keep shooting

A-Fan-4eva said
Hi All,

Gee, loved reading all that on critiques, all I would like is for whoever critiques my pics to send me a lollipop or Jelly bean (like my Doctor gives me) to make me feel better ... LOL

Happy Snapping ppls ( no pun intended ... lol )

Ian ...

Great idea, Ian!

Gee, loved reading all that on critiques, all I would like is for whoever critiques my pics to send me a lollipop or Jelly bean (like my Doctor gives me) to make me feel better ... LOL

Happy Snapping ppls ( no pun intended ... lol )

Ian ...

Mandrake said

http://photographybahamas.com/.....n-dollars/

Silky... The photo is worth more than $4 million for the obvious reason that the horizon is straight.

Mandrake

Yes Mandrake , Almost 99% of persons has their Brain Flater as the horizon.
You sahll work in a Chineses loundry as Iron man.

Silky... The photo is worth more than $4 million for the obvious reason that the horizon is straight.

Mandrake

Silky said

Mandrake said

I think photographers who become unduly upset with negative critiques should not post their photos here.

Well Mandrake, if so many whose today aprove the criticism shall go back and see the responses they given when some ciritcs was made.

By the way photgraphy like a big manicome, where some time one draging and stone say it is a dog and you have to respect because he is insane
or not capable to recognize that is a stone. Photogrphy and photographers are alike the big manicome. Some time you don't see the dog the photographer is draging.

I had never found a photographer whitout a litle of insanity include me, the advantage is that our insanity is not agresive or harzard to the rest of society. But if you don't see the starts in surise or at mid day it does not mean that the starts does not exist.
Art is a distortion of reality , so is a grade of insanity and only insane people can understand art. Like or dislike you is a reality.
I recognize that I am one of them when I made bingo in the apreciation of certain artworks.
So take it easy.

A good example of good art in photography, who of you are qualify to said the contrary?
http://photographybahamas.com/.....n-dollars/

Silky said

Mandrake said

I think photographers who become unduly upset with negative critiques should not post their photos here.

Well Mandrake, if so many whose today aprove the criticism shall go back and see the responses they given when some ciritcs was made.

By the way photgraphy like a big manicome, where some time one draging and stone say it is a dog and you have to respect because he is insane
or not capable to recognize that is a stone. Photogrphy and photographers are alike the big manicome. Some time you don't see the dog the photographer is draging.

I had never found a photographer whitout a litle of insanity include me, the advantage is that our insanity is not agresive or harzard to the rest of society. But if you don't see the starts in surise or at mid day it does not mean that the starts does not exist.
Art is a distortion of reality , so is a grade of insanity and only insane people can understand art. Like or dislike you is a reality.
I recognize that I am one of them when I made bingo in the apreciation of certain artworks.
So take it easy.

If some of you still in doubt here an example of the Manicome of Art.

http://photographybahamas.com/.....n-dollars/

easyexposure said

Love and peace you guys!

Art is very subjective! And as an artist you have to grow a thick skin. Only the strongest will survive!
Believe me, the technical part is the easiest part. The most difficult part is to find yourself, be different and unique,
create an image which will make people feel something - good or bad. So be happy, when people are willing to critique your image - good or bad.
It means they are not indifferent to them.

And also instructor are not always right (I am not talking about me so, LOL ), because they are too much into all the rules and don't want to come out of the box! I think opinion of the regular people does matter or at least it is good to hear it. You don't have to agree with everything anybody says, but except criticism constructively. If you are planing to work as a photographer, you also might want to research what your target audience likes. Or ones again stay true to yourself and right people will come to you, who like you style. Very often it is not even about your pictures, but about you.
If they like you and your personality, they will like your work too.

We are all here to learn and the more feedback we get the better - good or bad. I like the idea about more constructive criticism - guys, try to explain more why you like or don't like some parts of the image and what would you do to improve it.

True Oksana, and the client always has the reazon, yesterday comes to me a lady with three boy very hamson and she want the three children dressed like the Three Porky ; I said her please we are 2013 why don't like astronauts or cow boys, NOT IF YOU HAVE NOT THE DRESSES I BUY OR GO TO OTHER PHOTOGRAPHES! I replay no no you are right it will be very interesting tell the story to in photography.
See another type of interpreters of art.

Daniela said

Good or bad critiques are welcome because we can think about it and learn from it. We are not babies, so, we must know that when we post something in a public domain to be criticized, we are admiting to receive every kind of critique. Colegues shall give educated critiques, but it doesn't mean they will be positive. If someone says a photo is dark, is because for that person (instructor or not) the photo is, in his oppinion, dark. An artist to be an artist must carry all this. It's a process of growing and learning. It's a human process.

Of course there is not artist whitout critic, even Miguel Angel had criticism. Cristicism in art is alike criticism in Politic and as the politician said not matter what they said, the problem is they talk about me bad or good , but talk a lot.

Mandrake said

I think photographers who become unduly upset with negative critiques should not post their photos here.

Well Mandrake, if so many whose today aprove the criticism shall go back and see the responses they given when some ciritcs was made.

By the way photgraphy like a big manicome, where some time one draging and stone say it is a dog and you have to respect because he is insane
or not capable to recognize that is a stone. Photogrphy and photographers are alike the big manicome. Some time you don't see the dog the photographer is draging.

I had never found a photographer whitout a litle of insanity include me, the advantage is that our insanity is not agresive or harzard to the rest of society. But if you don't see the starts in surise or at mid day it does not mean that the starts does not exist.
Art is a distortion of reality , so is a grade of insanity and only insane people can understand art. Like or dislike you is a reality.
I recognize that I am one of them when I made bingo in the apreciation of certain artworks.
So take it easy.

Art is very subjective! And as an artist you have to grow a thick skin. Only the strongest will survive!
Believe me, the technical part is the easiest part. The most difficult part is to find yourself, be different and unique,
create an image which will make people feel something - good or bad. So be happy, when people are willing to critique your image - good or bad.
It means they are not indifferent to them.

And also instructor are not always right (I am not talking about me so, LOL ), because they are too much into all the rules and don't want to come out of the box! I think opinion of the regular people does matter or at least it is good to hear it. You don't have to agree with everything anybody says, but except criticism constructively. If you are planing to work as a photographer, you also might want to research what your target audience likes. Or ones again stay true to yourself and right people will come to you, who like you style. Very often it is not even about your pictures, but about you.
If they like you and your personality, they will like your work too.

We are all here to learn and the more feedback we get the better - good or bad. I like the idea about more constructive criticism - guys, try to explain more why you like or don't like some parts of the image and what would you do to improve it.