rlemert
No longer a newbie, moving up!
- Joined
- Feb 8, 2011
- Messages
- 469
- Reaction score
- 105
- Location
- Raleigh, NC
- Can others edit my Photos
- Photos OK to edit
Very often someone new to this site will make a comment suggesting that they find the quality of the photography a bit 'intimidating'. (One comment I read a few minutes ago, for example, asked if everyone here was a professional because the pictures are so good.) I can easily sympathize with this because I too find many of the pictures well beyond what I'm currently capable of.
However, on the other hand I also find this sight makes me feel pretty good about my skills. A couple of the threads I just looked through, for instance, included comments about "don't be afraid to rotate the camera to put vertical subjects in a vertical format." Reading this, I realized that most of the time I do this. I also frequently see pictures posted where I know that I can do better.
In making these comments I'm not trying to put down someone else just because they're still early on their learning curve. After all, my pictures were also pretty poor at first. I'm just curious to find out how many others find encouragement here that "hey, maybe I have learned something after all?"
However, on the other hand I also find this sight makes me feel pretty good about my skills. A couple of the threads I just looked through, for instance, included comments about "don't be afraid to rotate the camera to put vertical subjects in a vertical format." Reading this, I realized that most of the time I do this. I also frequently see pictures posted where I know that I can do better.
In making these comments I'm not trying to put down someone else just because they're still early on their learning curve. After all, my pictures were also pretty poor at first. I'm just curious to find out how many others find encouragement here that "hey, maybe I have learned something after all?"