jcdeboever
Been spending a lot of time on here!
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You crack me up. You post on a forum and ask for critique then take the critique personal. Really. The picture is not overexposed nor does it lack contrast, Causapscal. Have a look at the histogram. JCD you would have never survived one of my classes. I taught in an International program, named the Photography Teacher of the Year, USA two years running and had a 94.6 pass rate over a period of 17 years. All film and Alternative processes for the first 8 years before we moved into digital which still only accounted for 25% of their grade. I critiqued my students (said exactly what was wrong and directed them toward what was right) exactly the same way I critique everyone on here because the schedule to which we had to comply there was little time for niceties; I gave out the kudos in the grading folder. My students knew going in I wasn't a warm fuzzy kind of guy but they also knew that if they wanted to attend the better photography schools in the country, this was an avenue. They took it on the chin and they learned. Over the course of 17 years I placed over 270 students in schools like RISD, SCAD, Ringling, Art Center School, Haystack, UMass...yadda, yadda, yadda on full ride scholarships.
Do I know everything..not hardly, but rather than whine about a critique, harsh or sweet, I endeavor to move forward every day. You might want to give that some thought. But to alleviate any further anxiety from one future critiques, I shall make doubly sure not to ever critique you again. Learn from Causapscal as he seems to know what he's talking about. Just as an aside, with the exception of one really good filmmaking professor in college, I cannot say I liked many of them., I found most to be very harsh, and demeaning and at times quite full of themselves but I LEARNED something from every one of them.
If you are going to take critiques personally, then why post at all? Oh, and all that crap you hear about the best way to critique...I suggest you not do graduate work.
You didn't read a thing I said teacher... Good teachers are in tune to their students, I assume I am your student since your rambling on about it...
" The picture is not overexposed nor does it lack contrast" I said it was boring. But it does lack...
" Have a look at the histogram", I am trying to learn histograms but there you go again, bashing a newbie. I don't understand them and on top of that I thanked you for helping me. So a teacher bashes a student who asks for help....
You are one of these old timer bully's that degrade members with promise and the websites traffic. You think you are better than everyone on here and your pics prove you are not. Get off your high horse teacher. You also play games by posting crappy pics to see how people respond.
Snowy is not on here enough to see your motive, I am on here too much and your motives are crystal clear. You are better than everyone and God forbid someone has promise and they need help, you are going to crush their journey. You almost did mine but a long time member here told me you were a bitter teacher... She was right, I didn't know you were a teacher. Makes sense.
Yeah, your not warm and fuzzy but more back stabbing envious teacher that the system continually employs while destroying their confidence and settle down in another field. I assume you never placed a professional.
Good luck to you but you are not fair at all. Just full of anger, envy, resentment.
I would have aced your class, I would have given you exactly what you wanted. Think about that for a minute if you have the time.
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