My first urban shot

manaheim · May 30, 2011

You have to unravel threads like this sometimes.

There are some who are disagreeing with your artistic view. If you feel confident in your views, ignore these people. If you don't, then you may want to decide what your views are on stuff like this. If you don't know, then a lot of your stuff will be somewhat a shot in the dark.

There are some who are dwelling on technical things. If you are confident you have the right things exposed, in focus, and the right framing to support your artistic view, then ignore these people. You'll note that this also requires you to be comfortable with your artistic views.

Then there are those who discuss how your technical choices may either effectively or ineffectively represent what they believe your artistic view to be. These folks are often among the most helpful. They are people who are trying to see what your image is "saying" and are trying to help you execute on that a little better. The only question when this happens is whether or not they are getting what you are saying, but then that in and of itself can be very valuable as you get a sense of whether or not you are speaking a language in photography that is effectively understood. Again, though... you gotta know what your view is. See a trend here?

Then there are those with just no goddamned clue whatsoever. You can ignore them too.

NCAFLeo88 · May 30, 2011

manaheim said:
You have to unravel threads like this sometimes.

There are some who are disagreeing with your artistic view. If you feel confident in your views, ignore these people. If you don't, then you may want to decide what your views are on stuff like this. If you don't know, then a lot of your stuff will be somewhat a shot in the dark.

There are some who are dwelling on technical things. If you are confident you have the right things exposed, in focus, and the right framing to support your artistic view, then ignore these people. You'll note that this also requires you to be comfortable with your artistic views.

Then there are those who discuss how your technical choices may either effectively or ineffectively represent what they believe your artistic view to be. These folks are often among the most helpful. They are people who are trying to see what your image is "saying" and are trying to help you execute on that a little better. The only question when this happens is whether or not they are getting what you are saying, but then that in and of itself can be very valuable as you get a sense of whether or not you are speaking a language in photography that is effectively understood. Again, though... you gotta know what your view is. See a trend here?

Then there are those with just no goddamned clue whatsoever. You can ignore them too.

I love you manaheim....Just sayin'....and I agree with u there, I'm not saying its wrong to critique someone's artistry or try to help them improve on what they are trying to do. I'm just saying there is a tasteful way to do it where it doesn't demean or disrespect that person. And that last line, can I get three cheers for manaheim, please?