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In response to our member suggestions and discussions, we are opening a brand new Gallery that is dedicated to the giving and receiving of artistic critique and commentary.
If you are comfortable with the less formal C&C that is available in all of our other Photo Galleries, keep posting there and enjoy! The only Gallery where there is absolutely NO C&C is in our Just for Fun Gallery, for your most casual shots.
While we start this Gallery with the view that it is a work in progress, for starters, we will be asking all participants to provide the following information on their photos posted here for C&C:
1) After you post your photo, please provide as much technical detail as you have. Your camera, your lens, even shutter speed and aperture, plus whatever editing program used. For our analog users, include your film type and development process.
2) In a sentence or two, please let us know what you were trying to achieve with your shot. Letting us know why you took the shot helps us understand your creative thought process, which will inform how someone might respond.
3) Keep your skin thick in here. People who may come across as blunt are not necessarily trying to be insulting. Don't expect flowers to be tossed your way; that's not what this is about.
To those who are offering C&C:
1) While the poster may not be expecting flowers to be tossed, this isn't the place or time to throw bricks, either. Being straightforward in critical observations can be done without being condescending.
2) Pay close attention to both the artistic thought process as well as the technical methods given.
3) No "Nice shot!" comments here - if you honestly have nothing more in depth to offer, just take a pass here.
Here are a couple of links on giving, getting, and dealing with critiques - have a look if you're not certain what to say.
This is a work in progress, and we're glad to modify it as we go. For now - jump in and have fun!
If you are comfortable with the less formal C&C that is available in all of our other Photo Galleries, keep posting there and enjoy! The only Gallery where there is absolutely NO C&C is in our Just for Fun Gallery, for your most casual shots.
While we start this Gallery with the view that it is a work in progress, for starters, we will be asking all participants to provide the following information on their photos posted here for C&C:
1) After you post your photo, please provide as much technical detail as you have. Your camera, your lens, even shutter speed and aperture, plus whatever editing program used. For our analog users, include your film type and development process.
2) In a sentence or two, please let us know what you were trying to achieve with your shot. Letting us know why you took the shot helps us understand your creative thought process, which will inform how someone might respond.
3) Keep your skin thick in here. People who may come across as blunt are not necessarily trying to be insulting. Don't expect flowers to be tossed your way; that's not what this is about.
To those who are offering C&C:
1) While the poster may not be expecting flowers to be tossed, this isn't the place or time to throw bricks, either. Being straightforward in critical observations can be done without being condescending.
2) Pay close attention to both the artistic thought process as well as the technical methods given.
3) No "Nice shot!" comments here - if you honestly have nothing more in depth to offer, just take a pass here.
Here are a couple of links on giving, getting, and dealing with critiques - have a look if you're not certain what to say.
This is a work in progress, and we're glad to modify it as we go. For now - jump in and have fun!