Hertz van Rental
We're supposed to post photos?
This is not TheProfessors'Forum
I would beg to differ. If you remember Chase originally created this particular forum for me :lmao:
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This is not TheProfessors'Forum
I am amazed, though, that people appear to be proud of being self-taught.
Would you let a doctor near you with a knife, or let a tradesman loose in your home if they announced that they were self-taught and had got it all out of a book?
I know I wouldn't.
So why should Photography be any different?* :mrgreen:
... for those not ready to receive a critique.Photo critique is a touchy business
We're all big boys and big girls here. I see NOTHING wrong with someone saying "your pic SUCKS and is the WORST picture I have ever seen..." if this is what the person doing the critique sincerely feels... as long as it follows with:I believe it should be polite and by no means discouraging, and above all constructive. Plain rude critique that is derogatory to the photographer, though it happens rarely, should be heavily frowned upon.
however proof shows that many more professionals have no formal education in it than those that do. Recent look-arounds at many professional photography organizations places it at somewhere between 70-80 % self-taught vs those with a formal education in photography.
If you are paying someone good money for something you would not feel particularly confident in their skills if you knew they had taught themselves. You would always go to someone with a recognised qualification for choice.
OK.
But you seem to be comparing apples with oranges now, for this thread is about how to put out a successful critique here (well, at least I think that's what abraxas wants to know), on this very forum, an internet forum, where most of us come to spend their pasttime, gain a bit of entertainment and form long-distance friendships (maybe) with people who share their passion. And here you need not be a professor of photography in order to comment on someone else's work. Here everyone's invited to say what they think about photos put out for the world to see them.
What if we are not asking for critique, and just enjoy showing our photos. Should I not even post our photos on forums then? Soundling like a good idea after reading this thread, especially on TPF. Or does this mean, I can only post in the Just for Fun gallery. No, Im not a suck, and I have also had enough birthdays to understand, and I can also handle critique.
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As I said earlier, I'm not claiming that this is the best system. This is just to give a taste of the other extreme that abraxas and others might be interested in.
I thought the "Just for Fun" section was about for that very purpose -