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05/24/2005 08:32:53 PM · #26 |
Originally posted by ahaze:
Originally posted by skiprow:
i learn from every challenge by taking a real hard look at the top 20 images, then going out and shooting stuff, applying what i figured out from the top 20. |
That doesn't require entering a challenge, which is all I said I wasn't going to do anymore ;) |
ditto, kirbic. by forcing myself to try to compete here, where nothing is at stake (and the odds, competition, and market-sensibilities are completely out of whack ), definitely helps prepare me for shooting in the real world where there is a lot at stake... |
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05/24/2005 08:39:36 PM · #27 |
I find this thread interesting. And, I can see where you are coming from.
But I get a rush trying to find something cool to shoot, I love the competition, and I really dig waking up the next morning to see how good (or bad) my shot is doing and following the score though out the week.
The ones and two votes never bother me. Everyone gets em (for the most part)
By I certainly respect your decision. |
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05/24/2005 08:42:20 PM · #28 |
Originally posted by skiprow:
all the same, andi, with your ability to shoot stuff like this
you really don't need scores to validate your work.
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Thank you, Skip- somehow I missed this comment. As you know, this was my favorite photo of all last year. As such I was bewildered by some of the comments I received- people suggesting the windows were unnecessary, that the horizon needs to be straightened (I wanted to point out to people that the horizon line- behind the guys heads- was straight, that it was a perspective issue that I didn't feel should be tampered with), that the colors were great or that they were too much.
These kinds of comments help me to understand how the viewers feel- and to accept or reject their opinions. Without their opinions, I would have nothing to grow from. I can strive to shoot like others do- Manny, for instance, is a big influence- but without input like the above on my own photographs, I'll just keep going along thinking my initial impressions of my photos are spot on :)
Message edited by author 2005-05-24 20:43:07.
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05/24/2005 08:45:44 PM · #29 |
Don't know if anyone mentioned this, but what taught me the most from this site was joining 'The Critic Club'. It forced me to look closer at the images and find out what worked and what didn't work. By critiquing other's photos I was able to quickly examine my own work and improve by leaps and bounds.
Don't leave the site, just focus your attention on helping yourself by helping others.
-danny |
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05/24/2005 08:48:31 PM · #30 |
Originally posted by skiprow:
by forcing myself to try to compete here, where nothing is at stake (and the odds, competition, and market-sensibilities are completely out of whack ), definitely helps prepare me for shooting in the real world where there is a lot at stake... |
I guess that's another reason for not competing, it would seem my tastes (specifically in my lighting image) might have diverged from what the general DPC *voting* populous finds appealing. I'm guessing on this, no one has said in comments that the subject matter is a problem but the votes lead me to believe so. That being the case, I need to find a place to take images like this that will be critiqued on their photographic merits, where the subject matter doesn't cause a gut reaction low opinion. I'll save my less controversial shots for DPC ;)
-Edit to add "voting"
Message edited by author 2005-05-24 20:50:59.
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05/24/2005 08:50:19 PM · #31 |
Originally posted by ahaze:
I don't want to be scored. I want to become a better photographer. |
If you want your photography to appeal to a wide variety of viewers then a DPC numerical average score is, by far, the single most honest assessment you are going to get regarding your work. It speaks volumns.
Combining that average with a self-assessment of why your image scored lower than the ones ahead of you will point you in the right direction for improving your photography.
There is no substitute for putting yourself out there to be judged by the cruel, cruel world.
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