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10/04/2005 05:46:54 PM · #1 |
What makes a 'good' comment?
Message edited by author 2005-10-04 21:03:11.
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10/04/2005 09:03:42 PM · #2 |
What makes a 'bad' comment?
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10/04/2005 09:03:56 PM · #3 |
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10/04/2005 09:09:54 PM · #4 |
Good comment --> One in which the receiver learns something to make their photos more universally appealing.
Bad comment --> Opposite of a good comment.
Why comment? So people who make mistakes that hurt the asthetic appeal of their photos can learn from other viewpoints as to what appeals to the most people. Unless of course, you just want to please yourself. It's not for everybody, but I won't knock it ;)
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10/04/2005 09:29:31 PM · #5 |
What % of comments are 'good'? and how many make no sense, in a 'bad' way? Of course 'bad' means of no real learning use.
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10/04/2005 09:38:15 PM · #6 |
I agree with ibkc. I mark a helpful comment when it helps me make the photo better. If it's just a comment that says, "bad photo" but doesn't explain how it could be made a good photo, I won't mark it as helpful. In turn, I try to make sure that all of the comments I make will point out one way a photo can be improved but always try to end on an element that I like about the photo. The goal isn't to make the photographer feel bad about their entry but rather use it as a learning experience for future entries. However, I have found that even the most helpful or "good" comments aren't recognized. I don't know if that's just the ego of the photographer or they just don't care to mark it as a good comment.
Just my take on the whole thing.
~Nicole
//www.liveloveshoot.com
EDIT: I'd say that 30% of the comments I've seen and received have been actual good and helpful. The other 70% aren't of any real content. It's sad but it's the way I've noticed it. This is why I strive to comment on most (80%) of the photos I rate and make those comments helpful.
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10/04/2005 10:15:32 PM · #7 |
i've got one funny one that says "no comment" LOL
I'm not offended at all, I think its cute. But I cant mark it "helpful" coz I dont really know what it means or how it could help me improve! :) |
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10/04/2005 10:42:03 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by shadow:
i've got one funny one that says "no comment" LOL
I'm not offended at all, I think its cute. But I cant mark it "helpful" coz I dont really know what it means or how it could help me improve! :) |
That is very funny!
I have wondered why many people comment, especially when the comment is of no real use, one way or the other? What is the point of that?
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10/05/2005 12:15:31 AM · #9 |
IMO, there is no such thing as a bad comment. Any comment gives me some feedback as to how my photo affected that commenter. Even the simple 'nice shot', tells me that person thought it was a, nice shot. 'Sucks!', tells me that that person didn't care for the photo. 'LOL', 'cute', 'ewww', 'yuk', 'funny', 'horrible', etc. (you get the idea, here?) anything gives me some kind of feedback, and to me is much better than no comment at all. Of course, a little more detail is nice, but I don't need every comment to be an in depth, verbose, sugar coated critique. They're all good.
Why comment? In studying photos enough to formulate something to say about it, to decide what I do or don't like about it, or what I think could strengthen it, or could be done differently in my eyes, helps me improve my own photography. And if my stated opinions maybe help out a person or 2 here and there to improve their own, than that's cool too!
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10/05/2005 07:58:19 AM · #10 |
Originally posted by taterbug:
IMO, there is no such thing as a bad comment. Any comment gives me some feedback as to how my photo affected that commenter. Even the simple 'nice shot', tells me that person thought it was a, nice shot. 'Sucks!', tells me that that person didn't care for the photo. 'LOL', 'cute', 'ewww', 'yuk', 'funny', 'horrible', etc. (you get the idea, here?) anything gives me some kind of feedback, and to me is much better than no comment at all. Of course, a little more detail is nice, but I don't need every comment to be an in depth, verbose, sugar coated critique. They're all good.
I have to disagree. There are many comments that have no intrinsic valvue to anyone or anything. They seem to be posted to add to some strange 'comment count' competition here?
Why comment? In studying photos enough to formulate something to say about it, to decide what I do or don't like about it, or what I think could strengthen it, or could be done differently in my eyes, helps me improve my own photography. And if my stated opinions maybe help out a person or 2 here and there to improve their own, than that's cool too! |
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10/05/2005 08:22:15 AM · #11 |
This is my fovourite comment:
OK?
Just that, nothing else! |
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10/05/2005 08:26:37 AM · #12 |
Hi, I've been trying to leave as much honest comments as I can. I don't know how others do it but when I make time to leave a comment ('coz I don't really have a lot of time), it's because the photo speaks to me in some way. Either it caught my eye instantly, evokes a certain reaction or feeling (good or bad). So I say so. Having a one-word comment like "cool" tells me in a way, the photo communicates (completely agree with Taterbug here). Most of the time, I refrain from telling how it should be improved because 1)I'm no expert, and 2) I think a photographer has to learn and develop his or her own eye and style. Sometimes, my comment may come out blunt (and I apologize) It's just supposed to be a straight first impression eg. "looks like a cheap shot". I don't mean to be bitchy, just telling it like how it looks to me. I can't tell how to improve it because there may be so many different little ways. It's up to the photographer to decide. If the picture is not sharp, I say it looks blur 'coz I can't presume to read the photographer's mind if he or she actually wanted a soft effect by adding blur rather than being really off-focus or whatever. If I think a crop somewhere could help, I say so but this is up to the photographer to take or leave.
So, hope that clarifies why sometimes comments may be construed as unhelpful or "bad". The intention is far from being that. |
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