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Fun with MF images - ARCHIVED - FOR VIEWING ONLY

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Professional

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That depends on your goal. If you just want praise, post on the other forums. If you want constructive criticism, post here and other forums where they give fair critique.

My goal in being here is to learn about equipment and technique, and to develop my art. If I don't get praise, then so be it. If I can earn some, I know it is real here. On some forums I get lots of praise even for photos I see flaws in. That doesn't help me (well, it helps my ego :)).
I should have some balance at least, to be in a forum with all your photos critiqued which shows nothing good you did also not always what we want, and really i should do less mistakes with few photos if i took critiques seriously, what will be the point if i shoot million shots with some [more or less] critiques if those critiques didn't help then to improve?!!!
Also i agree that if someone really want to improve then he has to show his work to experienced people who can show him the weak points and also pointing the strong points in his work so he can do better and better, but really sometimes when those experienced critique a lot and they have some work that need critiques as well but they try to cover their some weak points with some reasons that may not work then we can feel that are our work really bad to them or are they just want to show they are close to perfect so they critique us to keep us lower than them?

Now the question is, in any forum, how can i find or know who should be the trusted critique guy to listen and follow his C&C? i don't know who are the best experienced trusted here, so i am not sure who i will take his C&C until i see his work and know about him.
 

carstenw

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I know the type of person who critiques a lot but cannot take it himself, but I don't feel that way here, not in the MF forum. In any case, if you watch critiques for a while, you get a feeling for who is fair and who is not. The rest can simply be ignored, if they should exist. Everyone can see who is fair and not, so don't worry about one person making you look bad: everyone sees what is going on, both sides.

Like someone else already pointed out, I don't think you need to see someone's work to accept their critique. It is not always the case that someone can photograph and critique equally well, but that does not make their critique invalid. I think it is more important to get a feel for who is fair, and whose critique is useful. In the end, the only reason to want critique is to improve, and if someone helps you improve, it doesn't matter how good their photos are.
 

Professional

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I know the type of person who critiques a lot but cannot take it himself, but I don't feel that way here, not in the MF forum. In any case, if you watch critiques for a while, you get a feeling for who is fair and who is not. The rest can simply be ignored, if they should exist. Everyone can see who is fair and not, so don't worry about one person making you look bad: everyone sees what is going on, both sides.

Like someone else already pointed out, I don't think you need to see someone's work to accept their critique. It is not always the case that someone can photograph and critique equally well, but that does not make their critique invalid. I think it is more important to get a feel for who is fair, and whose critique is useful. In the end, the only reason to want critique is to improve, and if someone helps you improve, it doesn't matter how good their photos are.
Yes, i agree with that, fair comments or critiques is always welcome, but critique for just to critique without understanding why and what this is bugging me, i can critique as well but really i don't want to in case if some will take my helpful critique as a negative issue or so.

Anyway, honestly i want to tell you something, i want to post here or anywhere just for sharing and having fun and most of the time i don't ask for critiques, so if i post all the time and get critiques it may bother me, i could post some photos and ask for critiques, and i know where to post for critiques, but if i post in general to show and have fun and enjoy it doesn't matter if my work need critiques or not, i don't want to post all my photos for critiques anyway.
 

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Another thing i want to mention, i am good in taking photos, but i am not good enough in photoshop or post processing and editing, some shots after editing many told me that the original is way better, so should i post only the original shots without editing/pp?
 

Professional

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If you still cannot see the image, try this http://photodom.com/photo/1724608 and click on the image to see it completely.
It is very strange, when i posted before that i can't see your shot that is because i was using my laptop [MBP], but when i used my desktop i could see you shot which is nice, but now i can't see your shot again on my desktop computer, and the link you posted is for a blocked website in my country, i think maybe i saw your shot when my computer was accessing the blocked site, could be that i turned off accessing the blocked site also preventing me to see you photo [using a software to access blocked site, it slows the connection and the computer as well].
 

Don Libby

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Now the question is, in any forum, how can i find or know who should be the trusted critique guy to listen and follow his C&C? i don't know who are the best experienced trusted here, so i am not sure who i will take his C&C until i see his work and know about him.
There are many folks here that are very good at what they do; taking photos, post processing. Find them and if they offer a critique listen to what they say and if it makes sense even if you don’t happen to like what you’re hearing you might want to listen to them anyway.

I know the type of person who critiques a lot but cannot take it himself, but I don't feel that way here, not in the MF forum. In any case, if you watch critiques for a while, you get a feeling for who is fair and who is not. The rest can simply be ignored, if they should exist. Everyone can see who is fair and not, so don't worry about one person making you look bad: everyone sees what is going on, both sides.
Like someone else already pointed out, I don't think you need to see someone's work to accept their critique. It is not always the case that someone can photograph and critique equally well, but that does not make their critique invalid. I think it is more important to get a feel for who is fair, and whose critique is useful. In the end, the only reason to want critique is to improve, and if someone helps you improve, it doesn't matter how good their photos are.
Very good point.

Another thing i want to mention, i am good in taking photos, but i am not good enough in photoshop or post processing and editing, some shots after editing many told me that the original is way better, so should i post only the original shots without editing/pp?
Once again – I suggest posting only those images you are really proud of – doesn’t matter if it’s straight out of the camera or you post after editing/post processing.

If you honestly want to share then you need to make certain that you not post snapshots but images that you are truly proud of. This advice is given whether or not you want critiques. Posting images in a shotgun approach will only alienate those who might give you the critique you want.

These are just my thoughts on this subject.


Cheers

Don
 

evgeny

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It is very strange, when i posted before that i can't see your shot that is because i was using my laptop [MBP], but when i used my desktop i could see you shot which is nice, but now i can't see your shot again on my desktop computer, and the link you posted is for a blocked website in my country, i think maybe i saw your shot when my computer was accessing the blocked site, could be that i turned off accessing the blocked site also preventing me to see you photo [using a software to access blocked site, it slows the connection and the computer as well].
That site is for photographers. I cannot help if it is blocked in your country :D
 

Don Libby

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Don,
I shot it yesterday evening in Israel.
Thank you for the information. The image isn’t just well done it shows for a lack of better term “soul”. It makes one feel like they are standing there experiencing the moment.

Don
 

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That site is for photographers. I cannot help if it is blocked in your country :D
Flickr is blocked in my country as well, so any website that may contain any kind of porn/nude/semi-nude... they block it, so that website you refer it is for photographers doesn't contain any adults materials or some shots which can be at [18+] category?

What i can do if many many photography websites are blocked in my area because it contains those kind of photos.
 

fotografz

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Setting aside the exchange of technical information and corrections in user errors with equipment ...


There are other paths to explore if you wish to improve your photography ... besides artistic critiques.


Like improving your state of mind before making photographs. Like having something to express. Like learning to see better than you do now ... (which you don't even need a camera to do).


The best critique will always be your own ... if you know what you were trying to express. Sometimes you do this intuitively, then discover it afterwards.


I've found that exposure to art in general has more impact on your work than exposure to people doing something similar to what you are doing. Or study art history. Because while people may say "they know what they like" , it usually means "they like what they know".

-Marc
 

Professional

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Setting aside the exchange of technical information and corrections in user errors with equipment ...


There are other paths to explore if you wish to improve your photography ... besides artistic critiques.


Like improving your state of mind before making photographs. Like having something to express. Like learning to see better than you do now ... (which you don't even need a camera to do).


The best critique will always be your own ... if you know what you were trying to express. Sometimes you do this intuitively, then discover it afterwards.


I've found that exposure to art in general has more impact on your work than exposure to people doing something similar to what you are doing. Or study art history. Because while people may say "they know what they like" , it usually means "they like what they know".

-Marc
Very nice said, all here talking perfect wisely!!! :thumbup:
 

Paratom

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got some snow today...woke up early-saw nice light- had to clean the road from snow first-and then the nice light was gone ;(
I went out anyways and took some images with the Artec and 35mm.



 
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