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Many thanks all! Your feedback is invaluable so I really appreciate you taking the time!
Mark, to answer your questions. The purpose of this post dates back to a thread that I posed back in 2011 (https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1049887) and again in 2013 (https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1253771) where people would post their first 6 images of their portfolio and members would give their 'impression'.
Impressions are very different than a critique. Impressions often deal with what our images evoke. Just as Chris mentioned, we think we are putting out work that says something specific...isnt that what we are suppose to do? Define a vision and drive toward it? But what if all along you are missing the mark? What if you are saying in your about section and text on your site that you are "a storyteller and value the realistic" but your images that are presented are all staged portraits and you never realized it?
As for others giving impressions, we have solicited certain, non photographers for impressions. With that said, ANYONE can give an impression. Not everyone can give a valuable critique. Thats why I only asked for three adjectives...simple. We have a few defined adjectives that we drive toward during our weddings. We like to think that we are on target, but sometimes its good to get out of our own heads.
Chuck
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