I did not actually ask for c&c although i dont mind it. The problem with some critiques is that there is an assumption that something is missing...which in many cases was simply the next shot in the sequence...ie your comment about going in closer.......This shoot had 500+ images captured....I posted what 10-12...Like I said...I didnt post them for your approval or criticism. I just posted them or anyone to check out. You\'ll note that some post asking for c&c.....i just posted them for all to see. You dont see too many TTD sessions with IR. All the light you see in 4&5 for example were done with fill and a strobe...since the back of the couch was too the sun, and thus she was entirely in the shade as you can see from the last shot of just the couch, Yet it appears as though it was natural light because I chose it to light it to look that way. Sorry if it didnt suit you. But actually if it looks enough like natural light to have fooled you then I guess I did an ok job of balancing the exposure and lighting scenario...so thanks for that.
You might consider also that your comments, like my posted images...also may be considered...contemplated...evaluated...and yes sometimes flamed if they are not correct or if they are based on incorrect assumptions....as they were. So, as you said...you might not always get positive feedback on your comments; just as I may not always get positive feedback on my images. Its really ok to me if someone doesnt like my shots...really it is. But again, half the things you mentioned in your \"critique\" are simply in the next shot in the series, and again...i didnt ask for a shot by shot evaluation. The thing about a series is that you have included both...not one or the other...say of an over all shot, and a variety of tight shots.
I also find it useful to visit the websites and background info on those who post and compare and contrast what they say with what they do. Sometimes that says volumes about the comments made in any particular situation. I do only this. I have shot over 700 weddings, since 1986. I feed my kids and pay my mortgage with wedding photography alone. Not many that put out all sorts of advice on these forums can say that. A prime example would be the wedding etiquette thread....probably half the people giving opinions about the subject are not even wedding photographers, let alone full time wedding photographers........so I just take a lot of it with a grain of salt. And yes ther is a very different view when this is all you do.
I did not actually ask for c&c although i dont mind it. The problem with some critiques is that there is an assumption that something is missing...which in many cases was simply the next shot in the sequence...ie your comment about going in closer.......This shoot had 500+ images captured....I posted what 10-12...Like I said...I didnt post them for your approval or criticism. I just posted them or anyone to check out. You\'ll note that some post asking for c&c.....i just posted them for all to see. You dont see too many TTD sessions with IR. All the light you see in 4&5 for example were done with fill and a strobe...since the back of the couch was too the sun, and thus she was entirely in the shade as you can see from the last shot of just the couch, Yet it appears as though it was natural light because I chose it to light it to look that way. Sorry if it didnt suit you. But actually if it looks enough like natural light to have fooled you then I guess I did an ok job of balancing the exposure and lighting scenario...so thanks for that.
You might consider also that your comments, like my posted images...also may be considered...contemplated...evaluated...and yes sometimes flamed if they are not correct or if they are based on incorrect assumptions....as they were. So, as you said...you might not always get positive feedback on your comments; just as I may not always get positive feedback on my images. Its really ok to me if someone doesnt like my shots...really it is. But again, half the things you mentioned in your \"critique\" are simply in the next shot in the series, and again...i didnt ask for a shot by shot evaluation. The thing about a series is that you have included both...not one or the other...say of an over all shot, and a variety of tight shots.
I also find it useful to visit the websites and background info on those who post and compare and contrast what they say with what they do. Sometimes that says volumes about the comments made in any particular situation. A prime example would be the wedding etiquette thread....probably half the people giving opinions about the subject are not even wedding photographers.....so I just take a lot of it with a grain of salt.
Nov 25, 2008 at 04:37 PM
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