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Kathy White wrote:
Lisa, I'm really sorry for the comments made on here. You are an artist and I for one admire your style and truly enjoy your pictures. I sincerely hope you continue to share your work for those who do enjoy it.
I also, personally feel that Critiquing someones work, especially to the extent done on this thread, would be much more appropriate if and when it had actually been asked for it. If you notice her comments, no where in there did she ask to be critiqued. There was just joy at sharing some favorite older photographs just reedited. It's pretty sad the tone this thread took. ...Show more →
By the same token, if you notice her comments, no where in there did she ask for positive commentary either, yet people did so anyway. Judging Lisa's history of childish outbursts when not all comments to her work are positive, it would behoove her to state something such as "no critiques, compliments only". I'm not quite sure what "tone" you're referring to. Everyone has acted in a civil manner; no personal insults or name calling was thrown around. Honestly, it seems as if there is a tone in this thread, the worst offender is Lisa herself. I'd call the behavior childish. This is a public forum. There are compliments and critiques on almost every image sharing thread. The vast majority are intended to help the photographer or to start a discussion.
I feel the same way as some of the comments which give critique. Lisa does tremendous work, and has absolutely amazing digital manipulation skills. I wish my work was even half as good as hers. Without a doubt, she has her style. There is no problem with that. But I know some other great photographers who also have their own style. The distinction, though, is that Lisa seems to follow the same formula with each photograph, whereas other photographers have a style but do vary their formula, so to speak.
I don't know if I speak for others, but I can tell you why I would like to see something different from her: her work is very impressive, and I would like to see what else she is capable of with her knowledge and talent in both the field and with digital manipulation. Unfortunately, as of now, I haven't. Right now, to me, it's akin to that band who has released the same sounding album 8 consecutive times. The truly great bands grow; their albums don't sound alike, because they become more mature, more skilled, and influenced by new ideas.
I don't if Lisa will read this, seeing as she left in a bit of a huff by "deleting" her posts, but hopefully I shed some light as to the reasons why some of these comments are coming up. It's meant to be beneficial; something to gain insight and learn from. Not that she isn't respected, because she clearly is, and I too respect and admire her work, but if she learned how to handle criticism like an adult, and not storm off at the first sign of something other than a compliment, I think she would be even more respected, as a photographer, professional, and especially adult.
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Archive 2014 · Apparently, I need to dust off my camera and go shooting again...
