Re: How Do You Deal With the Fact Most People Can't Tell a Good Photo From a Bad One?
TopPixel wrote:
I have come to the conclusion from social media that the vast, vast majority of people can't tell a good photo from a terrible one. So many likes for absolutely terrible photos taken with their potatoes phones and no understanding of lighting, composition, or angles and how horrific fokeh looks or why they turn saturation all the way up to ludicrous.
How can you get attention for your shots that took exact timing, position, and post processing when the vast majority of people are seemingly color blind?
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Not often we get to quote 19th Century French poets in a photography forum, but I suggest you read The Scent Bottle by Charles Baudelaire. It is instructive here:
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The Scent Bottle
Come here, my dear, good, doggie, and smell this excellent perfume which comes from the best perfumer of Paris.
And the dog, wagging his tail, which, I believe, is that poor creature's way of laughing and smiling, came up and put his curious nose on the uncorked bottle. Then, suddenly, he backed away in terror, barking at me reproachfully.
"Ah miserable dog, if i had offered you a package of excrement you would have sniffed at it with delight and perhaps gobbled it up.
In this you resemble the public, which should never be offered delicate perfumes that infuriate them, but only carefully selected garbage."
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Don't worry about what others think and say. Do your thing. The cream rises to the top. If your work is as great as you imply, things will take care of themselves. It's also important to realize that being a great photographer isn't enough. You need to be a great marketer if your goal is public recognition of your abilities. It's not my goal personally, but I realize it's important for some. As noted above, love to see your work. Please post a link.
Re: How Do You Deal With the Fact Most People Can't Tell a Good Photo From a Bad One?
TopPixel wrote:
I have come to the conclusion from social media that the vast, vast majority of people can't tell a good photo from a terrible one. So many likes for absolutely terrible photos taken with their potatoes phones and no understanding of lighting, composition, or angles and how horrific fokeh looks or why they turn saturation all the way up to ludicrous.
How can you get attention for your shots that took exact timing, position, and post processing when the vast majority of people are seemingly color blind?
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Not often we get to quote 19th Century French poets in a photography forum, but I suggest you read The Scent Bottle by Charles Baudelaire. It is instructive here:
--
The Scent Bottle
Come here, my dear, good, doggie, and smell this excellent perfume which comes from the best perfumer of Paris.
And the dog, wagging his tail, which, I believe, is that poor creature's way of laughing and smiling, came up and put his curious nose on the uncorked bottle. Then, suddenly, he backed away in terror, barking at me reproachfully.
"Ah miserable dog, if i had offered you a package of excrement you would have sniffed at it with delight and perhaps gobbled it up.
In this you resemble the public, which should never be offered delicate perfumes that infuriate them, but only carefully selected garbage."
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Don't worry about what others think and say. Do your thing. The cream rises to the top. If your work is as great as you imply, things will take care of themselves. It's also important to realize that being a great photographer isn't enough. You need to be a great marketer if your goal is public recognition of your abilities. It's not my goal personally, but I realize it's important for some.
Feb 16, 2021 at 07:56 AM
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