A question to all fellow CS members, when you post pictures, not in the Critique Corner forum, do you want comments and criticisms?
I think if you do not want any comments and criticisms, especially criticisms, you should say so, criticism not welcome, then the critics would probably shut up. However, if you do not specifically stated criticism not welcome, we should be able to comment and criticize truthfully.
I have noticed a very disturbing trend, and its getting worse. Many viewers, give praises to the most undeserved. The picture sucks and its still nice to them. There is this overly polite politically correct tendency to sugar coat criticisms. I found these kind of criticisms most ineffective, inefficient, and insulting at times. If the picture is really that bad, say it. If the hair is messy, the pose is unnatural, the facial expression is that horrible, the set does not make sense, say it truthfully so that the poster can learn and improve.
On the other hand, many posters do not want viewers true opinions. As long as the comments are positive, they are great comments. Whenever the viewers criticize, all sort of excuses come out. Messy hair inevitably gets the wind is strong excuse, goofy/horrible expressions will be rebutted by Its natural , and messed up sets become whimsical/its intended to be that way etc etc etc.
This phenomenon of good comments only applies not only to newbies, but to established professional photographers too.
With the posters and viewers playing hypocrites, how can we learn from our mistakes, how can we improve and build on our accomplishments.
I think if you do not want any comments and criticisms, especially criticisms, you should say so, criticism not welcome, then the critics would probably shut up. However, if you do not specifically stated criticism not welcome, we should be able to comment and criticize truthfully.
I have noticed a very disturbing trend, and its getting worse. Many viewers, give praises to the most undeserved. The picture sucks and its still nice to them. There is this overly polite politically correct tendency to sugar coat criticisms. I found these kind of criticisms most ineffective, inefficient, and insulting at times. If the picture is really that bad, say it. If the hair is messy, the pose is unnatural, the facial expression is that horrible, the set does not make sense, say it truthfully so that the poster can learn and improve.
On the other hand, many posters do not want viewers true opinions. As long as the comments are positive, they are great comments. Whenever the viewers criticize, all sort of excuses come out. Messy hair inevitably gets the wind is strong excuse, goofy/horrible expressions will be rebutted by Its natural , and messed up sets become whimsical/its intended to be that way etc etc etc.
This phenomenon of good comments only applies not only to newbies, but to established professional photographers too.
With the posters and viewers playing hypocrites, how can we learn from our mistakes, how can we improve and build on our accomplishments.