well. on the question of this. i once had a debate with night86mare over this and i still vividly remember it.
my take: if ur not professional, aka ur portfolio sucks, u shldnt be criticising anyone
night86mare's take: u dun have to be a professional to tell if someone's photo is nice or not.
and i concur with night86mare much later on. to give u an idea why....
1: if ur tasting food, do u have to be an expert at cooking to say if a person's food sucks or not? i doubt so.
2:similiarly, for a photo, do u have to be proficient in the art of photography to judge? not true.
i believe that critiques are subjective, and of course it applies not just here, but almost every competition. some judges that i know of dun have that kind of amazing portfolio that some of the CS top members have. yet that will not hamper the judgement what. unless ur checking for technicality, anyone who has an eye for art can be a judge. even a painter can judge composition as this kind of stuff are applied accross disciplines. while some may feel bad being shot by someone else who seems to shoot worse than them, bear in mine its just a learning process, everyone is learning.
my advice on this: ppl viewing critiques shld read with a pinch of salt. its just an opinion, while some may be better in a sense. if ur too egoistic, then its pointless to ask for critiques. might as well post pic and then lock thread.
ppl who are giving critiques, try not to kill the enthusiasm of the ppl. we all been through all these as newbies before. everyone will makemistakes. no point making a critique sound like a "i hope u give up photography" speech right?
just my 2 cents
I totally agree :thumbsup:
But then again , I think if we are sincere to learn , I think we need to be our modest self and accept all criticisms but at the same time , not letting our confidence and faith go down the hill .
Some people are pure harsh mentors , straight to the point , blunt , old school style criticisms. But if you can reflect on their comments and improve from there , I think its a real value add to us.
The harshest mentor will make you grow fastest. Having said that , that style is quite difficuly to work in current context , where people no longer buy the mentor - student style of relation. In fact , people doesnt like to hear criticism but only praise. So now , instead of saying " This is rubbish" , we need to say " I think its great , but you need to be ....."
Hence , I think feedback needs to be given constructively , must let the reader reflect and see a perspective that he had missed out . And when receiving feedback , never take it personally , and see it as a challenge for you to move on.
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