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The question of no critique…
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I rather critique prints face to face, sorry I’m not a fan of bb critique.
Funny… I mentioned Tourette’s Syndrome only this morning to another member… then I was searching for something totally unrelated and found this.
I’ll roll with the Tourette’s Syndrome… it gets my vote.
I’d like to think I’m a wonderful person, willing to help all people but the reality is there are just too many images posted on the site to offer comment on every one. Depending on the day I may visit a few times during the day or it may be a few days between visits. Each time I look at the posts since last visit, which could stretch to a few pages. A quick look at the image – if something grabs me I may look closely and if it hasn’t been said already I may post a comment.
didn’t see any category for that so didn’t vote.
I try to help as often as possible, but as a beginner myself, sometimes my views are probably not worth expressing. If I see something in a picture that doesn’t look right IMO, I say it, but maybe it’s supposed to look like that anyway :? . There are times when a more experienced photographer posts a photograph that does nothing for me and I don’t comment on it mainly because I feel, who am I to say “This photo is cr”p”. Sometimes smartass comments are good to lighten the mood and when critisizing someones work without sounding basically like a smartass (if that makes sense). If I get no responses to my photographs, I basically think “it’s a sh*te shot” as nobody could be bothered to comment, and while I may feel bad about it, It’s a lot better than someone saying that it is good and being happy to continue taking sh*te shots. It’s a learning experience and should be thought of in this way as I don’t know any of you personally, you are obviousily Not out to get me or out to p*ss me off. (Ihope not anyhow :lol: :lol: ). There are also times when I look at a photo and literally don’t know what to say one way or the other and leave it to someone who knows what they are talking about. I think my rambling has gone off long enough so I’ll leave it at that.
I’m usually willing to help . . . as much as i can.
tooooo many statistics!
In fairness, I don’t think anyone would refuse to help when it’s needed. I think it can be a case of people sometimes stand back to see who sticks their head up first above the parapet. Some people are more inclined to get involved with photo critiques, while others will give more technical help and others help in other ways (equipment loans, etc). It’s just a case of everyone to their own.
Photo critique can be difficult for some people as they might be afraid that they would offend if they are blunt and honest, photography is after all, a personal project and you have to be sensitive when cutting people to shreds (joke, with an element of truth). Personally, I hate walking on egg shells so tend to comment mostly when I see something that I want to complement. I know, I’m a wimp and that doesn’t necessarily help someone who wants to learn from their mistakes. I must be more pro-active :twisted:I’m a “I’d like to help but doubt the validity of my own opinions” case!
Honestly I’m just at the beginning and here there are some very good photographers… so I always think ” Who am I to criticize their job??”
Said that, I like when I received critics and comments about my pics, I think it helps a lot…. and, when I think it’s the right instance, I tried to make some critics as well…..
cheers
a.I am an eejit, can’t even write properly in english so never mind me.
Im in the “I’d like to help but doubt the validity of my own opinions” category (and yes I did vote). I would express an opinion if I think the photo was good but there was something that in my opinion was holding it back from being better. I generally don’t critique really bad shots. I offer opinions and congratulations on shots that I enjoy looking at.
Also to tell you the truth there are a couple of people here who come across as (take your pick) angry, confrontational, arrogant, big headed (and I know that I coule be completely wrong about them) but if I see a shot from them I generally avoid critiquing it so as not to get drawn into some sort of “exchange”.
Maybe there are quite a few people like me which would go a bit of the way to explaining why there are not as many people critiqueing as would be expected.
Also to tell you the truth there are a couple of people here who come across as (take your pick) angry, confrontational, arrogant, big headed
Tell us who they are and we’ll get Zoltan to fix ’em.
I would always be willing to help, though I do find that I am more often commenting
on pictures I really like, it is much easier to say nice things than look for “faults” when
I do say anything negative I feel kinda mean as I can remember posting “fantastic” shots
and getting them slated (rightly so now I look back) I tend to state the obvious like bit dark/crooked/
bright/oversaturated etc.If anyone asked me specifically to help I would try my best to find the information if I wasnt sure, but
then if I can find the information so can they….not that it would stop me helping.Hi All,
I always like it when an image I post gets a reply.
I appreciate that a member would go though the bother of viewing the
image and expressing their opinion.I accept these opinions as honestly expressed and consider all comments
as positive whether they express reasons why the image is not as good as it
could/should be or praise for my efforts.I keep members suggestions in mind for future use.
I think it is important to acknowledge each reply I receive.
I also like to reply to other members posts.
I try not to be repetative but sometimes an image deserves many “well dones”.If I have a little time I often trawl through the unanswered posts to see if there
is anything I can reply to to give a little encouragement.
I think this is motivated by the satisfaction I get when a member replies to one of my posts.
It is very nice when a reply to an unanswered post generates a number of other replies.Sometimes I can view an image a number of times and find I have nothing to say so
I say nothing.All in all I have found this forum to be educating and entertaining and I thank
you all for that.Cheers.
John. :D
I don’t critique too often anymore…
I’ve brought myself to thinking that for the most part things are the way people choose them to be.
There are some people that I know I can be more open and honest with than others… and I will.
There are some that have always offered me encouragement and I feel partly obliged to always offer something back to the same people. Maybe we’re a clique, I dunno?
I would notice people that post a lot of their own photos but don’t offer much back… so I would treat them accordingly.
But I try and always make it my business to nominate in Photo of the Month. I think that it’s nice to give back a little in the way of recognition. 5 minutes to make a nomination for someone goes a long way.
More than anything I’ve out grown the fear of telling someone ‘nice shot’… so I will, if I think it’s deserved.
J
I haven’t posted many images in the last few months (you don’t want to know), but recently I have decided to provide at least one critique a day. I might be talking bollox when I do, but sure hen somebody can critique my critique.
Perhaps this will correct/adjust the ratio of GC bollox to C&C bollox.
It’s a young man’s game, I don’t have the legs for it anymore-
they gave out long ago-What nfl said, mostly-
I used to be a bit more like John,
but that’s past-the original question , all those years ago,
was about ‘no critique?’I think it stems from one of those ‘451 views and no comments?? Isn’t it any good???’ questions you sometimes see posted.
although in every case that I’ve seen, I’m pretty sure that that poster had never left a comment on one of my pictures…Very few people post on my pictures-
in the main they’re people who have been around for a while.It would be nice to get more comments, but all too often,
people will never post unless the picture or its subject means something to them-
be it sports, or landscape, or macro, or wildlife-
so if you’ve got a minority interest, this might be a lonely place.In the main, I tend not to comment on those that don’t comment on others-
if they end up only wanting to talk about their own pictures,
or their own interests, then I run out of things to say.If I see a picture that I like, I’ll say it,
but I think people are tired of my crop suggestions by now…j
ah yes, what BM said too-
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