How do you judge your photos?

9 years 11 months ago #371343 by One Creative Girl
When you evaluate your own photos, what criteria are you judging them on?  


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9 years 11 months ago #371345 by effron

Why so serious?
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9 years 11 months ago #371419 by Jackson Rieger
The short answer is if I want to hang the photo on my wall


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9 years 11 months ago #371421 by Stealthy Ninja
Do I like it?
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9 years 11 months ago #371557 by garyrhook
For me, it's always "I'm getting better at what I do. My photos all suck."

:unsure:


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9 years 11 months ago #371615 by Flash Steven

Jackson Rieger wrote: The short answer is if I want to hang the photo on my wall



LOL this was exactly what I was going to type

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9 years 11 months ago #371646 by Joves

garyrhook wrote: For me, it's always "I'm getting better at what I do. My photos all suck."

:unsure:

:rofl:
Yeah that pretty much describes my judgement of my photos as well most of the time, and has been the case for over 40 years. So with a critical eye is what I will have to say. If you are a perfectionist then you will never be satisfied with what you do.


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9 years 11 months ago #371665 by JeremyS

Joves wrote:

garyrhook wrote: For me, it's always "I'm getting better at what I do. My photos all suck."

:unsure:

:rofl:
Yeah that pretty much describes my judgement of my photos as well most of the time, and has been the case for over 40 years. So with a critical eye is what I will have to say. If you are a perfectionist then you will never be satisfied with what you do.


The sad life of mine lol. I'm a complete perfectionist, and I can second never being satisfied with your photos.

As for how i critique my photos, I always look at it as, what was good, what was bad, and how could I improve the photo.


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9 years 11 months ago #371893 by Tim Chiang
Mine determination is based on what my friends and family say about my photos.  I'll pick my top shots from a particular day out shooting, and then show those to everyone and ask which they like most.  


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9 years 11 months ago #371910 by Leilanee

Tim Chiang wrote: Mine determination is based on what my friends and family say about my photos.  I'll pick my top shots from a particular day out shooting, and then show those to everyone and ask which they like most.  


Friends and family can be deceiving though.  Usually they'll support you even if you suck :P


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9 years 11 months ago #371927 by garyrhook

Leilanee wrote: Friends and family can be deceiving though.  Usually they'll support you even if you suck :P


Right. You want a compliment? Go ask your mother what she thinks.


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9 years 11 months ago #371995 by TCooper
ha ha ha, that's how it goes!


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9 years 11 months ago - 9 years 11 months ago #372009 by Don Fischer
Nobody is ever going to take a perfect photo and then again there are a lot of perfect photo's around. The one I have to please is me. If I do that then other good opinions on my stuff come's from people with a discriminating eye and appreciation of fine photography. The bad, opinion, well that's just one man's opinion! I'm to old to be to hard on myself!


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9 years 11 months ago #372037 by Josh Jofoto
Friends and family voting

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9 years 11 months ago #372155 by Kenta
Good question.  I don't judge my photos, if they look good, they look good. 


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