Constructive Criticism

As has been suggested elsewhere, this thread is for members who would like to hear other's opinions and constructive suggestions on a particular piece of work.
Fulsome praise should always be accompanied by [b]explicit technical/aesthetic analysis[/b], as any other form of critique.

John Landolfi wrote: As has been suggested elsewhere, this thread is for members who would like to hear other's opinions and constructive suggestions on a particular piece of work.
Fulsome praise should always be accompanied by [b]explicit technical/aesthetic analysis[/b], as any other form of critique.

The photo here is very overexposed..

Just kidding. Good idea,

Isn't there a whole section of the forum dedicated to this?

I'm withholding any criticism at the moment. I have seen too much criticism of the critic and further examination of that critic and so on. I'm as guilty as anyone.

I think chas's self criticism is overly critical. Needs to tone it down a bit.

Sorry, John. I guess it's post the photo and request a critique in it's own thread. Good idea while it lasted Perhaps Alex could add a forum category. We have cats for each area but they are for "display or critique and located so far down the drop down menu most people miss them.

Baydream wrote: Sorry, John. I guess it's post the photo and request a critique in it's own thread. Good idea while it lasted Perhaps Alex could add a forum category. We have cats for each area but they are for "display or critique and located so far down the drop down menu most people miss them.

Alex just needs to put the critique area in a sub directory at the top that branches when you click on it to the different subject types and it'll gain more traffic that way. I'll mention it to him.

Scotty wrote:

Baydream wrote: Sorry, John. I guess it's post the photo and request a critique in it's own thread. Good idea while it lasted Perhaps Alex could add a forum category. We have cats for each area but they are for "display or critique and located so far down the drop down menu most people miss them.

Alex just needs to put the critique area in a sub directory at the top that branches when you click on it to the different subject types and it'll gain more traffic that way. I'll mention it to him.

Remember he's in a different time zone now

Baydream wrote:

Scotty wrote:

Baydream wrote: Sorry, John. I guess it's post the photo and request a critique in it's own thread. Good idea while it lasted Perhaps Alex could add a forum category. We have cats for each area but they are for "display or critique and located so far down the drop down menu most people miss them.

Alex just needs to put the critique area in a sub directory at the top that branches when you click on it to the different subject types and it'll gain more traffic that way. I'll mention it to him.

Remember he's in a different time zone now

Yes, I believe he's in the same time zone I am in.

Scotty wrote:

Baydream wrote:

Scotty wrote:

Baydream wrote: Sorry, John. I guess it's post the photo and request a critique in it's own thread. Good idea while it lasted Perhaps Alex could add a forum category. We have cats for each area but they are for "display or critique and located so far down the drop down menu most people miss them.

Alex just needs to put the critique area in a sub directory at the top that branches when you click on it to the different subject types and it'll gain more traffic that way. I'll mention it to him.

Remember he's in a different time zone now

Yes, I believe he's in the same time zone I am in.

You are correct. He's now in Eastern Daylight Time. Just he's on the early end and you're on the late end.

Baydream wrote:

Scotty wrote:

Baydream wrote:

Scotty wrote:

Baydream wrote: Sorry, John. I guess it's post the photo and request a critique in it's own thread. Good idea while it lasted Perhaps Alex could add a forum category. We have cats for each area but they are for "display or critique and located so far down the drop down menu most people miss them.

Alex just needs to put the critique area in a sub directory at the top that branches when you click on it to the different subject types and it'll gain more traffic that way. I'll mention it to him.

Remember he's in a different time zone now

Yes, I believe he's in the same time zone I am in.

You are correct. He's now in Eastern Daylight Time. Just he's on the early end and you're on the late end.

I'm actually constantly on between, iphone and ipad. I keep a watchful eye

You all suck.

Scotty get on AIM

we didn't want you to feel alone

Baydream wrote: Sorry, John. I guess it's post the photo and request a critique in it's own thread. Good idea while it lasted Perhaps Alex could add a forum category. We have cats for each area but they are for "display or critique and located so far down the drop down menu most people miss them.

Not to mention that finding a particular shot is practically impossible in the Gallery section.. The point was to have a thread where someone who wanted to hear other's opinions could post, and have some expectation his photo would be seen and commented on. But I guess it doesn't seem worth doing, at least to Charles and MLK..

Sorry, didn't mean to imply it wasn't worth doing. Just be careful. I would only critique people I feel I know well enough to do so.

I would NEVER tell a stranger his or her work was a failure. You don't know how they will take it. Photography is very personal at times, it's not just pics of animals and cars. If photography is done well, the photographer should be personally connected to it.

Again, my 2¢

Matthew