A funny take on photo criticism

meewolfiemeewolfie Registered Users Posts: 97 Big grins
edited July 15, 2006 in The Big Picture
I hope this is okay to post as it may provide some enjoyment on a Friday,

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Some of the "critiques" are pure genius.

Enjoy!

(please delete or move this post if inappropriate)

Mary
Brecksville, Ohio

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  • DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
    edited July 14, 2006
    Very funny!

    Oh, and I moved the thread. :D
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  • AngeloAngelo Super Moderators Posts: 8,937 moderator
    edited July 14, 2006
    fantastic!

    I can't tell you how many times I've wanted to do the same thing with a famous photo just to see what type of comments people would post.

    Thanks for the laugh.
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  • retroretro Registered Users Posts: 303 Major grins
    edited July 14, 2006
    :giggle lol3.gif :giggle lol3.gif
    REALLY funny and so true..thanks for the link.
  • DeeDee Registered Users Posts: 2,981 Major grins
    edited July 14, 2006
    I like what I like
    Whether it's by a so-called famous photographer or an unknown.

    So I agreed with some of the criticisms!

    The one that really made me laugh was the one of the bicycle which he called a "snapshot." No snapshooter would get down on the ground to shoot up like that and of course the lighting is quite nice, not taken in the middle of the day... so it's definitely not a "snapshot." (Of course, that's the point he was trying to make!)

    For people who take the time to give a good critique of a photo -- my applause. What an unthankful job it is most of the time. And what a difficult one it is too.

    I found a bunch of photos by a very famous photographer online. While his "famous" photographs stand out, his un-famous ones would get a lot of criticism and advice indeed. It's kind of obvious which photos he was expected to take and which he took for enjoyment.

    After years of taking part in some photo challenges and in discussing photos with friends, it's become obvious to me I am so "not" in the majority of what people like.

    So, I have to like what I like and not worry about what people say I'm supposed to like.

    And I'm sure some of these photographers, if alive, would say... "well, critique away, I'm laughing all the way to the bank with my check from my client."

    So much emphasis today is for technical perfection that I sometimes wonder if in striving for that perfection creativity is pushed aside.

    Oh well, thanks for posting the link, I had a good chuckle!
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  • twinbnjtwinbnj Registered Users Posts: 271 Major grins
    edited July 15, 2006
    That is funny! ---- keep in mind this is strickly my opinion. :D
  • JamieCJamieC Registered Users Posts: 154 Major grins
    edited July 15, 2006
    Ditto ;-) http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=37782

    Jamie
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