Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I agree with all of Joe's message, with some emphasis on this part... > Some PAWs are more memorable than others, but, in spite of the fact that I > seldom comment - especially publicly - I welcome all of them. Jim Hemenway http://www.hemenway.com Joseph Codispoti wrote: > > My comments are not about Eric's PAW but about comments and critique of PAWs > in general. > > Submitting any photos on the LUG is no different than displaying salon > photography and art in a gallery. As photographers and artists display > their best work in a gallery, so do LUG members offer their best efforts for > our viewing pleasure, comments, and critique. > > I believe that it is important to keep comments and critique in perspective. > Not all LUGers are Galen Rowels, and not all LUGers are photographic > experts. Encouragement, suggestions, and praise will foster renewed fervor > on the part of the photographer in question - and the rest of us. > > By the same token, constructive criticism is just as important. Lavish > praise alone will not lead to improvement in technique, aesthetics, etc. And > the photographer in question should consider all comments and learn from > them, if nothing else, about what appeals to others. > > I recall a photo of a man in his shop. The composition could have been > improved measurably by re-cropping to eliminate a distracting object in the > corner, and a LUGer (one whose knowledge of photography is well above > average) suggested it. The comment created a defensive posture on the part > of the photographer and led to a prolonged exchange. > > Personally I find it difficult to learn from polite praise. I welcome > criticism although, in many cases, such criticism does not supercede my own > opinions or believes. > > I enjoy seeing PAWs and derive useful insight from subsequent comments. In > some cases comments reveal aspects of the photograph that had escaped me. > > Some PAWs are more memorable than others, but, in spite of the fact that I > seldom comment - especially publicly - I welcome all of them. > > Joseph Codispoti > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html