It comes up occasionally that it is very difficult to actually get feedback on the photographs we post here. It seems likely that we are just experiencing the 1% rule. Perhaps it's not human nature as much as human+internet nature? In any case, I thought is was interesting.
I think you (and the 1% rule) are right on the money. You see approximately the same thing in service organizations in small towns. It's blatant there because you are dealing with a small population. Move from one group to the next and you see a lot of the same faces, both in the memberships and in the leaders. Put together a service project, and the same "worker bees" step up to help every time.
I will comment on posts if Im first to get there, but if I see 20 replies and they all say the exact same thing that Im thinking, then I guess there really inst a need for me to repeat it now is there?
On the critiquing side of things, I find it very hard to do on this site. I find that there seems to be a lot of photographers out here that are either pros or amateurs with years more experience then me (with the whooping 6 months that Ive been capturing exposures).
David wrote: "On the critiquing side of things, I find it very hard to do on this site. I find that there seems to be a lot of photographers out here that are either pros or amateurs with years more experience then me (with the whooping 6 months that Ive been capturing exposures)."
Don't sweat it! Writing an honest critique will benefit not only the photographer who made the image and those who read the critique, but it will be a benifit to you, as well. Your own personal style and skill at 'seeing' will develop more rapidly.
It is a win-win situation all the way around.
Best regards,
-PB
Posted by David A Bliss on July 24, 2006 at 11:20 AM
I am a member of three other forums, one of which I am a moderator and on which I post extensively. A friend of mine had been pushing me to join NPN, and after a year of nagging me, I finally did (and am glad I have done so, because there are some very talented, unselfish members here). With that said, I divide my time amoung other forums, portfolio sites, and my own site. I am hoping to be able to jump in on some of the threads here, and become a more productive member of this community!
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9 repliesPete D. (just thowing out the 1% here).
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Let's go against human nature! Why don't we just write critiques to the best of our ability, rather than just talk about writing them?
-PB
On the critiquing side of things, I find it very hard to do on this site. I find that there seems to be a lot of photographers out here that are either pros or amateurs with years more experience then me (with the whooping 6 months that Ive been capturing exposures).
Don't sweat it! Writing an honest critique will benefit not only the photographer who made the image and those who read the critique, but it will be a benifit to you, as well. Your own personal style and skill at 'seeing' will develop more rapidly.
It is a win-win situation all the way around.
Best regards,
-PB