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<blockquote data-quote="hotrocks" data-source="post: 24658" data-attributes="member: 1841"><p>How are snapshots not serious work? I suppose real photographs require countless hours of studying the subject matter and putting serious thought and effort in to it. Otherwise, it is not a real photograph. Next time I will ask the clouds to hang around a little longer.</p><p></p><p>After looking at your images, I would not have "clicked the shutter" for 90% of your photographs, but that is why they are YOUR photographs. I find most of them to be dull and meaningless. Perhaps we have different styles? I normally would not be so pompous or insulting as to throw something like that in anyone's face, but you definitely struck first blood--- why I'm not sure. After looking at your photographs, I do not see why you would be a critiquing authority on anyone here.</p><p></p><p>I was quite clear in what I was looking for in this critique. I am perfectly fine with the composure of this photograph and how it turned out, and obviously it may not please everyone, but from feedback it seems to have taken to a lot of people. </p><p></p><p>I wanted to know what, if anything, could possibly make this photograph better fit my artistic goal-- what I could change that is still within my control during post editing. I've only been shooting digital for a little over a year, and I have only been shooting and editing RAW for a few months. </p><p></p><p>I do take my photography seriously, and I try to capture interesting moments as they happen. I often seek out snapshots, rather than staging photographs and devoting a lot of time to getting it "perfect". Photography is about capturing interesting, cool, beautiful, or meaningful moments in time, and I think it is a lot more skillful and challenging to do so on the fly. Hence why I asked that no one critiqued something that I cannot go back and correct (like angles etc) Would have, should have, could have. </p><p></p><p>The images in my gallery are not a body of work or portfolio. If anything they are an evolution of my photography as I slowly learn more and more. They are purely a reference for myself and for others to look at if they want to.</p><p></p><p>I'm really sorry if I am coming off nasty, but your obvious expertise and "almighty photo moderator" vibe has struck a very bad chord with me. I do not think you have to worry about me "wasting" any more of your time here.</p><p></p><p>“To me, photography is an art of observation. It's about finding something interesting in an ordinary place... I've found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them.” ~Elliott Erwitt</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hotrocks, post: 24658, member: 1841"] How are snapshots not serious work? I suppose real photographs require countless hours of studying the subject matter and putting serious thought and effort in to it. Otherwise, it is not a real photograph. Next time I will ask the clouds to hang around a little longer. After looking at your images, I would not have "clicked the shutter" for 90% of your photographs, but that is why they are YOUR photographs. I find most of them to be dull and meaningless. Perhaps we have different styles? I normally would not be so pompous or insulting as to throw something like that in anyone's face, but you definitely struck first blood--- why I'm not sure. After looking at your photographs, I do not see why you would be a critiquing authority on anyone here. I was quite clear in what I was looking for in this critique. I am perfectly fine with the composure of this photograph and how it turned out, and obviously it may not please everyone, but from feedback it seems to have taken to a lot of people. I wanted to know what, if anything, could possibly make this photograph better fit my artistic goal-- what I could change that is still within my control during post editing. I've only been shooting digital for a little over a year, and I have only been shooting and editing RAW for a few months. I do take my photography seriously, and I try to capture interesting moments as they happen. I often seek out snapshots, rather than staging photographs and devoting a lot of time to getting it "perfect". Photography is about capturing interesting, cool, beautiful, or meaningful moments in time, and I think it is a lot more skillful and challenging to do so on the fly. Hence why I asked that no one critiqued something that I cannot go back and correct (like angles etc) Would have, should have, could have. The images in my gallery are not a body of work or portfolio. If anything they are an evolution of my photography as I slowly learn more and more. They are purely a reference for myself and for others to look at if they want to. I'm really sorry if I am coming off nasty, but your obvious expertise and "almighty photo moderator" vibe has struck a very bad chord with me. I do not think you have to worry about me "wasting" any more of your time here. “To me, photography is an art of observation. It's about finding something interesting in an ordinary place... I've found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them.” ~Elliott Erwitt [/QUOTE]
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