Robo2010 opened this issue on Dec 28, 2004 ยท 47 posts
lmckenzie posted Tue, 28 December 2004 at 9:23 AM
Even just looking at the thumbs all of your images look very nice. I like the composition in "Scout." It has a nice sense of balance and perspective. Want criticism? I think it would be nice if the street had more texture instead a plain brown and it looks like she's standing on her toes. I assume shes wearing boots with high heels but you can't see them from that angle. Mind you, that's coming from someone who couldn't accomplish something half as good--which may be why some people simply put "excellent", "amazing" etc. You really shouldn't get too much of your ego invested in arbitrary measures like hits or comments. Ask yourself if you would still create images even if no one else could see them? If so then the joy of creation should be the primary source of fulfillment. It may be difficult to see other images that you can see (as objectively as you can see other's work) aren't as good get more of a response but why should you be different from some of the true greats whose work has been ignored or spurned by popular taste? Don't let the public define how you feel about your work because the public lies, whether they're praising you or panning you. Look into the mirror of your own soul. Anything else is at best, a distorted view of reality. One side note which may or may not be relevant. I do notice that a lot of your thumbnail images seem to be portraits. I'm not suggesting that you need to go for the provocative skinny shots, but perhaps some variation might lead to more interest?
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