KarenJ opened this issue on Mar 21, 2007 · 1211 posts
pjz99 posted Fri, 20 April 2007 at 10:20 PM
Quote - If you look at an image and feel nothing, you shouldn't comment.
I don't strictly agree with that - many of the images I review, I don't feel anything really major. Not because anything is wrong with the piece I'm looking at, or with me, but I'm just not affected. Not everyone will react to a given thing the same way, so I think that's fine. However, I can appreciate - or try to appreciate - the craft and technique that goes into a piece even if I don't really care too much about the meaning. Even if someone prefaces their note with "this is an exercise" or "slapped together", if there is some particularly good use of technique or something, I am happy to highlight it.
Along these lines, few people in this activity are brave enough to really look at and comment on items that contain male nudity. I am disappointed by this. People around here are very comfortable ogling female nudity but - guys - come on, be bold :)