Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi, Dan, They don't have to be photographers, but it helps! If I receive criticism (positive or negative, as long as it's constructive) from a photographer that I admire, I give it much more weight than criticism from someone I know knows nothing about photography. Invariably, an "I take my camera out of the closet once per year at Christmas" type will always tell me that my photos are good. I know that what they mean is that they're acceptably sharp, exposed okay, and that the composition isn't terrible. In other words, they're head and shoulders above the average family snap taken by Uncle Phil after his 5th beer. It's not that I don't like to hear praise from those sorts, but it really doesn't mean much. BTW, while one doesn't have to be a director to critique movies, doesn't it help to know that the person is knowledgeable? Would you put more weight on a review by Rober Ebert, or the bus driver on your local route? (unless you know her, have already discussed movies, and know that she's knowledgeable, but that's another story...) Finally, aren't most book reviews done by authors and writers? Most of the ones that I read in the weekend papers are. Maybe Sonny was exaggerating a tad, just to underscore a point (or maybe he wasn't... <g>), but I have to agree with him. cheers, frank Dan C wrote: > Surely someone doesn't have to be a photographer in order to be a photo > critic! Are movie reviews made by movie directors? Are book reviews > written by novelists? > > dan c. > > At 08:31 PM 10-09-03 -0700, Sonny Carter wrote: > > > [snip] > >If someone crits my pix and I've never seen their work, then it is > >meaningless to me. If Nathan, or Kyle or Ted or SL, or Graham just to > >name a short list trashes my shot, I know it is trash. > > > [snip] > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html