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You guys have spent enough on kit between you to finance the next Shuttle launch, this is a photographic board, and no-one is gonna get on your case should you choose to post the odd pic now and then. Thank you. :D
 
Marianne said:
I do! lol....
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I dont, lol!!!

I have to admit, as friendly as you guys are, I do sometimes feel out of my depth when I look at your work. Ive taken loads of pics over the last 2 weeks and trashed most of them because I honestly dont think they look good enough to share.
Occassionally I see a pic here & think 'oh yeah, I took one like that, wish Id had the nerve to post it now' but mostly I look & think ... hmmm thats what I was 'trying' to get.
Also I dont always comment on other peeps pics in case some of you might get just a tad fed up of reading my 'ooh lovely' on the end of other peeps pics without me being able to fully explain why I find the pic lovely in the first place.
Hoping as I get a bit more confident & practice with the camera that Ill be able to contribute a little more outside of the 'Music' thread.;)
 
I'm pretty much the same as InaGlo in that I just don't think the majority of my shots are good enough to be posted.

the other thing (for me at least) is that I seem to have very little time for taking pics lately - especially since Hannah was born.

You'd think a new baby (well, six months old now) would offer hundreds of opportunities for photography, and for my wife it does - just not for me.
 
Not at all mate.

No one ever gets tired of hearing "That's a lovely shot" Everyone loves praise. Would YOU get tired of it? ;)

Seriously...please don't feel you're not 'good enough' to either contribute with photos, or comments...EVERYONE should contribute, regardless of talent or ability.

I think the saying goes

"A man who asks a stupid question, is a fool for 5 minutes, but a man who does not ask at all, is a fool for a lifetime", and it's so so true.
No one here thinks of any question as stupid, nor any comment as "unworthy".
Photography is, by its very nature, a VERY subjective topic...My 2 year old might not like one of my photos, yet a photography great might love it...yet it could be the other way round....who's to say who's right? No one.

Everyones opinion is as valid as the next, however simple the opinion. So yep "Nice shot!" is just a worthy comment as a long drawn out post :)
If you like a shot, say so! You don't *have* to explain why, or even know why yourself.

The only proviso we ask, is that in the InDepth-Critique forum, we ask that people try and give proper indepth responses...That's the only forum that we ask that.....

Now...InaGlo..get posting your pics, or I'll spam you with photos of Matty in a pink dress :D
 
Braeden said:
You'd think a new baby (well, six months old now) would offer hundreds of opportunities for photography, and for my wife it does - just not for me.
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Been there still doing that :)
My daughter was 4 months old yesterday.
I didn't have time to post for a while.

I do more than my fair share of parenthood and I reward myself out with a trip with the camera.

I'm not shy of posting my images here or anywhere else and beleive me I've posted some duffers.
Thats the way I learn...from the gentle humorous constructive criticism unique to this forum.
 
Nooo! You'll learn far more by posting your shots and getting feedback. No-one expects every shot to be a masterpiece. ;)
 
I have to agree with what Marcel has said in his post.

Its easier for us to help, if we're given examples to look at.

We all started somewhere, and its nice to give something back when WE (all of us) can.
 
Most of the time when I post pictures here, I generally get little to no feedback at all so I just don't really bother any more. If nobody else can be arsed, then neither can I (not being funny, like).
 
You see the thing is... from my perspective people kind of do expect shots to be good - whether it's a conscious thing or not.

You visit a photography forum becuse you are interested, and are expected to have at least a modicum of talent because of your interest.

Photography like any art is a very personal thing and when you put yourself into something you are always wary of being ridiculed or criticised, so people will always only post a shot they are happy with or someone has already said is good/very good.

Anyway, I do have pics in my gallery - maybe we should have somewhere people can comment on galleries or on individual photos in a persons gallery.
 
I don't post pics much either.....Marcel please feel free to spam me with Photos of Matty in a pink dress! ;) :lol:

Seriously - I WILL try to get around to getting some up - I'm with InaGlo though in terms of feeling way out of my depth sometimes......there are some amazing pics posted up here and sometimes they act as inspiration, other times they make me feel I can NEVER get anywhere as close!
 
I found that the hardest thing when I was starting out in photography, which was about 4 years ago on a Fuji 4700 which I still have....I posted photos that I was so very proud of only to have them slated by people, I used to get so upset but that was how I learnt to improve, I listened to advice and asked questions of photographers of photos that I admired...
 
GfK said:
Most of the time when I post pictures here, I generally get little to no feedback at all so I just don't really bother any more. If nobody else can be arsed, then neither can I (not being funny, like).
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Well, I'm sorry to hear that. I'll be perfectly honest. I'm wary of responding to too many posts for fear of coming across as some complete 'know all' which I certainly don't profess to be, and hope others will jump in. It doesn't always happen. There's nothing more disheartening than posting shots and getting no comments so I can understand how you feel.

The only thing I'd say is nothing will put people off offering you constructive crticism quicker than responding to it badly, not that I'm saying you have. At the end of the day, keeping things in proportion... they're only photos, nothing worth getting your knickers too twisted over. I never mind getting my pics shot at by people whether I agree or not, and sometimes .... they're right. :)
 
As a real newcomer to photography when I joined here a few months ago - I can honestly say the feedback you get it really good! Often my pics have not been "up to my personal mark" but by posting here I get loads of thoughts to go out and try.

It can be down heartening when you post and after a day or two there have been no comments, If this happens yer I sometimes put a comment in to the effect of "is it really so bad" - but I do appreciate that at times there can be loads of pics being posted, and your pic gets to the bottom of the first page quickly.

After sharing a few pics I even ventured into the Critique area to post, and got some excellent comments to try out. I find I learn more on here than anywhere else, including reading books or watching tutorials.

If you don't feel your pic is up to the mark then still post it! and say I'm not sure how to improve it what do you think? You may get some great advice.

Above all enjoy the taking part and sharing of it

Allan
 
i woul dpost more if i took more, i havent taken a shot since the bikes, so i need to get the thing out.

Its hard to be constructive sometimes as enevitably sometimes people take offence(blue snow anyone?) so it is tricky, however if you dont post, you wont get feedback and wont progress!

GfK, why not post something duff then you might get some!
 
you've got it all wrong matty, it's yellow snow you've gotta be woried about ;)

:p

re: posting, i tend to post something from every excursion i go on i think :) but it is sometimes hard to find the time.
 
Well I've just been out taking pictures but I haven't looked at them yet ;).

I've posted plenty in the past that have had no response at all and some of those were ones I was pretty pleased with. It does not bother me at all.

If you look at the count of views you can see people have been looking. If people like to comment as well thats a bonus - I put them up so people can see them and they looked.

As to 'not good enough' i can sympathise with that thought. I've been here a while now and I've still never posted in critique :) Don't think I'm scared to anymore but I still go with the 'soft option' of the sharing section.

Comments here are generally helpful and respectful so just go for it...that way we all learn something:)
 
Sometimes you just have to bite the bullet and post. The first ever pic I posted in the sharing section, I was well pleased with, although the composition was pants, and people were quick to point this out. It's the way you learn!

As it's already been said, photography is very subjective, and it'd be extremely boring if we all liked and agreed on the same things. The only thing that is stopping me from posting more pics on here is the fact that they are all still RAW files on my pc - I'm just too lazy to process them at the mo :)
 
CT said:
Nooo! You'll learn far more by posting your shots and getting feedback. No-one expects every shot to be a masterpiece. ;)
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And remember, for every decent shot posted, 20 made the recycle bin ;)
 
I know it can be daunting to post pics at first. I'd never posted any before joining this forum, but the response here has always been constructive and pleasant. The people on this forum seem to be generally very friendly and helpful, which is appreciated.
I've seen pics by others that have inspired me to 'have a go' and then in turn I've posted mine - sometimes other peoples suggestions is the only way to learn.
I'm not the most prolific poster and I don't comment on every thread I read, and even then often only say "great photo", but I know how much that means to have others comment on your work.
So come, get posting some pics :) :)
 
minimeeze said:
Didn't you miss a '0' off the end of 20 :lol:
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I'm tired and was trying to save bandwidth :D
 
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