What to Say to People Who Compliments Your Art
How do yous respond to someone who compliments your photos when you know they aren't that good?
9 years 7 months ago #251619 by KenMan
I accept friends or people that will look at my photos and kickoff talking about how beautiful they are and so forth. Now I'chiliad not sure what they are smoking, but my photos aren't that good 
. I about feel like people enable y'all to get comfortable and are as well cautions to give their real opinion on your photos because they don't want to hurt your feelings.
You ever feel that way?
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9 years 7 months ago #251630 by chasrich
Then over again perhaps they are comparison your shots to their ain. I always requite people the benefit of the doubt. 
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nine years 7 months ago #251687 by effron
Tell them thanks. Be aware that you are often your ain worst critic, and perchance your pics are better than you think. Your friends probably don't spend a lot of time surfing sites looking at great photography and having that for comparison..... 
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9 years 7 months ago #251710 by Darrell
Everyone sees something different when they look at pictures. As photographers we tend to analyze pictures to death and often miss the subject. Information technology could be the cutest babe in the world and a photographer volition say the dorsum ground is blurry or out of focus etc, but the regular public will think you defenseless a slap-up moment. If someone tells you your pictures are great, accept the compliment, as information technology was meant...
I took a infant pic one time with manner to high ISO and it was very cute but very grainy, the thou mother told be it was an awesome shot, I explained other wise, she responded: "I am looking at the baby and did not see the gaminess until you mentioned information technology"
Yous will not be judged equally a photographer by the pictures you take, but by the pictures you show.
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9 years 7 months agone #251711 past Happy Snapper
all adept advice. And although I hear what y'all are saying, I exercise recollect some people are to kind when criticizing photos, while others volition dig right in and give you a true perspective of your piece of work.
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9 years seven months ago #251730 by nedward50
I agree KenMan, I never ask friends or family not only do they spare your feelings they won't probably take the skills to advice on technical or creative matters. Unless they are photographers themselves of grade.
However, if they say they like information technology then that could be a good indicator of a true emotional response, which for me is better than annihilation.
I too don't recollect my pictures are much good, just for me it's about the whole experience of planning the trip, going there, taking shots and so loading them into the puter to mess with.
Then at that place are the people you see along the style and forums similar this where you lot can discuss things with similar minded people......well in the master. Then mail some shots lets have a wait run across. Recollect to shoot what you are passionate about.
Cheers
Ned
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nine years 7 months ago #251760 by rmeyer7
I think the all-time response is a unproblematic "Thank you."
If y'all accept better photos than the ones they're complimenting, you lot might fifty-fifty say, "Thanks - I'd love to show you some of my better work as well." But e'er be thankful for the compliment even if yous don't feel the work is as good as they think it is.
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nine years 7 months ago #251775 by Rob pix4u2
Remember not to be too hard on yourself and don't nit option your work to expiry. Perchance every bit others react to your work information technology is truly what they run across in information technology that should exist your key. Sometimes your friends are a expert indicator. I can tell an honest reaction from a false. you should be able to run across a true reaction from an insincere i. Also ask them once in awhile if they would like a copy to hang on their wall and requite 1 equally a gift and see where they identify it- I regularly requite some a whirl that manner and my friends mostly hang them in a prominent identify for all to see.
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nine years 7 months agone #251889 by Henry Peach
Say thanks. Exist gracious and polite. They think your mode sense is just every bit wacky, but they don't give you heck nigh that either.
The value of critiques and opinions varies. It'due south good that you lot are able to recognize that.
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9 years 7 months ago #252002 by Joves
Like others I just say Cheers and leave it at that.
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nine years seven months ago #252034 past Child Prodigy
Yes, thank you and let information technology be my secret if they are incorrect
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9 years 7 months ago #252083 past Joiemagic
As someone has said above... nosotros are our own worst critics.... I look at my photos and tin tell many times that it is the money shot and others will give it that "eehhhh" response and and then they look at another photo I feel is so-so and they will love information technology... It is in the center of the beholder and everyone's tastes are different. They may come across something that you don't.
How to reply? Simply say thanks. If you desire, yous can fifty-fifty as them what it is that appeals to them about the shot to go an idea of what they are seeing...
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9 years 7 months agone #252497 by sree2472
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ix years 7 months ago #252633 by garyrhook
At a contempo visit with relatives I was showing some of my shots (kids, sunrise, clouds, etc) to my mother-in-law. Her option of favorite shots was, without exception, not what I would have gone with. I plant the entire feel enlightening.
Flip side: Even other photographers are blinded by their biases. I've recently had photos which have been roundly appreciated past the subject area be completely rejected out of paw by another photographer in deference to their own piece of work. Much of which (I think) is substandard to what I know they are capable of. I'm adopting a "meh" mental attitude most it.
The proper response is, "thank you. I'g glad yous like them."
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