Comments on: Reassessment of Skills http://withinaclick.com/2010/04/reassessment-of-skills/ Wed, 16 Nov 2011 04:49:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Stacie http://withinaclick.com/2010/04/reassessment-of-skills/comment-page-1/#comment-492 Stacie Wed, 21 Apr 2010 19:58:53 +0000 http://withinaclick.com/?p=2016#comment-492 I have to say, I do look back quite a bit lately. I am on day 219 of a 365 project, and I can't believe all the stuff I am learning everyday. And when, as lately, I feel my creativity is up against a wall, I look back and see how far I've come, and that usually inspires me to keep on keeping on. I have to say, I do look back quite a bit lately. I am on day 219 of a 365 project, and I can’t believe all the stuff I am learning everyday. And when, as lately, I feel my creativity is up against a wall, I look back and see how far I’ve come, and that usually inspires me to keep on keeping on.

]]> By: Martin http://withinaclick.com/2010/04/reassessment-of-skills/comment-page-1/#comment-481 Martin Wed, 21 Apr 2010 13:32:07 +0000 http://withinaclick.com/?p=2016#comment-481 Sorry, I forgot to mention that if I took 1000 pictures and got just one like what you posted here, I would damn ecstatic. Sorry, I forgot to mention that if I took 1000 pictures and got just one like what you posted here, I would damn ecstatic.

]]> By: Martin http://withinaclick.com/2010/04/reassessment-of-skills/comment-page-1/#comment-480 Martin Wed, 21 Apr 2010 13:30:15 +0000 http://withinaclick.com/?p=2016#comment-480 So what if most of your shots suck? I think that holds true for any photographer. I do agree that you should edit in your viewfinder and not just bang away but I think you are being too hard on yourself. I ignore/delete the "bad" photos I take and enjoy the good ones. And I do look and see what I could have done better with processing or composition. That's where having Flickr friends helps me. Looking at your streams, seeing your comments, it all makes me better. But most of what I shoot will be junk and I revel in the diamond among the coal. After all, only one shot ever makes it to the cover of SI and I bet their photogs shoot more than a few images. Glad to read something on the internet that actually provokes thought. Thanks. So what if most of your shots suck? I think that holds true for any photographer. I do agree that you should edit in your viewfinder and not just bang away but I think you are being too hard on yourself. I ignore/delete the “bad” photos I take and enjoy the good ones. And I do look and see what I could have done better with processing or composition. That’s where having Flickr friends helps me. Looking at your streams, seeing your comments, it all makes me better. But most of what I shoot will be junk and I revel in the diamond among the coal. After all, only one shot ever makes it to the cover of SI and I bet their photogs shoot more than a few images.
Glad to read something on the internet that actually provokes thought. Thanks.

]]> By: Brad http://withinaclick.com/2010/04/reassessment-of-skills/comment-page-1/#comment-433 Brad Fri, 16 Apr 2010 14:07:28 +0000 http://withinaclick.com/?p=2016#comment-433 You took a lot more than I did. And most of mine sucked as well. I did the same as you by looking back at them, seeing if there had been any that I overlooked a year ago that might stand out now. Not many. Not many at all. The funny thing is after this weekend is over we'll have better photos than we did last year (hopefully). But then comes next year. We'll have another meet up, we'll look at the pics from this year and we'll see things we did wrong or could have done better. That's why I love this stuff so much. Right there before you on the computer, you can track your growth and evolution as a photographer. Hopefully, that never ends. You took a lot more than I did. And most of mine sucked as well. I did the same as you by looking back at them, seeing if there had been any that I overlooked a year ago that might stand out now. Not many. Not many at all.

The funny thing is after this weekend is over we’ll have better photos than we did last year (hopefully). But then comes next year. We’ll have another meet up, we’ll look at the pics from this year and we’ll see things we did wrong or could have done better. That’s why I love this stuff so much. Right there before you on the computer, you can track your growth and evolution as a photographer.

Hopefully, that never ends.

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