When do you critique a photo?

[foxtwo]

I give comments for pictures that attract me. Or to point out little niggles like slant horizon, etc. I try my best to comment on pictures by self-professed newbies, male/female. Making the attempt at critique is good, helps both the poster and postee.

My opinions are usually peppered in the abstracts & landscape galleries and a little in the street and candids because of zaren & khairi. i offer comments freely, so others may offer their own comments for my pictures in return.

 

[binbeto]

1) I give comment when it is being asked for.

2) I tried to sound not too harsh. If I can't put the fault across in a nice way, I often do not post comment.

3) If my post do not contribute to what is already being say, I dun post.

4) Most importanly, I feel that the poster has put in effort to create that photo.

That's all , folks!

 

[zaren]

Guess good photos dun get many comments. Your photos must either be lousy or outstanding. Also you need to be popular here. ;p

not necessarily true...

i've seen some very good photos here get zero posts for weeks....only for it to be "rediscovered" much later and suddenly receive lots of posts thereafter.

 

[xmen2003]

not necessarily true...

i've seen some very good photos here get zero posts for weeks....only for it to be "rediscovered" much later and suddenly receive lots of posts thereafter.

Maybe that guy/gal is not popular. ;p

 

[arowana]

You can see in the photo critique corner , all the popular guy will get all the comments.Even if the picture is average only.

 

[zaren]

mebbe CS can introduce a "blind" photo critique corner, where the names of the posters are withheld. this should remove any "popularity bias" or "halo effect". a bit like blind wine tasting.

 

[sumball]

How about some ppl going around and post on all threads saying that "wow, you got a nice photo here" or " that's great" ...etc without any suggestions to improve nor his/her own thought WHY he/she likes this?

I think most of you guys here see ppl's post hit thousands within a month even since he/she joins CS, I was always wondering, what he/she had been doing? Then I realise all his/her posts were simply like the example above!

Questions: DO WE NEED THIS KIND OF COMMENTS? :dunno:

Regards

p/s: I dun normally receive many critiques nor comments here eventhough I "BEG" for it in my thread. Means what? My photos are fantastic? Or I am not welcome here? :think:

 

[Ben1223]

How about some ppl going around and post on all threads saying that "wow, you got a nice photo here" or " that's great" ...etc without any suggestions to improve nor his/her own thought WHY he/she likes this?
....

Questions: DO WE NEED THIS KIND OF COMMENTS? :dunno:

I believe it is useful. I do this to build a person's confidence.

p/s: I dun normally receive many critiques nor comments here eventhough I "BEG" for it in my thread. Means what? My photos are fantastic? Or I am not welcome here? :think:

Where do you post? It's best posting in Newbie's Corner first. From my observations people get more comments in this category. It's much harder to get comments if you post in the galleries because it assumes that the critic must have some level of competency in that field (landscapes, macros, portraits, studio, etc).

 

[AReality]

Where do you post? It's best posting in Newbie's Corner first. From my observations people get more comments in this category. It's much harder to get comments if you post in the galleries because it assumes that the critic must have some level of competency in that field (landscapes, macros, portraits, studio, etc).

Side track a bit...
Do the pple here only surf in 1 or a few sub forums, or the whole clubsnap forum as a whole? So does it matter where we post? Of coz need to be in the related sub-forum. Just wondering...

 

[The_Cheat]

i will generally post a reply/critique when i have the time, and it will usually be in the "street and candids" section which interests me most.

-ditto- ;p

 

[zaren]

Side track a bit...
Do the pple here only surf in 1 or a few sub forums, or the whole clubsnap forum as a whole? So does it matter where we post? Of coz need to be in the related sub-forum. Just wondering...

i normally surf in several sub-forums.... some sub-forums i've never gone in b4 since i joined CS, like the MF/LF sub-forum for example.

 

[AReality]

i normally surf in several sub-forums.... some sub-forums i've never gone in b4 since i joined CS, like the MF/LF sub-forum for example.

Dun anyone just click on "New Daily Posts" & see all the threads?

 

[sumball]

To build one's confidence? i.e. deliver the same standard photos in future? without improvement?

The point of posting here is not to get praises like this is great or what but it is for sharing? Yes, it is SHARING.

If you like/dislike something, sure you will have the reason(s) for liking or hate it. Just share your thoughts, this is what I think it is important. By sharing, you are not only one sided to keep giving information, at the same time, you are learning and perhaps your theories/understnadings might be wrong? Through sharing, you can verify if you are right and do better the next time.

My thought.

 

[xmen2003]

To build one's confidence? i.e. deliver the same standard photos in future? without improvement?

The point of posting here is not to get praises like this is great or what but it is for sharing? Yes, it is SHARING.

If you like/dislike something, sure you will have the reason(s) for liking or hate it. Just share your thoughts, this is what I think it is important. By sharing, you are not only one sided to keep giving information, at the same time, you are learning and perhaps your theories/understnadings might be wrong? Through sharing, you can verify if you are right and do better the next time.

My thought.

That's pretty conclude why are you not getting many comments here. You need only constructive comments and not encouraging comments. Why must we explain every single coments. To some, certain photos just appeal to their eyes. They dun even know why while others can't express it in words. So these pple have two choices: close the window, or post a constructive comment to show appreciation and acknowledgement.

 

[sumball]

That's pretty conclude why are you not getting many comments here. You need only constructive comments and not encouraging comments.

:nono: I didnt ask for ONLY constructive comments in my thread. I just ask for comments in my thread.

What I mentioned in my previous posts was for myself, if I am to post, I will try my best to express myself. Anyway, I do post and accept encourage comments like. ;p

 

[zaren]

one day, CS may have its own "simon cowell" of photo critique....

can CSers take it? without challenging him to show his own photos to prove that he is qualified enuf to give his opinion?

:think:

 

[foxtwo]

one day, CS may have its own "simon cowell" of photo critique....

can CSers take it? without challenging him to show his own photos to prove that he is qualified enuf to give his opinion?

:think:

No need a simon cowell of photo critique. It's already been proven that some CSers cannot take it. Can just look back at some hotly debated discussions for examples. :thumbsd:

 

[zaren]

No need a simon cowell of photo critique. It's already been proven that some CSers cannot take it. Can just look back at some hotly debated discussions for examples. :thumbsd:

ahh...but there's a big difference. simon cowell, love him or hate him, is widely respected for his assessments/critiques, which are 9/10 spot on. the hotly debated discussions in CS u mention arose becos the critics did not enjoy the same level of respect (grudging or otherwise) that simon cowell commands.

:think:

 

[foxtwo]

ahh...but there's a big difference. simon cowell, love him or hate him, is widely respected for his assessments/critiques, which are 9/10 spot on. the hotly debated discussions in CS u mention arose becos the critics did not enjoy the same level of respect (grudging or otherwise) that simon cowell commands.

:think:

In that case CS idol doesn't sound that far off from reality then. For the average poster, critique like that will see feathers fly. Regardless of the critic's credentials.

 

[zaren]

In that case CS idol doesn't sound that far off from reality then. For the average poster, critique like that will see feathers fly. Regardless of the critic's credentials.

simon does say something nice occasionally.... u never know.