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Danielle,
no one wants you to quit. Quite the opposite. I want you to work harder and learn. That’s why I offered to go through your images with you and give a more through critique, and why Gerbles ask more questions, so they could give better and more tailored advice/opinions.
In photography we learn from our mistakes/errors/weaknesses, and regularly ask for criticism. We learn nothing from praise or empty compliments. So sorry if this wasn’t understood before you posted on the “you are not a photographer” forum. I guess that’s why it’s important to read and get a feel of a forum first before joining. There’s no nicey nice sugar coated advice given here, just straight forward honest feedback of photographer’s first impressions while viewing work.
Criticism is NOT a bad thing, if you take it and use it to your advantage, and take it in the intended form in which it was given. Which in my case, was to help you, not hinder you. Having people take the time to look through your portfolio and give you their time and honest feedback and advice, is a gift, not something to take as a negative thing and get defensive about. If I didn’t care, and didn’t want you to improve, I would have typed “nice” and added a smiley.
heres an article that explains what I’m trying to say much more effectively.
http://psychologyforphotographers.com/5-things-you-should-know-about-receiving-photography-critique