Reply To: So, am I doing Ok for a beginner?

[dstone81]

I agree with Loke and Clicker. I have learned a lot from the photographers here. I come here with an open mind and want their honest opinion about my pictures. I want them to pic them a part and tell me their reasonings for it. I have learned more from them than reading on my own on tutorial websites because I can take what they tell me, apply it and then get feedback on whether or not I achieved what they were just explaining to me. I don’t get all bent out of shape when they tell me that my photo just doesn’t do it, because I know that they will usually explain to me why it doesn’t work.

In the photograpy/art industry you have to have thick skin because there are gonna be haters. And there are gonna be critics. The key is just learning to take what they say with a grain of salt. You can either take what they say and learn from it or you can take it as an insult and sulk about it. I personally choose to take what they say and learn from it.