I prefer it when people tell me straight out that a shot is not working, then I can at least remove it, ask others why they think it’s not working, learn and move on. If you can’t take constructive criticism how will you ever improve your craft.
I depend on circle of other photogs to tell me when I have thrown out something is ghastly or not up to my usual standards. Sometimes I am so wrapped up the image because of the circumstances surrounding it; much like an earlier reference to crawling through cotton mouths and gators, that I get kind of tunnel visioned about the image. Another thought is that sometimes I just don’t care – I mean snapshots at a family gathering etc. are just that. Not every photo I take is an assignment, for sale or meant to be a great and wonderful piece of work. Sometimes I just grab a goofy snapshot of one of the dogs and share it…
