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Thank you, that is interesting.

Thanks everyone for the constructive criticism. Just out of curiosity, is there anything purely positive about my photos? Are there any that you fancy?

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Even if I didn’t use Instagram, I would still post “filtered” photos that I edited in Photoshop. I don’t do selective b&w, but I do like dreamy and pastel. Is that a no-no for a professional photographer? Just for daily still life and whatnot? I will make a reply here when I get my sessions posted, and you can judge my actual work. Thanks!

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I did say I would tone it down, and I actually have. I only import maybe 1/4th of my Instagram photos now. When I made this topic, I was grateful for feedback, but also a bit too eager to agree with everyone’s opinions. I like Instagram, and as long as I am posting snapshots, not actual photo sessions on Instagram, I don’t see an issue. I have three to four sessions I haven’t posted yet, and they are quality. They won’t be filtered. Honestly, I have taken a break this summer from my camera a bit and mainly used my phone. I don’t think there is anything wrong with that, but since you said my page is filtered to death, perhaps I should ask some friends if it is.

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@tealgreen1985: Thanks for your positive notes on my portraits. I do agree though, that I need to watch the horizon line. Sometimes I am very OCD about that, but unfortunately not on the photos I posted. And I am guilty of instagramming – the sunset photos and dog photos on my timeline are all from instagram. I have always liked filters like that, though. But I don’t want to be a fad photographer, so maybe I will tone it down.

@@Worst Case: I do shoot manually, and sometimes on aperture priority as well! Perhaps I need to work harder though. It never occurred to me that my photos were so…vanilla and heavily filtered. And I do get into ruts every once in a while, so I will definitely take your advice and find more interesting people and subjects to photograph! I like my style, but I think I need to branch out.

Thank you both for the feedback. You made me think and consider my style. I am going to start being more selective of what I post and focus more on my work first, photoshop actions second (they’re my addiction). I started out using photoshop long before I got into photography, so I can see how I have been getting carried away. There is nothing better than a great photo SOOC.

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