Comments | epiic: Catch-Up

epiic

Catch-Up

Sep 20, 2013 04:33

I'm trying to work through photo backlog. One of the reasons I avoid processing photos is that it reminds me how far my photos are from where I wish they were. I'm sure that's a factor for many photographers. I am not all that satisfied with either of the sets I just finished - not bad, but not what I want ( Read more... )

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blanklogo October 6 2013, 08:44:08 UTC

Been meaning to comment on this for a few days, but I've been lazy.

I feel you. I have the same issue with my photos. So many are just not where I want them and I don't know what else to do to move forward. This has been a problem for me for a while. The problem could just be that I see what others do and it makes me feel my photos are coming up short. Maybe I just need to learn to live with what I produce and be happy about it.

epiic October 7 2013, 07:06:46 UTC

I think that is a factor. And I think that's why I was happier with my photos many years ago - I thought they were decent, and compared to most of what I saw, they were. But now, following many people on dA (especially the Russians), I see so many amazing photos regularly ( ... )

blanklogo October 9 2013, 08:04:57 UTC

I look at a lot of my earlier photos and recall how happy I was with them at the time, but see a lot of flaws now. Part of that is moving from amateur to professional - eager and passionate to mature and experienced. On the whole I believe I take better photos now, but I find the photos I like the most tend to get the least response, which makes me question my taste ( ... )