On 14 Oct 2003 09:07:34 -0700, Michael Scarpitti wrote:

Is it more important that 'other photographers' think highly of one's
work, or one's intended audience (meaning primarily
non-photographers)?

If you are shooting professionally, the only opinion that matters is the
client's :-)

If you are shooting for pleasure, the only person whose opinion matters is
you. If you want to have feedback, however - and this is always useful -
try to find other photographers whose work you admire and who you think
might understand what you're trying to do. To put it simplistically, if you
ask the opinion of someone who insists that all subjects in the picture
should fall 'on the thirds', yet this is a rule you feel should be broken,
how valuable is that opinion?