(David Meiland) wrote in message ...
(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)?

As a sign of advanced self-absorption, I'll admit that it's only
important to me that I like it myself.

I had the very interesting experience of showing my portfolio to a
panel of well-known photographers at an organized critique event.
During a 2-hour period I showed 6 people my stuff, in private
15-minute sessions. Some of them liked it and said so, and some of
them did not like it and said so. No doubt most photographers have the
same experience--they find that a certain number of people like their
work, and others don't. That's always going to be true, so the
question to me is, do you like your own work yourself?
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David Meiland
Friday Harbor, WA
http://davidmeiland.com/

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I shoot primarily for my own pleasure, but it is always with an
'assumed audience' in mind. My practices are based on publication work
more than anything else, so I shoot lots of vertical subjects with
tight cropping.

I like simple, bold compositions and lighting. The subtleties are
there, but the photo cannot rely on subtleties for its main thrust,
which must almost always be simple and bold.