Chapter 19
Seeking, Accepting, and Offering Criticism
IF YOU’RE LIKE ME, WHEN YOU FIRST STARTED TAKING PICTURES, you showed them to friends and family. Once in a while someone would “oooh” and “aaah” over one or more of the photos. It was a great feeling! Sometimes they would say, “I really like that picture!” That was even more terrific. It was tremendously encouraging, and it pushed you to make more really good pictures . . . and get more good feedback.
For those who want to pursue photography more seriously, you have to go beyond those friends and family, and seek out some form of education—and with it, more educated feedback for your photographs. ...
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