How to properly take photography criticism so you can grow as a photographer.
While we can’t control the criticism we receive, we can control how we respond to it. In this article, I’ll be sharing the things I’ve learned over the years that have helped me use the valid criticism I’ve received to improve as a photographer, and how I handle less than helpful negative feedback.When seeking criticism, it’s important to remember that you’ll likely be receiving two different kinds. The first is objective criticism.
This isn’t to say you should let it dominate your workflow, but if someone pointed out that a particular location may work better as a vertical image rather than a horizontal one, try taking one of each next time, and find out if they saw something you didn’t. Best case scenario, you start to see locations in a different way; worst case scenario, you have to delete one extra file. While this was a rather specific example, it can be applied to any advice you receive.
Due to my blissful ignorance, I was incapable of taking a photograph that stood the test of time. Not a single image from those eight years is in my portfolio, not a single one is available for purchase, and not a single one has been printed. They all sit on an external hard drive somewhere, collecting digital dust. That is the fate of every single photo I took while not caring what other people think. I don’t know about you, but my photographs deserve better.
A while back, I gave feedback regarding some distractions within the frame of an image someone was seeking criticism on. Upon reading this critique, the photographer responded with something to the effect of “you’re looking at the wrong part of the image,” which completely dismissed the feedback about the image, and instead insisted I was just looking at the image incorrectly.
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