A Transient Rumination

Original Post August 20, 2008

Critique is essential. For photographers it is a time to begin to understand how your work is viewed objectively and an opportunity to break down mental barriers between the work and your emotional connection to that work. A hard critique, one that challenges your understanding of the medium and your use of it can be compared to the process of turning coal into diamonds. 

For all students and artists critique should be seen as an opportunity for gaining greater clarity in your creative life. As cliche as it may sound no one has ever gotten better without periods of questioning and doubt about the validity and direction of a body of work. Critique is the catalyst for beginning to know yourself.

Tags: Critique, Photography

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