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I've been posting on /p/ for about 4-5 years now, so I've seen this board turn from an alright place to get harsh, but helpful critiques. Now it's pure toxic where you're lucky to receive a an actual critique other than something along the lines of, "That's pure shit, I could do better" without any insight on how they would do better.
The reason I keep posting though is because it's almost ritualistic. I go out take photos, come home to edit them, post a couple of my personal favorites on /p/, update my website, and maybe make an Instagram post. I've been doing that for years now.
All in all, /p/ made me the photographer I am today, which is much, much better than I was 4-5 years ago. Now I'm getting paid for what I only thought I would be a hobby back when I started this.
Thank you /p/ for all the years of getting shat on, I love you all (except the Anon that tells me to crop all my portraits; you get on my nerves, but sometimes your crops look okay)
pic related: This is one shot from my first roll of film I shot with my first camera, a Konica Autoreflex TC.
