>>2582935I'm not suggesting that we look at Bresson, and then look at
>>2579454 and then murder the guys taking photos of hamburgers, I'm saying that when you get praise from your mom, but /p/ says "Your composition is lacking, and you should have waited for better light" it doesn't mean that /p/ is being a dick.
When you're being compared against the best, you aren't going to get praise for fucking up slightly less than you were hoping to. /p/ will give it to you straight (or rape you with a broom for no reason) and genuine critique regarding actual photographic principles should be weighed against opinion, and then accepted.
Posting photos to the internet is like showing up to a national level car show. Yeah, you're proud that you managed to bolt a cold air intake to your 2002 honda civic, and your cousin Kip thinks it's awesome, but once you get to the show, you're rolling up next to a Bugatti and a hot-rod that some 13 year old built from scratch. If you want to be judged among your peers, post your photos among your peers. Go to photo 101, or a local art show. I'm not claiming that /p/ is the big leagues, but everyone here has the ability to be looking at pic related right next to your off center photo of a hamburger, and you don't get to bitch about that.
The only good thing that is ever said about /p/ is that being here will drag you kicking and screaming out of your "look how great this photo of a flower is!" because of the blunt honesty. And that's the truth. If you can see past the bullshit and trolling, and have some self awareness, /p/ will tell you exactly what to work on in your process, and get you on the path to actually taking some okay photos way faster than "Good job Kevin, nice photo of a shoe!" ever will.
