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May 22, 2011
By mchlglllnd, Dallas, Texas
mchlglllnd, Dallas, Texas
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Favorite Quote:
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.<br /> <br /> &quot;The reason we are as good as we are is because I&#039;m not afraid to tell you that your picture sucks, from your start in seventh grade. - my instructor.


Prague, Czech Republic. If you steal this image you will be sued.


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on May. 25 2011 at 8:53 pm
crazy_poet42 SILVER, Ormond Beach, Florida
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;I&#039;ve learned two things in my life. One that love is the beginning and end of all meaning. And two that it is the same thing whatever shape our souls have taken on this journey. Love is love. Is love.&quot; -Clive Barker&#039;s Abarat

I absolutely agree. With teachers that just give you A's or, even if they don't, don't provide constructive criticism, it is extremely difficult to improve at anything.

mchlglllnd said...
on May. 25 2011 at 11:11 am
mchlglllnd, Dallas, Texas
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Favorite Quote:
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.<br /> <br /> &quot;The reason we are as good as we are is because I&#039;m not afraid to tell you that your picture sucks, from your start in seventh grade. - my instructor.

I find tht it is hard to have the drive to get better if everyone is always telling you that your work is good.  You can only start to become a better photographer, or artist for that matter, if you are always working to improve upon your weaknesses and you are constantly trying to emulate modern bodies of work.

on May. 25 2011 at 11:07 am
crazy_poet42 SILVER, Ormond Beach, Florida
6 articles 1 photo 34 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I&#039;ve learned two things in my life. One that love is the beginning and end of all meaning. And two that it is the same thing whatever shape our souls have taken on this journey. Love is love. Is love.&quot; -Clive Barker&#039;s Abarat

I'm quite impressed. In my photo 1 class (only a semester), the teacher was a great guy, and knew a lot about photography and the development process, but he had so much enthusiasm about everything... including most photos. Photo 2 had a different teacher, who was slightly harsher but perhaps not as much as she ought to have been.

mchlglllnd said...
on May. 25 2011 at 10:54 am
mchlglllnd, Dallas, Texas
0 articles 1 photo 15 comments

Favorite Quote:
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.<br /> <br /> &quot;The reason we are as good as we are is because I&#039;m not afraid to tell you that your picture sucks, from your start in seventh grade. - my instructor.

I just finished my sophmore year of high school photo, but our teacher is very intense about fundamentals.  I would attribute our program's success to the fact that he is never afraid to tell a kid that thier picture sucks.

on May. 25 2011 at 9:07 am
crazy_poet42 SILVER, Ormond Beach, Florida
6 articles 1 photo 34 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I&#039;ve learned two things in my life. One that love is the beginning and end of all meaning. And two that it is the same thing whatever shape our souls have taken on this journey. Love is love. Is love.&quot; -Clive Barker&#039;s Abarat

Well, you just went way beyond my two years of high school photography there... :) But still, I like it.

mchlglllnd said...
on May. 25 2011 at 9:02 am
mchlglllnd, Dallas, Texas
0 articles 1 photo 15 comments

Favorite Quote:
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.<br /> <br /> &quot;The reason we are as good as we are is because I&#039;m not afraid to tell you that your picture sucks, from your start in seventh grade. - my instructor.

About the balance, I have been instructed as third-generation bauhaus, so I put much emphasis in never shooting dead-on and I also always keep in consideration the rule of thirds.  Yes, I do use the Adobe RAW converter for color balance and temperature adjustments.

mchlglllnd said...
on May. 25 2011 at 8:59 am
mchlglllnd, Dallas, Texas
0 articles 1 photo 15 comments

Favorite Quote:
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.<br /> <br /> &quot;The reason we are as good as we are is because I&#039;m not afraid to tell you that your picture sucks, from your start in seventh grade. - my instructor.

Sorry about the comments, it seems like somebody hacked my account or something, they like deleted all of my pics exceot fot this one and they just went on a rip sesh with like thirty pics.  I changed my password now and it hopefully won't happen again.

on May. 25 2011 at 8:59 am
crazy_poet42 SILVER, Ormond Beach, Florida
6 articles 1 photo 34 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I&#039;ve learned two things in my life. One that love is the beginning and end of all meaning. And two that it is the same thing whatever shape our souls have taken on this journey. Love is love. Is love.&quot; -Clive Barker&#039;s Abarat

I like the use of negative space in this photo, although I'm not sure if it's a little bit too asymmetrically balanced. The angle of the stones adds a nice touch, as it's no longer a typical face-front photo. Was it edited at all? (I edit my photos all the time; it's not a criticism, just a curiosity.)

on May. 25 2011 at 8:57 am
crazy_poet42 SILVER, Ormond Beach, Florida
6 articles 1 photo 34 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I&#039;ve learned two things in my life. One that love is the beginning and end of all meaning. And two that it is the same thing whatever shape our souls have taken on this journey. Love is love. Is love.&quot; -Clive Barker&#039;s Abarat

Did you both miss the note from TeenInk when you try to post a comment? "Please keep your comments positive and constructive."

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on May. 24 2011 at 9:54 pm
mylifebelike, Doesnt Matter, Massachusetts
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;I know this world can be cold and deseving but i keep my head held high like my nose is bleedin.&quot;- lil wayne.

i think if i handed this in i would probably get a... hm B. just kidding a F.