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In the past I dealt with a surprising amount of photographers who go out of their way to shit on novice photographers. Everyone was a beginner once.
They can be so mean sometimes.
Several times on some subreddits, a beginner asks for critique on a photo and people act as if they had acid poured on their eyes. It's cruel.
Is the photo stunning? Most of the time, not really. Does that mean they shouldn't get some advice? No!
Telling them to delete the post, or not being constrictive with their criticism is just unfair.
With beginners, I always try and be positive. If they ask for my advice, I'll tell them what's good about their photograph as well as the not so good, in a constructive way.
"The use of shallow depth of field is lovely, but maybe next time try a few different angles as I think some of them could maybe make the photo really good. Don't be afraid to experiment with moving closer or further away."
They're new, so we shouldn't hold them to the standards of more experienced photographers. It takes guts to even show your photography to the world.
My main hobby / passion is MMA. I can’t even think about shitting on a training partner cuz their form or technique is wrong. You are a good soul and we need more people like you that are willing to go out of your way to help someone learn and get better. Hopefully when I start posting I get some quality feedback that will help me improve. Really enjoying my time out of the gym with the camera 🙂