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How To Overcome Being So Critical (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by oceanseaturtle_@alien.top to c/photography@viewfinder.pro

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I am a family photographer. I am slow at editing and do not rush. Often, I deliver a gallery and feel good about it, and then I see the photos on social media and I literally get sick to my stomach picking them apart. My last gallery I delivered, my client LOVED them and posted almost every photo on social media. She tagged me in all of them and spoke of how much she loved them. HOWEVER, I immediately saw so many flaws that I didn't see while editing, and then I'm sick to my stomach, tearing them apart. Will I ever get past this? What started as a creative outlet for me is now giving me anxiety. I don't want to give up, but I hate this feeling! 😫 Does this ever get better? Is this a very common thing?

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[–] MethodicaL51@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Are u sure that those are the same original edits? I mean, are u sure that she is not applying some kind of filter ? Are u watching the pictures on the same screen?

That being said, if none of the above is the case , at least u are acknowledging your mistakes, which is always great , because u'll be able to get better and better with time .

[–] oceanseaturtle_@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Yes, they are my photos, no filters. I am just picking them apart. They are not on the same screen. I edit on my mac and then see them on my phone, scrolling through social media. My mac is calibrated, I'm not sure if there are different phone settings? I felt like my blacks were a little too heavy and one of the faces looked so pale, like I should have brushed on color, so he didn't look so pale. In real life, the child was extremely pale, so I thought he was just looking like himself in photos, however I felt like he looked ghostly once I saw him on IG