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Message # 7399.2 Subject: Re: Not ALL negative feedback is unwelcome! Date: Sat 13/12/03 02:40:03 GMT Name: ray Email: ray_diaz1@yahoo,com |
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Interesting you mention Sopping as he has emailed us early on, and I must say that his suggestions and reinforcements have influenced our beach pictures as well. |
In reply to Message (7399) Not ALL negative feedback is unwelcome!
By leonmoomin - leonmoomin@madfountains.com Sat 13/12/03 01:58:02 GMT Negative feedback, if worded correctly and in a way that helps is not unwelcome!
However, if you just say your pictures suck, or demand free pictures, you will not get the friendliest of replies!
On the 8th of March 2000, I received the following e-mail about the pictures on my first ever website (the one with Fiona), the e-mail I found at the time to be quite insulting, but I did my best to try to fulfill the senders advice! The e-mail was both flattering and critical, but was not demanding a certain outfit or more pictures, it was genuine advice!
Here is the e-mail: ______________________________________
I like your page and your work. It has considerable promise, and your girlfriend-model is attractive and photographs well.
HOWEVER: I have a few suggestions which may be of use to you, particularly if you desire to sell your photographs. I also submit them in hopes that we will see more of your photos of the lady in the near future.
In summary: You must improve the quality of the photos before you think of selling them. As a wetlook photographer myself, I believe I know whereof I speak.
1. Watch your backgrounds. An attractive girl posed beside a roll of toilet paper is not attractive in the overall sense!
2. Control your lighting better.
3. Watch the overall composition of your photos. Or if it is not to your liking, crop and frame the picture before you post it.
4. Some of your photos are out of focus. Do not bother to post those as they give an impression of poor quality. If they are not out of focus, concentrate on the way you post them. Some can appear to be out of focus because of the mechanism of posting.
5. Finally, and most significantly, try to generate greater animation,smiles etc. on the part of your model. She looks either bored or unhappy in most of your shots. Yet there are a few with genuine smiles, and the "come hither" pursed lips ( as for a kiss) is a good pose. Get her to look more playful, splashing water, fooling around, trying to stay dry or something. Generate some action. {see my girl in the surf photos on the Total Wetlook site for examples). And get her to smile!
I hope we can see her outside in a pool, the sea, or something similar in the near future.
Good luck on your endeavors.
Sopping focus __________________________________
That advice has been in the back of my mind for a very long time, so believe it or not, thank you Sopping! Sometimes you can be a real pain in the butt, but that e-mail was spot on and was a great influence on my work since!
leonmoomin
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