^that was/is me today.(not really me, but the rest of the story comes later.) sounds so stupid, but i do get worked up pretty badly when my pictures are very roughly critiqued. its so not important in the long run, but it does cut pretty deep… luckily i have some amazing friends and mentors who are a great comfort and encouragement.
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while my photography teacher and i were discussing on facebook how i could improve and the areas i am doing much better in, this little ad popped up on my sidebar. i usually ignore those stupid things, but i saw the crying girl and was like, hey! that’s me right now! but what was written under the photo will definitely stick with me for a while…:
“It’s not possible to please everyone, so stop it! There is only ONE you existing in the world, that’s how God made you!
There is no perfect body shape (try to ask different culture backgrounds), there is no perfect accent, perfect skin color, perfect job, perfect career, perfect husband or boy friend (since you are not perfect.)
Please allow me to remind you:
You have what it takes to succeed, you will attract the right people to your path, if you allow yourself to shine according to what’s INSDIE of you, not the outlook of you!”
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now to get up the strength to go take some more portraits… ::sigh::
<3jenna
I know exactly how you felt. When I entered my pieces and got that kind of criticism, it hurt. I cried over the fact the pieces I thought were so great, well, weren't. It took me a while to get over the 'poor me, I'm so terrible,' attitude, but looking back at those notes helped me to take a closer look at my work and see where to improve. You are a fantastic photographer, so don't let something as small as this get in your way of becoming even better.
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