Since I opened my site at flickr to show off (teehee, what a word! I’m not even sure I should show it off) my attempt at good photography, I’ve had some new things to learn.
When I began, I was quite eager to know what others would think and say about my photos. I stayed logged in to the site for several hours. Unfortunately, no comment came, not even a “what an ugly photo!” Truth to tell, I was a bit disappointed, dismayed and discouraged. I thought that my photos weren’t even bad enough to generate the worst criticism. So I stayed away from the site, occupied myself with other things (such as learning how photoshop actually works — which I still don’t understand much) and pretended not to remember my dangling photos.
Then when I finally had the courage to go and look whether I’ve been banned from flickr for having the most unremarkable photos, I was surprised. Several people had generously showered me with compliments — okay, maybe showered isn’t the exact word one might use. Kind comments have increased from three (how pathetic, huh?) to around ten (I’m not even sure why I’m divulging this to the public. This is definitely a subject for ridicule by well-accomplished photographers). In any case, it’s still wonderful enough for me. I mean, hey, everybody’s got to start somewhere, right? Even the most famous and awarded photographer must have shot some bad pictures at one point in their career. Although, I don’t really see my career moving to the direction of photography. It’s just some sort of hobby that I’m interested in for the moment (from which I also hope to earn some money by putting up exhibits in this sleepy town… how ambitious, I know!).
So, today, I just uploaded a few photos to my site. After organizing it, I logged out and relaxed. Nature will take its course. =)
