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Originally Posted by OsmosisStudios
Dont. I can safely say I side with you: it's not your best image in that set. The flare really bothers me.
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Which is exactly my point; a lot of the people who liked it
love the flare. Myself, I don't hate the flare, but I don't particularly love it, either.
But that's exactly what I'm getting at: I've seen my own photos so many times that I don't have an unbiased eye anymore. Simply put, there's a world of difference between selecting
photos I like and
photos that are actually good. And without having a second party to provide an impartial eye, I'm wondering if there are any tips on editing my work down and maintaining as unbiased opinion as I can.
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Originally Posted by LeeR
I hate being the bad guy here, but I don't think you are ready for prime time yet. From what I see on your sites you are working toward a gritty street style, which is very popular right now. Problem is, there are a lot of really good people in line ahead of you. If you want to do that kind of work you really have to develop and edge; a way of seeing that is both unique and compelling. That's a pretty tall order. I think you are well on your way, but you are playing it way too safe.
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Out of curiosity, are you basing this off just my photoblog? I almost never post any of my commercial work there (or even to my flickr account) because they're two separate beasts. My photoblog is, as you noticed, documentary; it's a personal photo journal, not a portfolio. It's by no means intended to be a representation of the commercial work I've done or am capable of.
As far as being "ready for prime time" -- I'm not exactly sure what that means. If you mean that I'm not ready to go out and command multi-thousand dollar gigs, you're absolutely right. I'm not; not by a long shot. If, however, you mean that I'm not ready to look for an agent, you're absolutely wrong.
The point to having an agent is to have someone to go out and find work for you. Actors and screenwriters don't need to prove they're on par with Olivier or Mamet in order to land an agent, they just need to prove they're hirable. It may take them a while to
find one if they don't have a lot of credit to their name, but that's no reason to not look.
I don't think I'll walk up to and immediately sign with some Big Fancy Agent. I fully understand and expect that my D-list portfolio will, at best, be able to land a D-list agent who can find me D-list work. And I'll do enough D-list work until I can build a C-list portfolio and move up to a C-list agent. And so on and so forth until, one day, I
am commanding a decent wage.