12-10-2018, 08:10 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-10-2018, 08:12 PM by neon_jellyfish.)
What a fun set of photos! I'm sure things will work out next time!
I think you've hit the nail on the head here!
Learning new things or new approaches to already familiar things is always good! But don't stress yourself out. I think it wouldn't be bad to just play with the girls more, without taking photos, to get really used to how the doll feels in your hands. Just have fun! I'm pretty sure chessenparker has tons of fun taking her fabulous photos and the effort that goes into them flows naturally - as opposed to trying to scientifically construct them to be perfect.
I mean, of course you want to take good photos and get somewhat disappointed when they don't turn out well, that's OK, but I think you might be letting it get to you a bit too much.
You need to get two things through your not thick, but self-doubting skull:
1) you're really good. Really. Trust me!
2) you don't really need to be good. It's not how you earn your living, right? You're totally allowed to take one bad photo after another and just have fun. They'll be great anyways, because 1).
Oh, and tell Triv she's beautiful and work on your self-esteem together
Sorry, I don't mean to be patronizing my 'senpai', but I hate to see you doubt yourself so much and pick yourself apart like this. Hugs!
(12-10-2018, 02:16 PM)davidd Wrote: It's also very possible that I am over-thinking all of this, and that the over-thinking is contributing to the stilted results.
I think you've hit the nail on the head here!
(12-10-2018, 02:16 PM)davidd Wrote: Smart Doll photography is not coming naturally to me at all (I got my start with static Pinky Street figures), but I'm hoping to improve. While the "art" behind doll photography cannot necessarily be forced, the "science" can be learned. When the tools and techniques are mastered, the art will, in theory, emerge more easily.
Learning new things or new approaches to already familiar things is always good! But don't stress yourself out. I think it wouldn't be bad to just play with the girls more, without taking photos, to get really used to how the doll feels in your hands. Just have fun! I'm pretty sure chessenparker has tons of fun taking her fabulous photos and the effort that goes into them flows naturally - as opposed to trying to scientifically construct them to be perfect.
I mean, of course you want to take good photos and get somewhat disappointed when they don't turn out well, that's OK, but I think you might be letting it get to you a bit too much.
You need to get two things through your not thick, but self-doubting skull:
1) you're really good. Really. Trust me!
2) you don't really need to be good. It's not how you earn your living, right? You're totally allowed to take one bad photo after another and just have fun. They'll be great anyways, because 1).
Oh, and tell Triv she's beautiful and work on your self-esteem together
Sorry, I don't mean to be patronizing my 'senpai', but I hate to see you doubt yourself so much and pick yourself apart like this. Hugs!