Final Critique

Weaknesses:

Sometimes, it's hard for me to focus on shooting an image and not on the post-processing.  A weakness that was pointed out is that sometimes I tend to focus on the gimmick too much instead of working these things out while I'm shooting.  A weakness that I could have avoided, but thought of after the fact was that I used 2 black mattes for my work and the other 8 mattes were white.  All things considered, I would have made all white mattes, which I learned from critique is most common now days and generally accepted in the art world.

Strengths:

People pointed out that my best work was my architecture work, which is not surprising, since It's my favorite subject matter to photograph.  Also, people commented that I have a good eye for design, and I seem to control my frames very well.  I like to convey a sense of emotion with all of my pieces, and even a sense of mystery with some, and I think this worked, judging by everyone's reactions.  Also, I attempted to branch out of my comfort zone in photography and try to photograph some different subject matter.  I acomplished this goal, and achieved a much better sense of landscape photography and portraiture.

Looking Forward:

Next semester, I hear that Photo 208 is going to be less focused on Photoshop and post-processing, and more focused on techniques in the camera.  I look forward to continuing my photographic education by shooting much much more than I did this semester, and forgetting about the gimmicks for now, while focusing on straight photography.  I enjoyed IDM, and look forward to my photographic future.