Perfectionism
Feb 1, 2012 22:28:45 #
Sometimes I think that being a perfectionist, like I am, really sucks when you are a photographer and it comes time to edit! .......Just sayin :(
Feb 1, 2012 22:31:51 #
Feb 1, 2012 23:28:39 #
Exactly!! Or I just keep editing, editing, & editing, until I feel it is absolutely perfect! Try as I may, I guess I am just stuck with this, even when I try like heck not to be a perfectionist, I can't. Grrrr!!!!!
Feb 1, 2012 23:35:34 #
djw ~ don't know about the being a perfectionist part, but I am my own worse enemy for sure. I am not much on editing, as my pp skills leave so much to be desired so I have to try and get it right in camera. :) Sure is fun trying though. :)
Feb 2, 2012 01:19:22 #
Best put by my favorite painter
Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it. ~Salvador Dali
Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it. ~Salvador Dali
Feb 2, 2012 01:23:28 #
Feb 2, 2012 05:48:32 #
Hi djw60,
The best antidote I've found for being a perfectionist comes from the great painter Salvador Dali: "Don't be afraid of perfection. You will never attain it!"
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The best antidote I've found for being a perfectionist comes from the great painter Salvador Dali: "Don't be afraid of perfection. You will never attain it!"
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djw60 wrote:
Sometimes I think that being a perfectionist, like I am, really sucks when you are a photographer and it comes time to edit! .......Just sayin :(
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Feb 2, 2012 05:54:42 #
Roger Hicks
Loc: Aquitaine
There is an old saying that it takes two people to make a work of art: the artist to create it, and someone to kill him when it is finished.
Cheers,
R.
Cheers,
R.
Feb 2, 2012 06:21:06 #
Never heard that befor but it is soooo true. I have ruined more than one good painting by not stopping.
Feb 2, 2012 06:46:31 #
Best put by my favorite painter
Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it. ~Salvador Dali
He has always been my favorite artist
Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it. ~Salvador Dali
He has always been my favorite artist
Feb 2, 2012 07:00:24 #
djw60 wrote:
Sometimes I think that being a perfectionist, like I am, really sucks when you are a photographer and it comes time to edit! .......Just sayin :(
Ditto. LOL
Feb 2, 2012 07:15:21 #
djw60 wrote:
Sometimes I think that being a perfectionist, like I am, really sucks when you are a photographer and it comes time to edit! .......Just sayin :(
Maybe ask yourself: What don't I like about this image? What am I always fixing? Have I made it better? Am I making the same "mistakes?"
Make a list. Look at it or think about it before your next event.
Feb 2, 2012 07:20:30 #
On the other hand ...
"Perfection is not achievable, but if we chase it we may catch excellence." Vince Lombardi
...so think of yourself not as a perfectionist, but a "chaser" of excellence.
"Perfection is not achievable, but if we chase it we may catch excellence." Vince Lombardi
...so think of yourself not as a perfectionist, but a "chaser" of excellence.
Feb 2, 2012 07:38:13 #
Nikonian72 wrote:
Know the feeling!
I always want to go back and re-shoot.
I always want to go back and re-shoot.
Also know the feeling. Also say to myself "Wish I was at a differnt angle, Wish I was further away, Wish I -----"
Feb 2, 2012 07:50:16 #
steve_stoneblossom
Loc: Rhode Island, USA
As one who spends WAY too much time editing, I try my best to remember advise from a college art teacher- "One of the most important things to learn is when to stop painting."
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