På onsdag, 24. september 2003, kl. 18:25, skrev [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Quoth Marnie aka DoeAlthough it is easier to say that one likes something, than to say *why* one isn't wild about something.
More socially correct, too :-)
My photography professor had a firm rule for class critiques. You HAD to start
with a positive comment. Having made the positive comment you could go on to
say what you might want to change about the work. This rule was designed to
keep things civil and it worked very well.
Thatīs a nice rule. I try to do something like that.
I actually find it easier to put into words what bothers me about something
than why I like it. I realize that doesn't exactly contradict what you said. I
guess the hierarchy of difficulty to analyze my reaction in words would be, for
me:
Easiest: "I like that."
Next: "I don't really like that."
Next: "I don't like that because the colours are muddy and it smells like burnt
hair."
Hardest: "I like that because its texture reminds me of fluffy clouds on a lazy
day and is therefore restful, and it has a slight trace of the scent of roses,
which are my favourite flower."
On the receiving side the hierarchy of comments is: worst: "bad photo" better. "Nice photo" even better: " I like it because....." best: "I donīt like it, because...."
...simply because there is more to learn from the latter, it may point out something you have overlooked, and you get a chance to decide if you agree with the reasons or not.
DagT
