On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 11:51 AM, paul stenquist <pnstenqu...@comcast.net> wrote: > There are two key phrases that should be applied to any critique: "I think" > and "I believe." The critiques that I find offensive, including the > below-mentioned example, are those that assume a voice of absolute > authority: "The composition is unbalanced, and its oversaturated." That's an > opinion, and it should be stated as such. When a critique is not offered as > an opinion, it suggests that the critter is more knowledgeable and better > qualified than the presenter of the work. That's frequently not the case, as > I've found that those who display that level of confidence are usually > fooling only themselves. Observing the common courtesy of qualifying one's > remarks can go a long way toward making genuine criticism more meaningful > and less demeaning.
Thank you, Paul. That was very well-stated (which of course is another way of saying "I agree with you"). ;-) cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
