VERY rarely do I make a photograph for someone else, but if I do, I do take their feelings into consideration, but still stamp it with MY style. That said, other than that, I really don't care what others think... can't get caught up with trying to please everyone else. I belong to a LF group here in the Valley... they are all, for the most part, students/disciples of one or two local photographers/teachers. I joined the group only a few years ago, but I had 25 years LF experience before I moved here. Whenever one of the original members shows prints everyone goes ga-ga, even when several of us newer members think that they aren't up to the group's standards. When we (newer members, and me in particular) show work we get a lot of stone faces, like they don't get it. And I do try to simplify my compositions as much as possible... maybe I overdo it? Who knows... OK, I've already wasted enough time on this
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