When styling for your session, it's important to include coordinating patterns and colors! Choose your base colors and coordinate a pattern to go along with it! Add accessories with textures and different shades of your base colors, as well!
Happy Coordinating!
Successfully giving constructive criticism (aka "CC") can be a difficult task to accomplish, but it is very important to go about this task in an appropriate way, and there is certainly an appropriate way to go about it.
Constructive criticism is criticism or advice that is useful and intended to help or improve something, often with an offer of possible solutions.
Constructive criticism is criticism or advice that is useful and intended to help or improve something, often with an offer of possible solutions.
Here are five tips to giving constructive criticism in an appropriate manner!
1. Never Give Uninvited nor Public "CC"
Approaching someone with constructive criticism that has not been invited or giving constructive criticism publicly can be humiliating and hurtful to someone. It is important to only approach someone without being asked if that is a mutual agreement between you and another person. It is also important to avoid giving "CC" to someone publicly (i.e. their Facebook fan page) to avoid humiliating them or upsetting them. Don't forget that all of their fans (including their clients) see your comments!
Approaching someone with constructive criticism that has not been invited or giving constructive criticism publicly can be humiliating and hurtful to someone. It is important to only approach someone without being asked if that is a mutual agreement between you and another person. It is also important to avoid giving "CC" to someone publicly (i.e. their Facebook fan page) to avoid humiliating them or upsetting them. Don't forget that all of their fans (including their clients) see your comments!
2. Begin "CC" with a Positive Comment
It is important to plan a thoughtful and positive approach when preparing to give constructive criticism. When giving a positive comment, this will often soften the potential sting of the criticism and open the ears and eyes of the person receiving it. When they have seen that you are able to recognize something they have accomplished well first, they will be more willing to accept your opinion in areas to improve.
It is important to plan a thoughtful and positive approach when preparing to give constructive criticism. When giving a positive comment, this will often soften the potential sting of the criticism and open the ears and eyes of the person receiving it. When they have seen that you are able to recognize something they have accomplished well first, they will be more willing to accept your opinion in areas to improve.
3. Avoid Emotional Triggers
It is important to remember that as a photographer, we are emotionally attached to our work! We love what we do! When giving "CC" on someone else's work, always remember that every word you communicate to them may affect them emotionally, as well.
It is important to remember that as a photographer, we are emotionally attached to our work! We love what we do! When giving "CC" on someone else's work, always remember that every word you communicate to them may affect them emotionally, as well.
4. Offer Suggestions for Improvement
When giving "CC", of course the most important factor is to share potential ways to improve! Anyone who really desires to grow in their field are open to learning to new ways to improve their work! Give ideas and share how you may have done things differently.
When giving "CC", of course the most important factor is to share potential ways to improve! Anyone who really desires to grow in their field are open to learning to new ways to improve their work! Give ideas and share how you may have done things differently.
5. Timing is Everything
Be respectful of timing during the constructive criticism process. If you begin to discuss someone's artwork with them, be prepared to evaluate whether they are ready to hear further "CC' or how in depth they are ready to receive. Be gentle and constructive!
Thanks to Julie Paisley Photography and Spanki Mills Photography for the great photo below!
Be respectful of timing during the constructive criticism process. If you begin to discuss someone's artwork with them, be prepared to evaluate whether they are ready to hear further "CC' or how in depth they are ready to receive. Be gentle and constructive!
Thanks to Julie Paisley Photography and Spanki Mills Photography for the great photo below!
Xoxo,
This past weekend was a very exciting one for me personally as I was engaged to the best guy in the world! Of course, I immediately began thinking about our engagement photos and one of the most important things when planning a session - what to wear!
So, this country styled couple is inspired by yours truly-me!
Xoxo,
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