Who to Receive C&C From?

[ImagineTNT]

Thought I'd start a general discussion about C&C. Who would you rather get C&C from and who would you rather give C&C to? Do you give more "credit" to suggestions from photographers whose work you respect and might even think is better than yours? Or do you take value from all of it whoever it comes from. On the opposite side, how do you feel about giving C&C?

Personally, I have never given much C&C because I never felt like I was all that great technically. Who am I to make suggestions to someone who is a much better photographer than me? Or if there is someone starting out, who am I to say that I am even better than them and that what I'm saying will be useful or helpful to them?

Thoughts? Discuss amongst yourselves :) (Ohhh, and feel free to C&C my post on C&C)

[Semmonka]

Dude, your post sucs!
Hahaa, just kidding. I thought it would be funny to start with something not so good C&C that is seen here every now and then.

Personally when I give C&C, I dont think am I better or have I taken better shots. Image will tell different story to different people. Thats why I want to express how I feel and what the image is telling to me. Even if the image is technically bad, there can be parts that I like, or even the whole idea behind the shot is great, that is what I´m going to comment. I dont really comment much on G&N as most of the time when I check new posts, there are already many C&C that will cover my ideas as well so there is no need to comment same thing over and over.
There are some photogs who post every time absolutely stunning shots. Normally I dont comment unless the pics has strong impact on me. I find that those people dont gain anything from noobs comment so I really dont comment "perfect" shots.

When I post something I always want to receive honest constructive C&C. Just plain "great shot" or "it sucks" does not do anything for me. I dont care if the comments are negative, as long as they are constructive. That is only way to learn. That is the only reason I post pics, to learn

[harroz]

my mum cc's my photos ;)

[ChunkyDA]

When I get it, I take it in and consider who it is from. I also know what I am looking for, If someone says my images are soft, I know it is from poor compression. If they don't like something I had control over like lighting or obnoxious object poking out of a head, I remember it for next time.
When I give it, I try to be honest and helpful on things the photographer had control over. shutter speed, exposure, sensor snot... I realize there is no way I could come close to some of the work on this or any forum, I am trying to provide another viewpoint to help others improve.

[charlesu]

I like C&C from various sources. I enjoy C&C from models and objective women viewers. I enjoy C&C from women in my life (who are usually anything but objective). I appreciate C&C from photographers who shoot the style of image being viewed.

I don't like C&C from Pop Photo, camera clubs, etc. They nitpick crap to death and miss the artistic power of too many images. And they often contradict each other. "This should be cropped tighter" versus "this should have been shot wider angle".

And for G&N work I don't like C&C from people who have never shot it. All they can do is tell you what they like/don't like but rarely have any meaningful insight on how to IMPROVE your work on a practical basis.

[iClickPhotography]

I found by giving critiques, I learned a lot. Early on I would point out flaws in other images that I was making in my own, but ignoring. You'll find some can't take a critique, but it's nothing new.

I do give more thought to critiques I receive from certain photographers. Obviously I'd pay more attention to a critique from a master photographer than someone without those skills. And there is always the barrier that some may not always understand the type of photography you shoot (fashion is a good example, not all understand the reason for the poses)...as well as those that are biased sources because they've either always loved your images or always had some sort of ax to grind.

And then, there is the T&A factor, but that's a different thread entirely! ;)