I think most photographers have a tendency to get emotionally attached to there photos. You were there, you know what it took to get that photo. Sometimes waiting a week or so before looking at your photos is good. It separates you from the event and allows you to look at your photos in a more detached way. Other times you need another person to look at your raw take from a shoot. They give a fresh perspective without a memory or emotional attachment to the event.

I’m in the middle of revising my portfolio, so I asked a couple friends for some feedback. Along with some feedback from Ray came the following diptych. It turns out these are my photos. Somehow he had a copy of my raw take from when I moved to from North Carolina to New Mexico. The funny thing is I don’t remember either of these photos. I haven’t double check, since they’re backed up on DVD. My guess is that they didn’t make my first pass cut.

Another thing that he mentioned about portfolios was, “I think the best people to listen to are the ones that can look at your photos as a representation of you and how you shoot. Those are the people you need to listen to, because they get it.” This came after my portfolio was reviewed by Vincent Laforet. To my surprise, I said that. I actually have the email to prove it. This holds true now as much as it did when I first said it.