Response to The Purpose of Critiques

Thank you, John and Paul. I truly appreciate the comments from both of you. As both of you have guessed, I photograph Kathryn as a casual friend because she is a friend, not a "fashion model". John's comment about context makes lots of sense and has forced me to take a even harder look at my Kathryn pics. To be honest, I have a hard time categorizing them myself.

As Paul has pointed out correctly, this type of photography is more of a semi-serious hobby to me. Professionally, I am a theatrical photographer. In those instances, I am dead serious and so are the clients. In my professional work, every detail counts. I will not claim that my theatrical images are perfection; I think they are far from perfection. I dream to be as good as Howard Schatz or Cylla von Tiedmann or Paul Goode one day; So, I work much harder and think a whole lot more when I do theatrical work. I am much more meticulous in my professional work.

Thanks again to all of your comments.

David Hou

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