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Reddit mentions of Ignore Everybody: and 39 Other Keys to Creativity
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We found 10 Reddit mentions of Ignore Everybody: and 39 Other Keys to Creativity. Here are the top ones.
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| Color | White |
| Height | 8.5 inches |
| Length | 5.75 inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Release date | June 2009 |
| Weight | 0.65477291814 Pounds |
| Width | 0.75 inches |
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> I know there are a lot of things that are bad (like the values)
you need to STOP talking this way. I understand that now, after having finished, you see something that you think needs improvements (like the values), but:
Keep on producing, and once something is done, it's done. Yes take stock of what to do next that's different, and even solicit critique from people that you trust (/r/learnart is a good forum IHHO), the most important part is to keep producing.
That is my criticism, I hope you found it constructive.
Bonus: one of the best books on Creativity that I have ever read https://www.amazon.com/Ignore-Everybody-Other-Keys-Creativity/dp/159184259X
Don't listen to older people, actually... stop listen to anyone.
Recognize that the world is influencing you (more like brainwashing) from media to TV/movies, advertisement, politicians, religions... try to think as objectively as you can (practice critical thinking), look at reality for what it is: objective reality.
And you'll realize that you already know:
If you really want "advice":
> Struggling with this.
Welcome to the world of being an Artist.
> I make films based upon personal experiences and insights.
That's good. Art is always personal.
> But nobody is understanding my body of work.
OK. That's pretty normal.
> I'm getting random feedback including "it's boring".
OK. Who are you asking feedback from? Are these people:
> All I want is to find a community of critics who understand somewhat what I'm doing with my films.
Well, keep making art, for each iteration you grow more and more. Keep publishing on the web and post on Social Media. This is the least that you can do.
> If they are unsure, engage with a dialogue to help them understand.
This is tricky. Some people will agree with you that art needs to be explained, some people disagree and believe that art should speak for itself.
I am not taking sides, but you can write about your art. It can be as simple as an accompanying paper, a catalogue raisonné, or you can document and expand your art by writing or explaining it with a video of you talking about it.
> Just so lonely to keep putting work out there with very personal themes ...
Yes it is
> ... where the audience either ignores it ...
Yup.
> . . . or tells you how stupid it is.
That says a lot about them (trolls) and nothing about your art.
4 final pieces of advice for you:
this is a good book: https://www.amazon.com/Ignore-Everybody-Other-Keys-Creativity/dp/159184259X
P.S.: I have a creative job.
I picked up Ignore Everyone: and 39 Other Keys to Creativity on Audible, pretty good so far.
Here it is on Amazon.
Do the work and Ignore Everybody
From his wishlist
It's complicated.
Family and Friends are not literary critics, nor peer reviewers; therefore they are not equipped to give good feedback.
Moreover, Family and Friends often dismiss someone's efforts, especially creative efforts, by highlighting the negatives and dismissing the positive. There are psychological reasons why it is this way, hence my premise: It's complicated.
But wait, there's more!
Why do you care about what your family/friends think of your writing? Well, it's simple: external validation. Why? Again, it's complicated (psychological reason).
So . . . "Am I fucked?" you're thinking.
Worry not, there's a solution: do not seek out external validation, and surely not from friends and family. What you want is good honest feedback from someone who:
I am neither competent nor you can trust me, but I can tell you that: you wrote something? Great! Awesome! You did it! You're the 1 percent (read about the 90-9-1 rule); and no, it's not as good as your next writing, so . . . keep on writing.
NOTE: this is a great read, so is this one.
>Can never remember art ain't a noun, it's a verb
Enjoyed that line.
You might enjoy a book called Ignore Everbody.
No worries, glad to help and thanks for the kind words. I totally accept your apology, though I have no recollection of how it went down ;) But yeah, there are a LOT of internet tough guys out there. It is pretty discouraging. Art is hard, criticism is easy. Too easy, perhaps, and too pleasurable as well. I fall into the trap from time to time, but really try to avoid critiquing without seeing the scene in front of me.
I have gotten attacked (and still do) from time to time. No reason to get angry really, hell, I will happily meet anyone for lunch who wants to sit down and have a civil debate about art/photography/my work/whatever. It is a lot harder to be an internet tough guy in person.
I remember when WT went viral. I was called a "terrible photoshopper," a "terrorist", a "rip-off artist" and so many more awful things.
Now, on to your questions, I am notoriously verbose...
I've never done any real social media'ing outside of facebook, which is mostly useful for keeping in touch with photographers. People claim that they get work through FB, instagram, twitter, whatever, but for ARCHITECTURAL photography I think it's nearly useless. For weddings, senior portraits, etc, different story entirely. Just depends what you want to shoot.
Best marketing is referrals, facetime, great website, I make no bones about it. All in my experience of course.
Like you said, can be very helpful and hurtful, especially when you post a project that you put blood, sweat, and tears into and people come out of the woodwork with unsolicited critique. But it doesn't really affect me at this point, I've just gotten so used to it and Wake Turbulence really taught me that the majority of people commenting are completely out of touch with reality, so I take everything with a grain of salt now. It's kinda funny, I want to put together a compilation of all the ridiculous comments. People actually wasted time writing articles about how I was a threat to national security.
I never really worried about comparing myself to other photographers because I'm not trying to BE other photographers. I do have my favorites, but I'm very careful of who I pick out. Like I've mentioned, I love Erik Almas' work, Scott Frances, Gregory Crewdson etc but they're all very different than me and have very different approaches. I find that it's better to compare myself to great classic artists instead of photographers- as it is the painters and sculptors who REALLY know how to work with light, color, form and shape - that informs my work more than anything. If I'm looking for inspiration I take a trip to LACMA or the Getty or something and have a feast for the eyes on some great classic stuff. Just beautiful. I love the soft colors, great textures, lighting, etc, inherent in the paintings from the greats.
And in regards to everything, a great book worth reading is 'Ignore Everybody' by Hugh McLeod. Well worth the $10 and really helped me on my career:
http://www.amazon.com/Ignore-Everybody-Other-Keys-Creativity/dp/159184259X