Do high school photography teachers praise poor images by students?
Do they do this to encourage rather than discourage or do they really not have a handle on what is really required in the field?
I might as well expand this to some colleges, as I was told by a college photography teacher that he would fail Ansel Adams because Adams presented the world "too pretty".
You are right ... When in a masters program years ago at a prestigious State university, I was appalled when a students single image portfolio was praised by the instructor.
The image was the result of just about every first timers mistakes when attempt at producing a photo. Under exposed, under developed and the composition of the outhouse placed it directly in the center of the frame. It was poorly dry mounted (it had wrinkles in it) and had no attempt was made to "spot tone" the obvious dust on the print.
This looked like what one would expect from a first semester student, first assignment ... not someone entering an MFA program in photography.
This does a huge disservice to the student. Without a serious critique, pointing out the technical mistakes and praising the student only when the growth of the student shows them becoming more proficient in their techniques and start to learn some elements of design and composition, the student may become frustrated, especially when facing the real world, later when they try to enter judged art shows or actually try to work as a pro
It may be that the root cause of this problem is the bona fides of the instructor. I learned soon enough that in order to get the most from my photo classes, it was incumbent upon me to choose those who were either retired pros or actually working pros, teaching one class a semester
Photography is a balance of the total control of the images exposure and the creative sense necessary to compose compelling images. Trying to politicize the craft of creating images is a bit over the top. Letting the market select the those who will succeed will actually reflect the political temperature than any forced image manipulation. Only giving value to images that are not "too pretty" is counter to the idea of art. While social commentary is one important facet of photography, it is not the end-all and be-all of using a camera.
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