tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3638398317329574756.post1699364899355678091..comments2024-03-17T12:36:51.212-04:00Comments on Caitlyn's Masks: How I feel about my own capsCaitlyn Maskedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02732033913089350905noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3638398317329574756.post-1195039251914428412013-01-25T23:58:02.671-05:002013-01-25T23:58:02.671-05:00First question first; Yes. That is in fact Drew ...First question first; Yes. That is in fact Drew Barrymore. I'm surprised since I wouldn't have guessed it. From the searching I did I found that it's evidently from a photoshoot she did for GQ magazine with Firooz Zahedi as the photographer. You can see other images from the shoot here:<br /><br />http://sweetcelebrity.wordpress.com/2010/05/16/drew-barrymore-firooz-zahedi-photoshoot-for-gq-magazine-1995/<br /><br />Second question; I'm fine. I don't know why you would hear stress in my writings... maybe its just from me typing out on the tablet. Typing there is slow compared to a real keyboard, and I have to slow down my thinking when I do (where on a regular keyboard I can better keep up with my thoughts). But thank you for your concern. Caitlyn Maskedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732033913089350905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3638398317329574756.post-74059886656502718032013-01-25T22:41:48.280-05:002013-01-25T22:41:48.280-05:00Are you okay Caitlyn? Somehow, you sound stressed...Are you okay Caitlyn? Somehow, you sound stressed or something to me. I'm worried.<br /><br />Kisses,<br /><br />LeeanneLeeanne Montgomeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17969802988317490239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3638398317329574756.post-23945361361941378442013-01-25T19:40:49.797-05:002013-01-25T19:40:49.797-05:00To be honest, I don't know. I found that imag...To be honest, I don't know. I found that image using Google image search. I'll take a closer look and find the original source when I'm on my computer later (I'm on my tablet right now)Caitlyn Maskedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732033913089350905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3638398317329574756.post-79930602639938051092013-01-25T19:01:24.254-05:002013-01-25T19:01:24.254-05:00By the way, is the girl in your photo Drew Barrymo...By the way, is the girl in your photo Drew Barrymore? She sure looks like her. Can we wish? I've always had a bit of a crush. Leeanne Montgomeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17969802988317490239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3638398317329574756.post-11818967817377767872013-01-25T09:55:17.275-05:002013-01-25T09:55:17.275-05:00OK... gotta pull out Word to write up this reply!
...OK... gotta pull out Word to write up this reply!<br /><br />First, thank you for the well thought out response Britney. I know that I'm my harshest critic, and I wouldn't ever expect that to change since I'm making most of these caps for myself. I guess what bothers me is that at times I feel that I'm my ONLY critic. If all I ever get is praise, even for 'mediocre' work, then it's hard for me to continue to improve. While silence (lack of comments) can be taken as a sign that the cap needed more work, it still leaves me in a vacuumed to figure out WHAT needed to be edited, added, deleted, or otherwise changed. <br /><br />I'm not sure that I expressed myself right. I look at other cap artists and hold them up to high standards. Just not the SAME standards that I hold myself up to. I'm not trying to compare myself with these artists, but consider these examples: Michelangelo. Van Gogh. Picasso. All three are great artists, but their work is hardly comparable. You can't measure their greatness against each other. Instead you have to look at each in their own way. That's what I meant when I said " I don't hold up any other cap artists to the same light." <br /><br />I understand that it's a kneejerk reaction to compare my caps to ones that other cap artists are making. But, for example, when I look at your caps, I don't compare them to mine. I don't compare them to Dee's, or Smitty's, or Simone's, or anybody else's. I compare them to yours. When I put out a compliment for one of your layouts I'm not taking my own standard and knocking it down a few pegs so that I can offer praise... I'm honestly saying that I enjoyed the layout. I don't believe that I could have made something 'better'... I just would have made something different. I would have made something that flows from my own style. <br /><br />The only time I compare a cap artist's work to others is when they are new. When they don't have a body of work to compare it against. And even then I'm not doing it to pub them in a list of who's caps are better. I'm not saying "Oh this is better than Cap Artist A, but not as good as Cap Artists B"... I'm just saying that it's styled more like a particular cap artist. <br /><br />I'll admit, that I'm not great at accepting praise. Most often praise just gives me a blush and a sense of "Aw shucks". I'll try to work on that. But I'll also continue to be on the lookout for false praise. For calling an average (for me) cap great, or worse yet saying that my caps are better than others. It's an unfair comparison to both me and to other good cap artists. <br />Caitlyn Maskedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732033913089350905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3638398317329574756.post-2103491033960520462013-01-25T09:25:02.331-05:002013-01-25T09:25:02.331-05:00Thank you Kyra.
It does mean a lot to hear that...Thank you Kyra. <br /><br />It does mean a lot to hear that you and others get swept up in my caps. I'll try not to let my own inner workings get caught up so much that I can't enjoy comments like that. Caitlyn Maskedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732033913089350905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3638398317329574756.post-2594036801358132662013-01-25T09:22:18.553-05:002013-01-25T09:22:18.553-05:00Thanks Leeanne!
Everyone of course is different...Thanks Leeanne! <br /><br />Everyone of course is different, but I'm sure when you dip your lovely little toes into the capping waters that you'll be vexed by similar things. looking for good positive comments while at the same time looking for good honest criticism. <br /><br />Thankfully the satisfaction of making caps almost always outweighs everything else. Caitlyn Maskedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732033913089350905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3638398317329574756.post-47807563406305424412013-01-25T00:28:37.453-05:002013-01-25T00:28:37.453-05:00Caitlyn,
Speaking as one who considers you a coll...Caitlyn,<br /><br />Speaking as one who considers you a colleague, and I daresay a friend as well, I feel your pain :)<br /><br />All who know you or your work well, are fully aware that you are your own worst critic. It's really nice to know WHY this is... but we already knew that it just "was", regardless :)<br /><br />Try to look at things from OUR perspective... As you said yourself, you don't hold others to your high standards. That's kind of the entire problem in a nutshell. When you praise one of MY layouts, for example, I automatically filter/adjust that. knowing that most likely you would have produced one far better...<br /><br />By the same token, when you produce a caption with a layout that is by YOUR standards merely "ok", it is likely superior to 90% of the layouts I have EVER produced, if not more... You have to understand, when we look at one of your caps, we do NOT automatically compare it in our minds to the hundreds of other exquisite caps that you have already made... We compare it to the caps we are currently making or reading on other's Blogs at the time. The VAST majority of the time, your cap simply shines hugely in comparison.<br /><br />The main difference is, in your mind, you are comparing every caption that you make to the "best of the best" that you yourself have ever made... We, on the other are really just comparing it the usually inferior work of ourselves and others...<br /><br />We are generally not "over-praising", or trying to coddle your ego... We just have a VERY different perspective than you... We sort of HAVE to... you know, since we're not you :)<br /><br />I try to always give you honest and fair appraisal of your efforts. Since I know where you perceive your weaknesses to be, I can usually spot them. I will continue to do so.<br /><br />You, on the other hand, might benefit from trying to learn to take a freaking compliment sometimes, without feeling compelled to explain why your caption wasn't "really" all that awesome....<br /><br />Just my 2 cents....<br /><br />/hugglesAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08588438002210335131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3638398317329574756.post-61058077234277312362013-01-24T21:24:13.360-05:002013-01-24T21:24:13.360-05:00You certainly have been an active girl today Kyra!...You certainly have been an active girl today Kyra!Leeanne Montgomeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17969802988317490239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3638398317329574756.post-5292080651682415212013-01-24T11:36:48.117-05:002013-01-24T11:36:48.117-05:00First, Let me say that you are one of the best cap...First, Let me say that you are one of the best cappers I know of. To say anything less would be disingenuous. I Truly can't remember seeing a single "bad" caption that you've made.<br /><br />Second, Let me apologize if I have ever been overzealous in my praise as I'm sure I have. I often get swept up in a caption and remain on that high when I comment. I'll try to take a second to examine your work more critical from now onAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3638398317329574756.post-66779593867221796072013-01-24T10:57:55.204-05:002013-01-24T10:57:55.204-05:00Dear Caitlyn,
Thank you for that explanation. It ...Dear Caitlyn,<br /><br />Thank you for that explanation. It helps me to understand the caption "thing" so much better, and gives me some context for when I take my first stab at the process. But you are an excellent capper <br /><br />Kisses,<br /><br />LeeanneLeeanne Montgomeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17969802988317490239noreply@blogger.com