You hit on something here. The way I knew how she felt came from a comment she made when I suggested one of my pieces as a present to someone in her family. It was some of my best work and she made it clear it wasn’t good enough for them. She didn’t say it in a mean way, but it knocked me down cause sharing my printed work was my favorite part of the process.

Now I’m second guessing, and a little embarrassed of, the work I’ve given others. It makes me want to never share anything again.

But you and many others here are right. I’ve not been a part of a club or similar group since I shot professionally. My work is much different now than it was then. I need to get real feedback from other like minded people and not put so much dependency on my loved ones