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A place to politely discuss the tools, technique and culture of photography.

This is not a good place to simply share cool photos/videos or promote your own work and projects, but rather a place to discuss photography as an art and post things that would be of interest to other photographers.

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A lot of toxic egos on photo forums? (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by Hector-Z@alien.top to c/photography@viewfinder.pro

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Has anyone else noticed that most photography forums outside of Reddit have some very opinionated, bitter arsch-holes as members? I cannot find a single forum outside of Reddit that offers positive / constructive criticism, just people who are toxic beyond belief...

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[–] A2CH123@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I think one of the biggest sources of conflict is between working professionals and casual hobbiests. From the pro photographers perspective, they dont want to answer stupid questions that could easily be googled. From the beginner/ hobbiest perspective, they are joining what they hoped would be a supportive community and are met with hostility over their lack of knowledge/skill.

[–] Wolpfack@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

That's why I always try to be kind to newbie photographers and also give them links for more and deeper information.