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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 10 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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[–] PrincipalPoop@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (7 children)

My pet theory is that it’s a fairly technical hobby but a fairly difficult art form. You can master focus, exposure, lighting and post-processing and still end up with a very boring photo. Have these technically competent but artistically bereft photos that most viewers just shrug their shoulders at and it drives them insane. Cut to a couple years later they have a huge chip on their shoulder and take out their frustrations on beginners asking about what camera to buy.

[–] Mrfunnynuts@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

I can absolutely see that there are artsy photographers who have an eye for the unusual and who look at things from another perspective, they dont use a lot of kit in my experience, just camera and lens. They take photos of things i've walked pasa million times and never considered. Those aren't necessarily the same people you want to photograph your wedding.

To do a couples portrait shoot or photograph an event, being artsy might not help you that much because you need flashes, triggers, umbrellas, lighting is very important, camera needs to shoot redundant etc. There is an art in being able to document and photograph things that are happening in front of you well, and capture the emotion of your subjects while doing so.

I've accepted that I'm much more the second one , technical excellence with a flavouring of my style (poses, environment, background etc) is the goal for me but i definitely want to expand my abilities with regard to the first.

That doesnt mean a perfectly exposed, edited and exported photo of your keyboard is any more interesting though!

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