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.
Adobe charging a subscription fee for LR & PS.
All these YT photographers charging money for their “become a better photographer” courses that promise nonsense.
The race to the bottom in wedding photography for lowest price.
Instagram… need I say more?
I was lucky enough to buy a cs6 serial key before it was subscription (for web, only recently got into photography) would you say LR is worth the subscription for a hobbyist? it wasn't included in the package wayback when
i bought a capture one perpetual license and never looked back. if your budget is free, you can combo with Paint.Net and RawTherapee
Darktable. Works quite well.
Adobe is one of the worst companies ever.
They created a bunch of programs that have become commonplace in the business environment but then you cant use them unless you pay them constantly.
There is no justifiable reason, other than money, that they cant offer individual lifetime license for a given iteration of a program. Like why cant I just pay a single fee to be able to use this year's iteration of acrobat pro indefinitely, with limited future updates provided.
Like I really gotta fuckin pay this company $20 a month to be able to use the pdf format efficiently?
Can ya at least let me get like 3-4 versions old software at a one time fee so I can at least edit pdfs and add signature blocks and shit??? I mean come the fuck on.
Shit should be a crime.... image if you had to pay microsoft or apple a monthly fee to be able to log in to your computer.
Abode is one of the sleezest companies on the planet.
Sony hype influencers. Yuck. Bokeh influencers. Why.
Ive seen some amazing shots taken on old dslrs. Never once thought "wow what a terrible camera"
People shooting with the lens hood on backwards. Take it off or put it on facing the correct way!
I'm a regular offender for this - but I'll never stop because it's too handy!
If I take it off, I will lose it… it’s a miracle I haven’t lost it up to this point
People assuming the "nice camera" is why my photos look so good. Like I am just there to click a button at the right time. :P
I wish I had your camera so I could take photos like that.....
You don't need my camera.
You need to develop an eye for color, composition, to be able to see light, shadows and how they interact. Some of that you can learn. It's basic tech stuff that is the foundation of good photos but both of my teacher's they said I had a painter's eye. I got that because I'm a complete art freak. I study art a lot, always have. I do art outside of photography, draw and paint, so I think that really helps.
Go to museums and look at art and see what the painters were doing. How they used light and shadow, form and color. If you can train your eye to see that then your photography will benefit enormously.
…and they go buy that nice camera (with a kit zoom lens), burst shoot literally everything for a week, never transfer the images or even look at them, and then leave the camera in the closet forever.
Overuse of the clarity slider and sharpening in colour images to the point my eyes bleed... coupled with the club mentality circle jerk of people saying these images are awesome... no... no they really aren't.
People who think working with photographers is like working with someone who take pictures on their phones.
Had a client who ordered me to take 40 photos of an event and was mad that I only delivered 40 photos. She complained that she knew I took more photos at the event and I should just send them over for free.
Weekend warriors. They have full time jobs and undercut the market. They damage the industry they claim to aspire to. They can't take criticism from full time pros either.
I am definitely a weekend warrior, but I believe it’s out of necessity, I have bills that can’t be left to an unsteady paycheck. I don’t undercut, I only do a handful of wedding annually now. I love the art and always willing to learn from anyone, regardless of their expertise.
I am definitely a weekend warrior
And you should not feel bad about it! If I could quit my job and dedicate 40+ hours a week to photography I’d do it in a heartbeat. But it’s a very high risk with the cost of living my city / absolutely needing health insurance at all times. I also don’t relate to this persons comment about not taking criticism. I’ve met loads of beginners who want nothing more than feedback and tips.
I wouldn’t even call myself a beginner, def more intermediate, been doing it for about 5-6 years now, was more active early on. That health insurance is definitely another cause.
Them: nice photograph (or "picture" ) . .
Also Them: you must have an expensive camera
Doest matter if its a zenit or a leica, same film, same lens, same picture.
Overuse of orange/teal (or other similar unnatural) color grading. I can understand it at some photos for expressing a mood, but why is it almost everywhere and especially in nature photos...
Mercifully it seems to be a little less lately...
street photographers who only shoot a bunch of silhouettes and the back of peoples heads
Them commenting a 28mm f11 street scene Cause its not 85mm+, not at least f1.4 and actually contains people and a whole scene that is visible.
In the past I dealt with a surprising amount of photographers who go out of their way to shit on novice photographers. Everyone was a beginner once.
Agreed. This for sure was my first hobby people didn’t just help each other learn…
Novice photographers who post on Reddit instead of a 5min google search.
People who have no idea about photography who buy themselves a $2000 machine with telephoto lens.
The notion that “the most money you can make off of photography is selling your gear”.
“What are the best settings”
I understand that people who are new are the main people who ask it but when I’m asked that I’m just always like “well there is no answer. For this scene I might use something like bla bla bla but you just gotta play with it and find out”
Acting like because it’s shot in film it’s art by default.
IG is currently filled with this. Like very bad photos shot on film getting some hype cause it was shot on film. Quite funny
Right and like your iPhone is free. People really spent $$ on film, developing and scanning for objectively bad pictures
that thing where the entire scene is monochrome except one person in bright clothing
please learn to take good photos without the "look! this is the main subject! i am so clever!" cheat code
Hate those B/W pics with someone holding a red rose. Makes me fucking rage.
The assumption and always repeated advice that every picture has to „tell a story“.
It took me so long to get over this… what story does it tell?! Uhh pretty thing shiny?!
Referring to an image as a "snap"
"Hey, what do you think of this snap from today?"
It's like nails on a chalkboard for me.
"Street photography" that's actually just photos of strangers doing nothing interesting at best, or is pseudo-paparazzi at worst.
“Every photo tells a story”
- People putting distracting signatures on pics they share with social media. It can be removed in milliseconds and IDK, it's great to be proud of a picture you shot but what exactly do you think is going to happen to a pic of your dog posing in front of your home?
- I hate that Instagram is the default place to post pics. My pictures are almost unrecognizable at such small resolutions. Flickr is a lonely place if you're not in the in crowd over there. We need more photography focused apps not owned by MAANG companies.
- Youtube personalities that compare smartphones to DSLR's / Mirrorless cameras. They grab a flagship smartphone (15 Pro Max for example) and compare it to an entry level Canon Mirrorless with a kit lens. Put an actual good lens on the mirrorless and show why these comparisons are truly silly. Yes they look somewhat comparable midday when shooting at f/8. Show a comparison after the sun sets shooting at f/1.2. Or with fast moving action, or compare the RAW files, etc.
These kids saying street photography camera. They’re all street photography cameras. Even giant 8x10’s can be used for street photography
People pixel pipping.
The software most modern cameras use to communicate to the web, local networks etc. So far behind modern mobile phones…
My pet peeve: people staring at me when I’m walking around with my camera in an uninteresting neighborhood.