keith204
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Recently, I have added a photo to a gallery, and one of my top 5 forum members (LaPhoto) recommended that it would be a great photo for the "Zoomers and Shakers" gallery.
I know she was not insulting me. However, since I loathe (hate) the idea of zoomers and shakers, I could easily take it personal. (no offense, LaPhoto...I really like all your comments, and this post isn't necessarily about this one, I'm just using it for my story)
What's the point of zoomers and shakers? I mean, is it taking a terrible photo, and applying a Zoom Blur effect in photoshop to make it 'cool' and 'unique'? Is it that when you miserably fail at taking decent pictures of decent things, your last resort is purposefully taking crappy photos? Do you have to be on drugs to enjoy this?
To me this is not photography, but maybe rather a skewed artistic expression of rather strange artists. Which art, itself, mainly revolves around expression, right? So this isn't necessarily bad...just not my cup of joe. Not even my cup of ginger ale, and I hate ginger ale.
To clear my name from being banned by the zoomers and shakers of this forum, I would like to leave some final comments. I really don't think zoomers and shakers are 'strange artists' but I am rather just using this for expression sake, to get across a point possibly more harshly than it is intended. Also, this isn't meant to offend anyone, but rather to stir up some controversy, so that I may be able to see everyone's thoughts on the matter. LaPhoto: I really do like all your comments you give about photos I post, or questions I have. Everything seems very valid and if I had a "top 5 tpf members" you'd be in it.
What are everyone's thoughts?
PS: I love you guys
I know she was not insulting me. However, since I loathe (hate) the idea of zoomers and shakers, I could easily take it personal. (no offense, LaPhoto...I really like all your comments, and this post isn't necessarily about this one, I'm just using it for my story)
What's the point of zoomers and shakers? I mean, is it taking a terrible photo, and applying a Zoom Blur effect in photoshop to make it 'cool' and 'unique'? Is it that when you miserably fail at taking decent pictures of decent things, your last resort is purposefully taking crappy photos? Do you have to be on drugs to enjoy this?
To me this is not photography, but maybe rather a skewed artistic expression of rather strange artists. Which art, itself, mainly revolves around expression, right? So this isn't necessarily bad...just not my cup of joe. Not even my cup of ginger ale, and I hate ginger ale.
To clear my name from being banned by the zoomers and shakers of this forum, I would like to leave some final comments. I really don't think zoomers and shakers are 'strange artists' but I am rather just using this for expression sake, to get across a point possibly more harshly than it is intended. Also, this isn't meant to offend anyone, but rather to stir up some controversy, so that I may be able to see everyone's thoughts on the matter. LaPhoto: I really do like all your comments you give about photos I post, or questions I have. Everything seems very valid and if I had a "top 5 tpf members" you'd be in it.
What are everyone's thoughts?
PS: I love you guys