Biggest pet peeve with photos?

[Tee]

When a poster starts a thread asking for C&C and in the intro post says, "I know this isn't the best. It's out of focus, overexposed, I totally didn't see the light pole sticking out of the head, etc" and begins to explain why it's a crappy post and then says, "Tell me what you think. K, thnx". I don't understand why people post images that they themselves know are crap. Shouldn't they post what they think is their best and ask for C&C?

 

[unpopular]

When I first got started

lol.

I know I'm still new, but I didn't "just get started" I was referring to my first few days.

How long exactly have you been at this?

 

[Vtec44]

In order of importance when I judge my own photos, at least in my humble opinion.

1. Focus - If I can't get sharp at 100% zoom, it bugs the hell out of me. It reflects on me as a photographer since my equipment is more than capable.

2. Exposure - This bugs me too, but fixable to a certain extend in post process but I have to get really close so I don't spend too much time after. Blown highlights on the face is probably the worse.

3. Composition - I hate it when I accidentally crop someone's fingers, toes, ears, etc. I should catch those instantly before pressing the shutter button.

4. Background - I should also catch any distracting background items like cars, trash cans, people, pets, etc before pressing the shutter button.

5. Noise - There isn't much you can do under certain situations but at 100% zoom, it bugs me too but I can live with a noisy photograph. Then again, there's always B/W conversion! lol

 

[blackrose89]

lol.

I know I'm still new, but I didn't "just get started" I was referring to my first few days.

How long exactly have you been at this?

A few months. Yep, still a baby.

 

[blackrose89]

When a poster starts a thread asking for C&C and in the intro post says, "I know this isn't the best. It's out of focus, overexposed, I totally didn't see the light pole sticking out of the head, etc" and begins to explain why it's a crappy post and then says, "Tell me what you think. K, thnx". I don't understand why people post images that they themselves know are crap. Shouldn't they post what they think is their best and ask for C&C?

I have to disagree with this one. Just because someone does this does't neccessarily mean they don't think it's a good photo, just means they are trying to be objective of their photos and noticing the flaws to watch out for next time. When people get started (me being one of them) there will be flaws, what's wrong with owning up to it rather then thinking they're on point?

 

[unpopular]

5. Noise - There isn't much you can do under certain situations but at 100% zoom, it bugs me too but I can live with a noisy photograph. Then again, there's always B/W conversion! lol

A proper exposure of moderate ISO (camera relative) noise should never be so extreme that it is distracting. This doesn't mean noise will not be present.

A few months. Yep, still a baby.

When my brother was four or so, he used to say "I have not done this in YEARS!"


Just having fun with ya, Rose

 

[Vtec44]

A proper exposure of moderate ISO (camera relative) noise should never be so extreme that it is distracting. This doesn't mean noise will not be present.

Yeah underexposed photographs tend to have more noise when you try to bring to the correct exposure. Hence, I gotta get as close to the proper exposure as possible before post process. The one I typically hate is high ISO noise, even with a fast f/1.8 lens but no flash. I'm envious with the FF camera owners but hey you gotta use what you have. lol

 

[unpopular]

Delta 400 was good enough then, ISO 400 is good enough now, gabnabbit!!! GET OFF MY LAWN!

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I'm a huge believer in exposure to the right, many of my images are exposed quite far from the intended result.

But even slightly too dark will result in a mess of noise. It's always better to be slightly too bright than too dark, provided that nothing gets clipped.

 

[KmH]

Shallow DOF is not caused by being too far from the subject. Adding distance to the subject actually increases DOF.

Perhaps, you should stick to correcting people's grammar rather than commenting on photography?

Obviously, your animosity towards me prevents you from getting :lmao: .

It's to bad so few of us try to maintain high standards when it comes to written communication. I have never claimed to be perfect, and frequently edit typos, spelling, and grammar errors in my posts. So I at least try.

 

[Tee]

I have to disagree with this one. Just because someone does this does't neccessarily mean they don't think it's a good photo, just means they are trying to be objective of their photos and noticing the flaws to watch out for next time. When people get started (me being one of them) there will be flaws, what's wrong with owning up to it rather then thinking they're on point?

So if the OP has already diagnosed their images, what's the point of starting a thread asking for C&C? To boost their post count? Now if someone starts a thread acknowledging they have a poor image but doesn't know how to correct what they're doing and lists their settings asking for help then that's a different story. I'm talking about those who start a thread with "Hey, I know this is a piss poor image because X,Y &Z - what do you all think?" kind of threads.

 

[Kerbouchard]

Shallow DOF is not caused by being too far from the subject. Adding distance to the subject actually increases DOF.

Perhaps, you should stick to correcting people's grammar rather than commenting on photography?

Obviously, your animosity towards me prevents you from getting :lmao: .

It's to bad so few of us try to maintain high standards when it comes to written communication. I have never claimed to be perfect, and frequently edit typos, spelling, and grammer errors in my posts. So I at least try.

You misspelled grammar...You also misused the word 'to'. Thanks for trying, though.

 

[Robin Usagani]

Shallow DOF is not caused by being too far from the subject. Adding distance to the subject actually increases DOF.

Perhaps, you should stick to correcting people's grammar rather than commenting on photography?

Obviously, your animosity towards me prevents you from getting :lmao: .

It's to bad so few of us try to maintain high standards when it comes to written communication. I have never claimed to be perfect, and frequently edit typos, spelling, and grammer errors in my posts. So I at least try.

You misspelled grammar...

 

[unpopular]

FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!

 

[RDTague_Studios]

Things growing out of subjects heads! I mean, c'mon, your feet are attached to your body, use them and take a step to the right or left!

 

[KmH]

Shallow DOF is not caused by being too far from the subject. Adding distance to the subject actually increases DOF.

Perhaps, you should stick to correcting people's grammar rather than commenting on photography?

Obviously, your animosity towards me prevents you from getting :lmao: .

It's to bad so few of us try to maintain high standards when it comes to written communication. I have never claimed to be perfect, and frequently edit typos, spelling, and grammer errors in my posts. So I at least try.

You misspelled grammar...You also misused the word 'to'. Thanks for trying, though.

Thanks. I edited my post and corrected my spelling error.