Biggest pet peeve with photos?

[j-digg]

Like others - Slightly tilted horizons.. from a fraction of a degree to several... if you shoot when youre drunk, at least wait until you sober up to do your PP.

Cheeeeeeeeesy engagement photos - hand hearts..Ive even seen an arm heart shadow.... chalk boards and the now over done "feet shot".

Same with maternity - terribly cheesy stuff.. cant think of any off hand but they can be downright painful.

 

[Kbarredo]

when you take pics of buildings that arent level with the horizon. So either the horizon or the building has to be crooked

 

[ann]

Photos of half dome. You know the ones.

Followed by photos from Antelope Canyon. You know the chamber.

How could I have forgotten this shot, drives me nuts.

There is a photo all over the internet of an old lady in Havana smoking a cigar. Believe me, I avoided her like the plague. just as I would Antelope Canyon.

 

[enzodm]

A vote for tilted horizons, because it's the easiest to repair issue. Noise is a non issue most of time: instead I started bothering pixel peepers, included me .

 

[ph0enix]

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?

This is my #1 pet peeve as well. If you didn't take the time to make your photo(s) look presentable and think it's crap, I don't want to see it and waste my time on it either.

 

[JH100]

Spot coloring/selective coloring. I've disliked it from the start.

 

[DCMoney]

Facebook photo quality pisses me off, even though alot of people still like my photos I'll always know that the quality is horrible

To add to that, Photobucket-quality photos! I absolutely hate seeing perfectly good photographs ruined by Photobucket's terrible compression. No photographers who care about the way their photos look should host anything on that site! Use Flickr, they use a much better method of compression than Photobucket, so the images still look vibrant and crisp even when they are resized and posted on a forum. Here's the proof, the exact same photo hosted on my Photobucket account (which I used to use a few years ago) and on my Flickr account...

Photobucket:

Flickr:


See the difference when they're right next to each other? Photobucket's compression makes the image look dull and blurry, like my lens was dirty or I misfocused. Switch now! Photographers have no excuse!

PS: Also, Flickr lets you keep the rights to your image, which apparently Photobucket doesn't.

Natalie, your point is well taken. I took your advice when I 1st joined TPF, and was using Photobucket as my host service. I switched to Flickr on your advice, and the results were truly dramatic. Thanks again.

well damn, I've been using photobucket for years! But after seeing your comparison im moving over to flicker!

 

[etnad0]

Keep it factual. Most of my posts don't deal with grammar, or copyright.

I disagree that 'too' was the proper form of to for the context I used it in, which is why I didn't change it.

Not to get involved but he/she is right. It's supposed to be "too" and not "to". I have OCD when it comes to spelling even though I make my mistakes as well. Something that bothers me personally is the use of "their, they're, and there"... I can overlook the "to or too, but not two" used in the wrong context.

 

[unpopular]

"When the going gets tough, the tough get Strunk and White!"

 

[MissCream]

I also hate heart hands...

 

[unpopular]

A heart-shaped shadow of a wedding band in a bible is just as bad, if not worse.

 

[Natalie]

To add to that, Photobucket-quality photos! I absolutely hate seeing perfectly good photographs ruined by Photobucket's terrible compression. No photographers who care about the way their photos look should host anything on that site! Use Flickr, they use a much better method of compression than Photobucket, so the images still look vibrant and crisp even when they are resized and posted on a forum. Here's the proof, the exact same photo hosted on my Photobucket account (which I used to use a few years ago) and on my Flickr account...

Photobucket:


Flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/midasvanderhand/6534799481/

See the difference when they're right next to each other? Photobucket's compression makes the image look dull and blurry, like my lens was dirty or I misfocused. Switch now! Photographers have no excuse!

PS: Also, Flickr lets you keep the rights to your image, which apparently Photobucket doesn't.

Natalie, your point is well taken. I took your advice when I 1st joined TPF, and was using Photobucket as my host service. I switched to Flickr on your advice, and the results were truly dramatic. Thanks again.

well damn, I've been using photobucket for years! But after seeing your comparison im moving over to flicker!

Welcome to the dark side.

 

[Ron Evers]

I use photobucket & have no issues as I resize to 800 on the long side before uploading.

 

[IByte]

My personal pet peeve is when Noobs or Newbs (whichever you prefer) ask the same questions without researching previous posts. There is so much information for beginners out there that questions like "What lens to buy?", or "What camera should I get?” is not only annoying to seasoned photographers on this forum, but giving beginners a bad rap. As a beginner myself, I've read so many threads on this forum, watched many videos of the foundations of photography, and browsed around the net that I went to a local retailer "felt" the camera in my hands and thought what kind of pictures do I want to invest my time, and what lenses will I need to accomplish that goal. As more people are asking the above questions, it's becoming harder for who have been here a long time to separate the people who want everything to handed to them vs. the people who want to really explore what this hobby, or future profession has to offer.

 

[unpopular]

What exactly is Av mode and how does it differ from when I just use the flash?