Don't post pictures of your own kids

[MohaimenK]

OK I lied.. I have to wake up that early to feed the girls.

Kindda feel lucky I don't have kids cuz of that but believe you me, when I do in the next few years I'm bumping this thread!

 

[Destin]

Thats why I wake up at 4:45 am MST to check TPF Destin!



OK I lied.. I have to wake up that early to feed the girls.

Haha. I stay up until that late on TPF, and nothing ever happens so I go to bed. When I wake up at 11 I'm wayyy behind. Screw when I need to sleep for work. I'm changing my schedule to fit TPF!!

 

[Stradawhovious]

I just got back from taking a bunch of photos.

What did I miss? :mrgreen:

 

[MohaimenK]

I just got back from taking a bunch of photos.

What did I miss? :mrgreen:

hopefully it wasn't of your kids, wife, grandma, parents, dog, cat, ummm...and some other stuff on his list (see page 2 for the list) or else Boomn4x4 is going to be pissed off!

............ok

 

[Stradawhovious]

I just got back from taking a bunch of photos.

What did I miss? :mrgreen:

hopefully it wasn't of your kids, wife, grandma, parents, dog, cat, ummm...and some other stuff on his list (see page 2 for the list) or else Boomn4x4 is going to be pissed off!

............ok

Well they were. All of them. Kids, Dog, Cat, Grandma and Mail-carrier..... But None of them are any good. When I was taking them I became photo-stupid, and lost all coherency. The lighting is wrong, the DOF is wrong, the focus is wrong, the rule of thirds has been violated, and my to be wife can be clearly seen in her stained whitey-tighties in the background.

They turned out great, but I fear that the folks here will be incapable of proper feedback because they won't want to hurt my feelings. After all, who could take a bad snapshot of my precious little Hank?

I have decided that these photos are better suited to Facebook, so I started an account there and posted them.

:mrgreen:

 

[MichiganFarts]

I fear we might not see Boom for a few days now...and he was such a fun guy.

 

[Stradawhovious]

I fear we might not see Boom for a few days now...and he was such a fun guy.

Two thoughts on this post.

Number 1..... I'm sure he had to have known that the OP would have been wildly unpopoular with the masses.... especially with all the folks here that post pics of their kids..... many of which are very good, and others that belong in the BEGINNERS FORUM for those trying to get bettter. I would hope that he would be able to take the criticism of his post the same way others take criticism of their photos. With a grain of salt, a little humility, a little understanding and a little laughter. Besides, he makes some good points, but the method of delivery seemed a little coarse.

Number 2..... This is the intratubes. If you can't stand the smell, don't clog the tubes.

(Man I hope that last colloquialism sticks.....)


Unless you were being facetious...........

 

[MichiganFarts]

Unless you were being facetious...........

Is that where you just say things that you don't mean to invoke a humorous response?

Because I don't do that ever. I don't think there's any place for it.

 

[Stradawhovious]

Is that where you just say things that you don't mean to invoke a humorous response?

Because I don't do that ever. I don't think there's any place for it.

Good. I can't stand people like that.

 

[phiya]

All of your kids are cute, but my puppy steals the show!

Oh Noes!!1!!111!? Did I violate the RULE OF THIRDS?!?!?

 

[Boomn4x4]

All this critique from a guy who takes a shot like this ...



...Says it has potential and needs help editing it.

Personally, it'd never make it off my camera and deleted on the spot.

What's wrong? Can't handle the crituque... I can... that is a ****ty picture.... not hurting my feelings. If you scroll down a few lines in that thread, you will be quick to see that I admitted it months ago.

I hate hypocrite people

http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/photography-beginners-forum-photo-gallery/204239-messy-kids.html

and you're wrong about the focus being on her shoulder...stray hair is what u call messy? ok sure.

anyway g' luck to you

You posted those pictures like you thought they were prefect, they were not. Why not just accept that fact, agree to it, and move on? Oh, I know why... because your emotional attachment to those photos has blinded you... My point, once again, proven. Thanks!!!

HOLY CRAP! Someone's just got BUSTED! lol...

Nice work MohaimenK...I love a good drama!

Busted??? What did you bust me on? The fact that at one point in time, I was guilty of the samething I'm commenting on now? What's wrong with learning from my mistakes? How is that a 'busting'? I shouldn't have posted that picture of my son... it is the exact same crap I'm talking about now.

Wouldn't you think that taking photos of your children would be good practice? Having a camera aroud your neck taking photos of a subject you have very easy access to is much more preferable to not taking photos at all. Sure, snap a photo of your kid. You gain nothing from choosing not to.

No, I don't think that its good practice.... When taking my pictures of my son, I find that I have blinders up. I have no problem taking a picture of a rock and saying, "That picture is crap"... but it isn't so easy doing that to a picture of my son.

Wow, this is ridiculous. Boom did you just get up this morning and say hmmm what can I post to get people up in arms.

I get what your saying about the trend of snapshots but your argument depends on the circumstances and in some cases you've been proven wrong

Yeah, that has a good deal to do with it, who dosen't enjoy a thread like this. I'd be lying if I said I haven't been around the Internet long enough to know how to get people's panties in a bunch. But regardless, its still a legitimate point, and I'll stand by it. If you are looking to improve on your photography, its best to not do so using pictures of your children. You aren't going to get brute honestly from the critiques because its just dosen't feel right doing it to someone's kid and even if you do, the emotional connection you have to your kid is going to get in the way of you appropriatly receiving that critique.

I fear we might not see Boom for a few days now...and he was such a fun guy.

Why not? You don't think I'm skeered of the Internets people do you? Besides, wouldn't be awefull hypocritical, spineless, and chicken **** of me to start a thread about criqitue, and then run for the hills when a few Intenet jockys critique make fun of me? :lmao: Bring it on... I put my big boy pants on today.

 

[o hey tyler]

 

[phiya]

All of your kids are cute, but my puppy steals the show!

Oh Noes!!1!!111!? Did I violate the RULE OF THIRDS?!?!?

Let me critique before OP comes back to do it for me. Background is distracting, looks like you miss focused on the eyes, puppy in middle of frame, left front paw is underexposed, stupid expression on his face, and seriously wtf is in his mouth?!? Try taking pictures where he's smiling, freaking noob.

 

[vtf]

or these!!!

Looks like you cropped off his body...

:lmao:

[/quote]and that your husband can be clearly seen in his stained whitey-tighties in the background....[/QUOTE]

Classic

 

[Genka81]

Mo and I have gotten some good comments regarding shots of our wives ...

MrPink! posts some awesome shots of his child, along with others. Maybe you should just say, "If you're going to post a shot, make it a great one. One that's in focus, WB is great, dof is excellent, etc." .... oh wait, this is the Beginner's forum right?

My thoughts exactly! We are in a Beginner's forum here, so we are learning/practicing on things surrounding us. That includes our babies, nephews, nieces, wives, husbands,pets, toys lying around the house. Come on guy... if you don't want to see this stuff maybe you should go to the advanced forum... not the one where people are learning.

BTW Mo & Geaux.... I love those photos!