the wow factor

[bribrius]

in photos. The extreme post processing.

im wondering. if it is a sign of the times.

People being flooded mentally with entertainment and images. receptors looking for the next "fix"

or it could be, that i just generally shoot boring photographs. which im content with so..

or it could be, people are accustomed to such stimuli they seek the next highest they can find.

in a world full of a million images and video, that can be hard to find.

facebook. tv, i pads, i phones, satellite radio, on demand movies

i dunno

i wonder if it is a entertainment drug effect.


and now people are looking at photos that way.

jerry spring wowed me, okay. im going to look for a photo to wow me.
course jerry springer is off the air i think.

im just sayn

it could be cultural, even generation specific

what is better, the old psycho movie or the newest special effects horror film?

im no better, some of the shots people tell me they like the best i think are boring.
its just a leaf. so what. now if the leaf was on fire, spinning around in the wind, and had a caterpillar on it and shot from a cool perspective we might have something.

Thoughts? Has photography become more entertainment oriented? If so is it positive or a detriment?
does a photo need a entertainment value? is this like the newest sitcom or something? what happened on face book today?

i see a lot of decent photos not getting much for comments. They must be too boring or not have entertainment value.

 

[bribrius]

not a single response? There is a shocker. you know why? its boring. And people have zero attention span to read through all that (including me) without some entertainment in there.

 

[HitenNainaney]

I read that first post because of the second.

Even if assume that a photo needs entertainment value to be appreciated, my question is, what's wrong with that ?

I think the shift in perspective comes now because now more than ever before people have an easy access to showcasing pictures, which puts millions of snapshots online simultaneously, which is why everyone seeks that hint of separation from the regular.

Do I like lady gaga and her music ? No!

But I do enjoy all the antics she puts up with her costumes.

Which is what separates her from the "normal"

I think it's just human nature to look for and appreciate something that's different.


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[bratkinson]

not a single response? There is a shocker. you know why? its boring. And people have zero attention span to read through all that (including me) without some entertainment in there.

Throw in a picture of a naked lady or a rattle snake with his mouth wide open, fangs extended, 2" away from the lens, about to bite you... That will ==W==O==W== 'em!

Unfortunately, everyone is becoming/has become insensitized to just about everything. Whether it's the incredible number of potholes on the roads here in the snow-belt this winter, or someone completely covered in tattoos, or even news reports of a shooting here, or there, or just the other side of town...almost every day. It's all become so 'commonplace', it doesn't surprise, shock, or WOW anybody...not even a 'tsk, tsk...' so to speak.

So unless it really =IS= something we haven't seen before, or have already become bored with it, nobody seems to care. With every cellphone user under the age of 30 creating and distributing maybe 20-30 pictures every day, even the selfie of 'me at McDonalds' has become totally meaningless, unless you are her parents, she's 16, and it's 1AM...

So how can we, as 'legitimate' ... make that 'real' ... photographers get some PIZAZZ into our shots? Do something that nobody else is doing!!! OK, post processing your pictures until they are all shades of green, or some other outlandish easily-done post-processing 'trick' has been done at least a million times before. Photoshopping a models' body to lose 20 pounds from a 105 pound, 5'10" model and making her arms 6" longer and her waist 4" more narrow doesn't count, either.

</loudspeaker mode on,/full volume>

SO GO OUT AND SHOOT SOME REALLY OUTLANDISH PICTURES AND POST THEM UPSIDE DOWN AND REVERSED!!!!

THAT'LL GET THEIR ATTENTION!!!!

 

[DisplacedTexan72]

I agree that it is difficult to get a grasp on what exactly will make people stop and say "now would you look at that!". That being said, the term "entertainment value" can be very subjective here. I have probably dismissed some beautiful city scapes that I've come across simply because I am not a huge fan of cities and don't particularly enjoy photos of them. I've been to Las Vegas multiple times and wasn't impressed. Show me a beautiful misty sunrise out in the county though and I'm drooling! I don't think you will ever find any one photo that will impress everyone in the room.

I am also pissy about all the potholes...


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[robbins.photo]

Ok, well I might be wrong in this but I don't really take pictures with other people in mind.

If people like what I shoot that's great, it's a very nice feeling. But when I go shooting I'm not really concerned about what is going to float anyone else's boat.

Same thing when I post process, I'm not trying to impress anyone, just trying to make the capture look as true and as interesting as I can to my eye.

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[ratssass]

....lol,I thought the OP was poetry of some sort....

 

[Braineack]

I wish the ignore feature on this site worked better.

 

[robbins.photo]

....lol,I thought the OP was poetry of some sort....

I figured out pretty quick it couldn't be a poem. It didn't have the word "Nantucket" in it. Lol

 

[Designer]

When I see a photograph that I really like, I find myself smiling. No, GRINNING. I feel like a grinning fool for sitting here grinning at a photograph that probably means nothing to most viewers, but that's me.

Speaking of me, and by extension my photographs; I learned long ago that not everyone likes my photographs, and have been put down hard on occasion, but I still like them.

So I keep on making photographs the way I like.

As to what photography is becoming, some will like them, others will not. BFD.

 

[limr]

I didn't answer because that OP was far too reminiscent of the writing I have to grade every single day, and I just don't have the energy to fight through it if I'm not getting paid.

 

[KmH]

not a single response?

Probably because at the hour of your 1st post most TPF members would have retired for the night, or were about to.

 

[bribrius]

not a single response? There is a shocker. you know why? its boring. And people have zero attention span to read through all that (including me) without some entertainment in there.

Throw in a picture of a naked lady or a rattle snake with his mouth wide open, fangs extended, 2" away from the lens, about to bite you... That will ==W==O==W== 'em!

Unfortunately, everyone is becoming/has become insensitized to just about everything. Whether it's the incredible number of potholes on the roads here in the snow-belt this winter, or someone completely covered in tattoos, or even news reports of a shooting here, or there, or just the other side of town...almost every day. It's all become so 'commonplace', it doesn't surprise, shock, or WOW anybody...not even a 'tsk, tsk...' so to speak.

So unless it really =IS= something we haven't seen before, or have already become bored with it, nobody seems to care. With every cellphone user under the age of 30 creating and distributing maybe 20-30 pictures every day, even the selfie of 'me at McDonalds' has become totally meaningless, unless you are her parents, she's 16, and it's 1AM...

So how can we, as 'legitimate' ... make that 'real' ... photographers get some PIZAZZ into our shots? Do something that nobody else is doing!!! OK, post processing your pictures until they are all shades of green, or some other outlandish easily-done post-processing 'trick' has been done at least a million times before. Photoshopping a models' body to lose 20 pounds from a 105 pound, 5'10" model and making her arms 6" longer and her waist 4" more narrow doesn't count, either.

</loudspeaker mode on,/full volume>

SO GO OUT AND SHOOT SOME REALLY OUTLANDISH PICTURES AND POST THEM UPSIDE DOWN AND REVERSED!!!!

THAT'LL GET THEIR ATTENTION!!!!

lol
i think what i find troublesome, is i wonder if a wonderful photographer, with a excellently composed photo would get passed over for a photograph that has more entertainment value. Perhaps like the singer who cant sing but gains notoriety for costumes and stage antics. It must be detrimental to the craft or art, i would think at least. And those looking to improve would be more concerned with learning the stage antics than learning to sing.

 

[bribrius]

I didn't answer because that OP was far too reminiscent of the writing I have to grade every single day, and I just don't have the energy to fight through it if I'm not getting paid.

then why post at all. i would actually prefer teachers that sit on lineposting and slamming their students writing not be involved in my threads. Given your attitude it might be time for you to consider a new occupation btw. your cc is still welcome on photos if you like.

 

[Designer]

i think what i find troublesome, is i wonder if a wonderful photographer, with a excellently composed photo would get passed over for a photograph that has more entertainment value.

Unfortunately, you're probably right.

Perhaps like the singer who cant sing but gains notoriety for costumes and stage antics. It must be detrimental to the craft or art, i would think at least. And those looking to improve would be more concerned with learning the stage antics than learning to sing.

DUH! H*ll YES! We see this all the time, and I'm sure you've noticed.