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RioRico · 10-03-2011, 10:54 PM

Dos And Don'ts Of Photography | VICE

An A-to-Z compendium of bitter wisdom.

EDIT: Some take this seriously? How droll...

Last edited by RioRico; 10-05-2011 at 02:14 PM.

Philoslothical · 10-04-2011, 01:00 AM

Some valid points, and a lot of silliness. Among the "Don'ts" are macro lenses, tripods and used equipment. Seriously now?

Looks like he ran out of things to complain about for each letter, and substituted randomly.

Macario · 10-04-2011, 01:10 AM

If I look at it, 95% of what he points out as don't is just stupid. Like you said, he ran out of things to complain about

jeztastic · 10-04-2011, 01:13 AM

Never really got magazines like Vice. Maybe I take life too seriously, but I find them vacuous and self-obsessed, a bit like this article...

Falke · 10-04-2011, 02:05 AM

Holy moly, that is a lot of stereotypical bull shit. And all in alphabetical order. I guess it would do well under the subheading of 'satire' - haha.

TOUGEFC · 10-04-2011, 03:14 AM

Waste of time people dont bother.

aurele · 10-04-2011, 03:35 AM

i stoped at "G" thanks to the Goodwin point*

*Godwin's law - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Just ... don't waste your time.

bdery · 10-04-2011, 05:05 AM

I stopped at "B".... seriously, is he doing anything other than throwing every photography-related word he knows or googled together. "Don't do band photos"... what if a band wants a photo? "Don't Ansel Adams" yeah 'cause we all know well-regarded photographers must be very bad inspiration...

Macario · 10-04-2011, 05:11 AM

Originally posted by bdery

I stopped at "B".... seriously, is he doing anything other than throwing every photography-related word he knows or googled together. "Don't do band photos"... what if a band wants a photo? "Don't Ansel Adams" yeah 'cause we all know well-regarded photographers must be very bad inspiration...

you should have kept reading, atleast until S.
Do's: starburst filters

**wizofoz** · 10-04-2011, 05:30 AM

Some 20 something who thinks he/she knows everything. I got bored by the vapidness by the D's

Philoslothical · 10-04-2011, 06:16 AM

Originally posted by Macario

you should have kept reading, atleast until S.
Do's: starburst filters

Jebus. I didn't see that one. I got one of these in a job lot of filters awhile ago, and plan on giving it away to someone who will appreciate it (if I can find someone). I'm addicted to trying to coax stars out of rain/dew drops the natural way though...

GibbyTheMole · 10-04-2011, 08:22 AM

Do: Shoot what you want, when you want, how you want.
Don't: Take advice from know-it-all internet blowhards.

RioRico · 10-04-2011, 08:28 AM

I posted this because it struck me as sardonic humour with some nice touches of absurdity. And to provoke some rants. I see that I've succeeded with the latter. A serious guide? O I hope not...

MRRiley · 10-04-2011, 09:55 AM

Just more uber snobbery... Do what you want! Don't do what you don't want to do! There are NO RULES and no one can arrest you for breaking any "rules" that they happen to make up.

Mike

TomK · 10-04-2011, 05:49 PM

Originally posted by MRRiley

There are NO RULES and no one can arrest you for breaking any "rules" that they happen to make up.

I almost got arrested and was hassled by the police for breaking the "rule of thirds" one time.
OOOOPS! Wrong thread, sorry!

10-03-2011, 10:54 PM	#1
RioRico Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Limbo, California Posts: 11,263	Dos And Don'ts Of Photography Dos And Don'ts Of Photography \| VICE An A-to-Z compendium of bitter wisdom. EDIT: Some take this seriously? How droll... Last edited by RioRico; 10-05-2011 at 02:14 PM.

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10-04-2011, 01:00 AM	#2
Philoslothical Veteran Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 1,889	Some valid points, and a lot of silliness. Among the "Don'ts" are macro lenses, tripods and used equipment. Seriously now? Looks like he ran out of things to complain about for each letter, and substituted randomly.

10-04-2011, 01:10 AM	#3
Macario Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Hoek van Holland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,393	If I look at it, 95% of what he points out as don't is just stupid. Like you said, he ran out of things to complain about

10-04-2011, 01:13 AM	#4
jeztastic Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Canterbury Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 596	Never really got magazines like Vice. Maybe I take life too seriously, but I find them vacuous and self-obsessed, a bit like this article...

10-04-2011, 02:05 AM	#5
Falke Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Northern NSW Australia Photos: Albums Posts: 186	Holy moly, that is a lot of stereotypical bull shit. And all in alphabetical order. I guess it would do well under the subheading of 'satire' - haha.

10-04-2011, 03:14 AM	#6
TOUGEFC Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Brisbane Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,561	Waste of time people dont bother.

10-04-2011, 03:35 AM	#7
aurele Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Paris, France Photos: Albums Posts: 3,217	i stoped at "G" thanks to the Goodwin point* *Godwin's law - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Just ... don't waste your time.

10-04-2011, 05:05 AM	#8
bdery Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Quebec city, Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 9,363	I stopped at "B".... seriously, is he doing anything other than throwing every photography-related word he knows or googled together. "Don't do band photos"... what if a band wants a photo? "Don't Ansel Adams" yeah 'cause we all know well-regarded photographers must be very bad inspiration...

10-04-2011, 05:11 AM	#9
Macario Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Hoek van Holland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,393	Originally posted by bdery I stopped at "B".... seriously, is he doing anything other than throwing every photography-related word he knows or googled together. "Don't do band photos"... what if a band wants a photo? "Don't Ansel Adams" yeah 'cause we all know well-regarded photographers must be very bad inspiration... you should have kept reading, atleast until S. Do's: starburst filters

10-04-2011, 05:30 AM	#10
wizofoz Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Melbourne, Outer east. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,695	Some 20 something who thinks he/she knows everything. I got bored by the vapidness by the D's

10-04-2011, 06:16 AM	#11
Philoslothical Veteran Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 1,889	Originally posted by Macario you should have kept reading, atleast until S. Do's: starburst filters Jebus. I didn't see that one. I got one of these in a job lot of filters awhile ago, and plan on giving it away to someone who will appreciate it (if I can find someone). I'm addicted to trying to coax stars out of rain/dew drops the natural way though...

10-04-2011, 08:22 AM	#12
GibbyTheMole Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Iowa Photos: Albums Posts: 2,275	Do: Shoot what you want, when you want, how you want. Don't: Take advice from know-it-all internet blowhards.

10-04-2011, 08:28 AM	#13
RioRico Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Limbo, California Posts: 11,263 Original Poster	I posted this because it struck me as sardonic humour with some nice touches of absurdity. And to provoke some rants. I see that I've succeeded with the latter. A serious guide? O I hope not...

10-04-2011, 09:55 AM	#14
MRRiley Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sterling, VA, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,275	Just more uber snobbery... Do what you want! Don't do what you don't want to do! There are NO RULES and no one can arrest you for breaking any "rules" that they happen to make up. Mike

10-04-2011, 05:49 PM	#15
TomK Inactive Account Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: NJ USA Posts: 281	Originally posted by MRRiley There are NO RULES and no one can arrest you for breaking any "rules" that they happen to make up. I almost got arrested and was hassled by the police for breaking the "rule of thirds" one time. OOOOPS! Wrong thread, sorry!