How much of this do you agree with ?

mikeSF · 06-24-2014, 07:32 AM

that guy is always good for a laugh and the list is really for entertainment, not an actual 10-commandments to being a better photographer...obviously. Good stuff.

normhead · 06-24-2014, 07:37 AM

Exactly, watch them as entertainment, entertainment that is in some ways vaguely about photography, more than say watching the Tonight Show".

**hjoseph7** · 07-27-2014, 02:34 PM

Most photographers that shoot Homeless people are just starting out. I have quite a few of those shots myself when my eyes were still good and I could focus with my manual camera from 30 feet away. You never know that old homeless guy might get mad and decide to break you and your camera if you get too close. Nudes not sure why people shoot them ? well then again I do, you get a chance to see a naked girl without having to take her out 10 or 20 times.(just watch out for that BF lurking behind the bushes).
Clouds, I had an assignment where all I had to do is shoot clouds. Unfortunately the clouds were not cooperating. I spent 2 weeks looking at clear blue skies it was so frustrating. Monuments, I lived in Washington DC and had plenty of opportunities, but after visiting the local souvenir shops I decided not too. Buttery waterfalls, I have been in photography for 25 years and don't have one single picture with a buttery waterfall, which means I'm not a real photographer yet...

robjmitchell · 08-03-2014, 12:24 AM

Cloud photos are cliche!

**Digitalis** · 08-03-2014, 01:01 AM

Originally posted by coboren3

I don't know about this guy, he plays with a Barbie doll on his desk.

I can think of far more worrying things people can play with while sitting at their desks.

**arnold** · 08-03-2014, 02:45 AM

Originally posted by dadipentak

These guys are fun and I share many of their complaints. I emphatically agree about blurred water! Water is lovely--it sparkles and dances. Why anyone would want to make it look like a stream of snot is beyond me.

Yes, the cotton wool water affects me negatively as well, closely followed by shallow depth of fields for their own sake. Recently there was a picture here that was 95% out of focus!!!?

mikeSF · 08-03-2014, 07:30 PM

I for one, can't stand looking at photos with CORNERS (four corners, for example). Nobody sees the world that way so why?

**Digitalis** · 08-03-2014, 11:33 PM

You never know, some people who have been taking pharmaceuticals of questionable legality might..

Pedrosa · 08-05-2014, 04:21 AM

Too bad I love scanning my negatives with key lines. I can't really say why, though. As for other cliches, well... I don't believe in 'dos and don'ts' when it comes to photography. It always depends on what the photographer want do capture, be it a sunset, clouds etc.

**sergysergy** · 09-10-2014, 09:21 PM

red sky red sky red sky red sky red sky

ZombieArmy · 09-10-2014, 11:45 PM

They should have included "pictures of boring crap", like shoes

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06-24-2014, 07:32 AM	#46
mikeSF Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: East Bay Area, CA Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,620	that guy is always good for a laugh and the list is really for entertainment, not an actual 10-commandments to being a better photographer...obviously. Good stuff.

06-24-2014, 07:37 AM	#47
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451	Exactly, watch them as entertainment, entertainment that is in some ways vaguely about photography, more than say watching the Tonight Show".

07-27-2014, 02:34 PM	#48
hjoseph7 Site Supporter Join Date: May 2014 Location: Minnesota Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,047	Most photographers that shoot Homeless people are just starting out. I have quite a few of those shots myself when my eyes were still good and I could focus with my manual camera from 30 feet away. You never know that old homeless guy might get mad and decide to break you and your camera if you get too close. Nudes not sure why people shoot them ? well then again I do, you get a chance to see a naked girl without having to take her out 10 or 20 times.(just watch out for that BF lurking behind the bushes). Clouds, I had an assignment where all I had to do is shoot clouds. Unfortunately the clouds were not cooperating. I spent 2 weeks looking at clear blue skies it was so frustrating. Monuments, I lived in Washington DC and had plenty of opportunities, but after visiting the local souvenir shops I decided not too. Buttery waterfalls, I have been in photography for 25 years and don't have one single picture with a buttery waterfall, which means I'm not a real photographer yet...

08-03-2014, 12:24 AM	#49
robjmitchell Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Melbourne Aus Posts: 1,776	Cloud photos are cliche!

08-03-2014, 01:01 AM	#50
Digitalis Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Melbourne, Victoria Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,694	Originally posted by coboren3 I don't know about this guy, he plays with a Barbie doll on his desk. I can think of far more worrying things people can play with while sitting at their desks.

08-03-2014, 02:45 AM	#51
arnold Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,294	Originally posted by dadipentak These guys are fun and I share many of their complaints. I emphatically agree about blurred water! Water is lovely--it sparkles and dances. Why anyone would want to make it look like a stream of snot is beyond me. Yes, the cotton wool water affects me negatively as well, closely followed by shallow depth of fields for their own sake. Recently there was a picture here that was 95% out of focus!!!?

08-03-2014, 07:30 PM	#52
mikeSF Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: East Bay Area, CA Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,620	I for one, can't stand looking at photos with CORNERS (four corners, for example). Nobody sees the world that way so why?

08-03-2014, 11:33 PM	#53
Digitalis Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Melbourne, Victoria Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,694	You never know, some people who have been taking pharmaceuticals of questionable legality might..

08-05-2014, 04:21 AM	#54
Pedrosa New Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Warsaw Posts: 4	Too bad I love scanning my negatives with key lines. I can't really say why, though. As for other cliches, well... I don't believe in 'dos and don'ts' when it comes to photography. It always depends on what the photographer want do capture, be it a sunset, clouds etc.

09-10-2014, 09:21 PM	#55
sergysergy Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2011 Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,170	red sky red sky red sky red sky red sky

09-10-2014, 11:45 PM	#56
ZombieArmy Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Florida Posts: 3,210	They should have included "pictures of boring crap", like shoes