Pet Peeves
Apr 2, 2013 12:25:38 #
One of my biggest pet peeves with photography is leveling the horizon in landscape shots. Why do so many fail to do this? It's really the first thing that jumps out at me. I realize that some do not straighten for effect, but I think this should be obvious to the viewer. What are some of your pet peeves?
Apr 2, 2013 12:27:09 #
mdorn wrote:
One of my biggest pet peeves with photography is leveling the horizon in landscape shots. Why do so many fail to do this? It's really the first thing that jumps out at me. I realize that some do not straighten for effect, but I think this should be obvious to the viewer. What are some of your pet peeves?
Everything I want is too expensive. :D
Apr 2, 2013 12:29:41 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Everything I want is too expensive. :D
LOL. Then maybe you should move to things you "need".
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Apr 2, 2013 12:31:03 #
Apr 2, 2013 12:34:54 #
My RB67 has a gridded ground glass which makes it very easy to do this. Most DSLRs lack this feature. I don't understand why they could get it so right 40 years ago and wrong today.
Apr 2, 2013 12:35:36 #
Pepper
Loc: Planet Earth Country USA
One of mine is when you look at an image and the PP is so overdone that you dont even notice what the image is but rather what was done to it.
Apr 2, 2013 12:35:39 #
mdorn wrote:
LOL. Then maybe you should move to things you "need".
There's a difference? :D
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Apr 2, 2013 12:36:47 #
Darkroom317 wrote:
My RB67 has a gridded ground glass which makes it very easy to do this. Most DSLRs lack this feature. I don't understand why they could get it so right 40 years ago and wrong today.
Whenever I have a camera that lets me set the grid, I set it. It's a big help. It's easy to make horizon correctionsin LR and PS.
Apr 2, 2013 12:37:29 #
Pepper wrote:
One of mine is when you look at an image and the PP is so overdone that you dont even notice what the image is but rather what was done to it.
Very good point. I am also a painter. I cannot stand people who use the "painting" filters in PP. It is kitschy and tacky at best
Apr 2, 2013 12:38:29 #
lovelylyn wrote:
Ditto!
"Everything" is pretty encompassing. I know it helps, but I don't necessarily think you need a lot of expensive equipment to take compelling shots.
The reason I pose this question is because I wonder if some of my own shots suffer from a pet peeve of someone else. Composition aside, I like to take technically good photos. Sometimes I wonder where the line between technically good and creatively good is.
Apr 2, 2013 12:43:24 #
Pepper wrote:
One of mine is when you look at an image and the PP is so overdone that you dont even notice what the image is but rather what was done to it.
Ditto --- some of these images have another worldly look to them, crunchy and crackly and over saturated too!
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Apr 2, 2013 12:45:09 #
Pepper wrote:
One of mine is when you look at an image and the PP is so overdone that you dont even notice what the image is but rather what was done to it.
Good point. I tend to over saturate my photos. Some have told me that it's just too much, but yet others really love the POP. Is there a technical rule for this? I suspect not, but after appealing to my own tastes, I like to appeal to the vast majority of others.
Despite the advances in digital photography, the human eye is still WAY better than any camera sensor. So when people say they like "natural looking" photos, my question is what is that? Just a thought...
Apr 2, 2013 12:45:30 #
Apr 2, 2013 12:49:32 #
mdorn wrote:
LOL. Then maybe you should move to things you "need".
and take all the fun out of it? no way!
Apr 2, 2013 12:50:53 #
Darkroom317 wrote:
Very good point. I am also a painter. I cannot stand people who use the "painting" filters in PP. It is kitschy and tacky at best
I agree. Photoshop has so many filters, it's embarrassing to a talented painter. However, I have a friend who paints and is now switching to digital art because nobody is buying his hand created stuff. Tough business.
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