Whats your photographic pet peeves?

[Jubb Jubb]

Because no important images are being made with Instagram, after all.

No, I understand the use of mobile photography and it's importance and place, I'm talking about the use of cheap digital filters and crappy photos of people's food/pets/children/lives that seem to flood the internet/social media...

 

[Martytoof]

That I can never remember whether I set my frame counter so the currently loaded shot is the 24th on the roll, or whether I've taken 24 and this is the 25th.

Generally I'm really bad at remembering, anyway.

 

[John Robertson]

BOKEH


I always laugh when I see the word because it looks and sounds like a Scottish word "BOKE" which means to retch or throw up !! Thats what talk of bokeh makes me want to do!!

 

[bbrovold]

The lack of a category called "crapoliscious"

 

[mathomas]

Eric Kim?.

He's an interesting phenomenon, eh?

Seems like a super-nice guy, has taken some really good photos, but doesn't seem to actually know all that much about photography or cameras. Yet he runs workshops all over the world. It's cool that he's living his dream. More power to him, I guess.

 

[Jubb Jubb]

mmm I met Eric this year in Melbourne. He wasn't too bad.
i wouldn't say he didn't know all the much about photography or cameras.. he knew way more than me, and was giving me pointers about my own camera, which i didn't even know about..

 

[Photo_Smith]

Because no important images are being made with Instagram, after all.

An interesting image, powerful yet I can't see where the addition of faux film filters has improved it. Surely part of the idea of Instagram™ is to mimic peoples old faded polaroid/EP2 images from the 70's kind of an instant nostalgia– not really for war zone PJ work IMHO.

I guess in this case it's used for the sharing we wide features

 

[Turtle]

#1 Being told by a passing 'expert' what I should be photographing, while I am trying to photograph.
#2 Being told by a passing 'expert' how I should be photographing the thing I am busy photographing.
#3 Being told what equipment choices I should be making whilst at one of my exhibitions.
#4 'The Theoretical Technicians', who have more opinions than anyone else when it comes to equipment choices for tasks they have no experience executing to any kind of standard.

And now to flip it on its head. What do I love most (in no particular order)?

• Mixing the viewing of photography with alcohol 😉
• Learning, constantly, urgently
• Seeing a framed print for the first time
• Supporting friends at exhibitions/events
• The wonderful unexpected encounters when out with a camera. The humour and conversations you could never have seen coming.
• When, after looking at your work, someone tells you things about yourself and your photography... and you realise they are not only right, but telling you something you had not realised/acknowledged before. That kind of insight is magical

 

[Roger Hicks]

#1 Being told by a passing 'expert' what I should be photographing, while I am trying to photograph.
#2 Being told by a passing 'expert' how I should be photographing the thing I am busy photographing.
#3 Being told what equipment choices I should be making whilst at one of my exhibitions.
#4 'The Theoretical Technicians', who have more opinions than anyone else when it comes to equipment choices for tasks they have no experience executing to any kind of standard.

And now to flip it on its head. What do I love most (in no particular order)?

• Mixing the viewing of photography with alcohol 😉
• Learning, constantly, urgently
• Seeing a framed print for the first time
• Supporting friends at exhibitions/events
• The wonderful unexpected encounters when out with a camera. The humour and conversations you could never have seen coming.
• When, after looking at your work, someone tells you things about yourself and your photography... and you realise they are not only right, but telling you something you had not realised/acknowledged before. That kind of insight is magical

Elegant!

But you realize, of course, that while looking at pictures you should be drinking [insert whatever you're not drinking].

Cheers,

R.

 

[skibeerr]

My only other peeve is like this: I was asked to shoot an event. I volunteered to do so, no pay involved --doing it as a favor. Shot the pics, worked them up, sent them off--NOT ONE of the persons who asked me to shoot bothered to thank me for for my time and effort.

It seems to me that people often treat photographers as an afterthought. Either that, or it's a case of people valuing something according to what they paid for it--which in my case, was nothing. Next time, I'll ask for cash. See if that gets me any appreciation.

Same here, spend about 5 evenings on photographing art (pro deo) for various artists, work was used on flyers and websites.
Never got a thank you.

The worst part is I now realize I probably was robbing a pro of his income.

 

[Harry S.]

The thing that really annoys me is how shy and inept I get when it comes to asking people to take their picture. So many pictures missed.

 

[skibeerr]

I just used wetting agent as developer 😱 this is one major peeve :bang:

Two rolls from todays walk in the Grampians gone down the drain.....
we can always go back of course😱

 

[Jubb Jubb]

HDR - it's just ugly!

 

[jonasv]

Old guys with Leicas walking around looking for subjects with serious looks on their faces. ten extra pet peeve points if they have a ponytail or are wearing a beret.

You just insulted half the members of this forum!! 😱


😛

 

[Phil_F_NM]

The abbreviated term "tog" to describe a photographer. It's ridiculous in my opinion.

I'm not a tog. I WAS a 'wog back before 1998 but now I'm a trusty shellback. (for the non-sailors, a 'wog is a slimy pollywog, a sailor who has not traveled across the equator and been purified of their old landlubber skin.)

Phil Forrest

 

[Gabriel M.A.]

What irritates the living snot out of you, photographically speaking?

For me one of them it's pulling out the ipad or tablet for a photo, can't stand it! What's yours?

Desaturation + high contrast + lots of vignetting = street photography

 

[Roger Hicks]

The abbreviated term "tog" to describe a photographer. It's ridiculous in my opinion.

I'm not a tog. I WAS a 'wog back before 1998 but now I'm a trusty shellback. (for the non-sailors, a 'wog is a slimy pollywog, a sailor who has not traveled across the equator and been purified of their old landlubber skin.)

Phil Forrest

No, It's ridiculous in the opinion of anyone who can read and write.

But 'wog' is an old racist term, referring to a Wily Oriental Gentleman.

Cheers,

R.

 

[David Murphy]

Years ago I knew an ABC camera man (movie film then) who told me he wished he'd had a nickel for every flash he'd seen go off at ball games he covered!

Using a dslr with its flash at a sporting event. I understand people with a p&s not knowing that a flash doesn't work when you're 250ft from your subject, but if you're spending $1500+ on a camera it just one of those things you should know.

 

[David Murphy]

People who engrave Social Security numbers and such on valuable cameras and lenses (and usually fail to mention it when selling them over the Internet)

 

[E__WOK]

The abbreviated term "tog" to describe a photographer. It's ridiculous in my opinion.

I'm not a tog. I WAS a 'wog back before 1998 but now I'm a trusty shellback. (for the non-sailors, a 'wog is a slimy pollywog, a sailor who has not traveled across the equator and been purified of their old landlubber skin.)

Phil Forrest

Golden Shellback here. 😛