Photo pet peeves

[zebulus]

Thought this might be interesting.

Everyone has different styles of shooting, and everyone has certain things that they think should or should not be done. (variety is the spice of life)

So, what are your pet peeves?

I will share a few of mine:

Pregnancy photos: I dont really care to see your pregnant wife's belly, thanks.

Vignette to white:...

Over Processed: I think there is a point where it ceases to be a photograph.

one more, Square Crops: you dont shoot medium format, stop pretending.

Share yours, and this is not an invitation to start a flamewar either people! Keep it civil. I think we can all learn something from each other to know what we try to avoid in photographic workflow.

[Wes]

Pet peeve - photographers who assume that their way is the ONLY way to shoot.

Photographers that brand-bash.

[zebulus]

Originally Posted by Wes

Pet peeve - photographers who assume that their way is the ONLY way to shoot.

Photographers that brand-bash.

Not exactly what I meant.

I meant things that you avoid in photos, not what photographers who annoy you.

[Tom]

Over saturation
HDR

[zebulus]

Originally Posted by Thomas Campbell

Over saturation
HDR

Yeah, oversaturation, definitely.

HDR, you know, I like it when its done right. It rarely is though, but I can understand the need for it. Digital cameras just dont get real good dynamic range.

[johnastovall]

What's this with square crops and MF, the Ricoh GR-DII had 1:1 as an image option.

Pet Peeve: People who have never shot Leicas going on about what's wrong with them.

[janetg]

i know this doesn't fit...but photogs who have big egos...

ON topic... over use of photoshop actions - we don't live in the 70's...one or two processed this way is ok, but really?

[texxter]

Sorry, I have a long list... my fault for being so picky.

Leaving some color in a black and white photo

Pics of girls leaning on a red brick wall or in front of a graffitti wall

Pics of flowers in general, with some exceptions

Pics of sunsets (sunrises may be ok)

Pics of cats or closeups of a cat's face

Fake digital grain

Artistic tilts

Head on flash pictures, with some exceptions

Engagement pics of feet. Pics of feet in general

Pics of women with huge boobs in bikinis and seventeen layers of Photoshop processing

Pics of young women on railroad tracks

Closeup of a woman's face with some sprinkles on her lips - actually anything glued to the lips

[lscottpht]

Uh, oh, I do a couple of the ones on Paco's list (feet and people against graffiti/red walls).
My biggest pet peeve: selective coloring! also, tilted shots when there's not a reason for it. Tilted shots, I think, are done primarily by photojournalists when they are trying to get as much background information into an image to help tell the story. Tilting for just the sake of it in hopes that it makes it pj style, drives me nuts. Oh, and another pet peeve, "glowing" photos. Now, I'm not against anyone that does these things, I just can't stand doing that stuff within my own work.

[Tom]

I'm with you Leslie.

One of my favorite pictures from my engagement shoot (me as subject, not me as shooter) is this:

[texxter]

Uh, oh, I do a couple of the ones on Paco's list (feet and people against graffiti/red walls).

Leslie, I've done just about every one on my list!

[Jim Boyd]

Here's my "pet peeve". My cat laying on my laptop so I can't process my photos of my cat.

[ronocnikral]

+1 for Leslie's selective coloring, most definitely. seems I do something on just about everyone's list...oops. oh well, that's what makes this fun.

and i'm with zeb on the maternity pics...gross.

trash the dress with senior girls. should be illegal.

[lscottpht]

Originally Posted by texxter

Leslie, I've done just about every one on my list!

Hahaha!

lscottpht added 0 Minutes and 48 Seconds later...Double Post Merged Below

Originally Posted by Thomas Campbell

I'm with you Leslie.

One of my favorite pictures from my engagement shoot (me as subject, not me as shooter) is this:

Oh, and I LOVE that shot of yours! I actually tried to do something similar after seeing your shot, but it didn't work out near as well!

[Big Dog]

"Keystoned" buildings! Just because you have a wide angle, doesn't mean it has to be used on architecture. Back up.