Do we take rules waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too seriously?

Myky D said:
Did I need to explain, though? And if so, why?

Shirley one can only ever really make a subjective statement of one's taste as opposed to the exactitude of whether a photo - or indeed anything - conforms to any preconceived "rules".
Click to expand...

You probably didn't need to explain anything in this instance given the processing of the image and it's quite graphical appearance- it's pretty obvious you were after a particular effect, certainly to anyone with any reasonable amount photographic experience.

We are a photographic board though, and carrying your argument to it's logical conclusion we wouldn't critique or comment on any image, which would leave a lot of newcomers floundering around and never learning any basic rules. I suspect you might argue that would be a good thing, ;)
 
The rules are there to allow people some basic ways of improving their photography. I personally dont think about them when shooting I just move things about/my camera about untill things look good in the viewfinder to me, composition isnt really a cognitive process for me.
 
CT said:
You probably didn't need to explain anything in this instance given the processing of the image and it's quite graphical appearance- it's pretty obvious you were after a particular effect, certainly to anyone with any reasonable amount photographic experience.

We are a photographic board though, and carrying your argument to it's logical conclusion we wouldn't critique or comment on any image, which would leave a lot of newcomers floundering around and never learning any basic rules. I suspect you might argue that would be a good thing, ;)
Click to expand...

Yes. But no. But yes.

I know what you mean.

I suppose much of my thinking is fuelled by the emotional damage I've sustained on Flickr - I don't mind comments like "Not for me - the highlights are blown and I don't like the composition", but "Nothing of interest here - bad lighting, bad composition, bad picture" makes me want to do The Bad Thing. It's all in the wording, I suppose.

To quote Alan Sugar "I know all the words to Candle In The Wind, but that doesn't make me Elton John."
 
Rules are for the guidance of wise men & the obedience of fools.!
 
this is the main reason i don't post photographs on this forum, everyone is heavily subjective to their personal taste and tbh mine counts more than everyone else when it comes to my photographs

i wouldn't mind if i was guaranteed lots of compliments but this is the internets :P

unless i'm working to a brief and then i'll apply whatever rules are required :)
 
alexkidd said:
this is the main reason i don't post photographs on this forum, everyone is heavily subjective to their personal taste and tbh mine counts more than everyone else when it comes to my photographs

i wouldn't mind if i was guaranteed lots of compliments but this is the internets :P

unless i'm working to a brief and then i'll apply whatever rules are required :)
Click to expand...

Ya scaredy cat! :lol: I thought you were harder than that mate! Post damn you!

Is it really going to effect you in a counter productive manner if someone say's 'I don't like your photo's' or 'There something wrong with that, the blah blah is blah'd'?

I don't think so :nono:

It's true that personal taste can be very apparent in criticism but it's obvious most of the time, also, that Alan Sugar quote is so pertinent in these cases:

'I might know all the words to 'candle in the wind' but that doesn't make me Elton John'.

Critique is vital to us all, no matter what level we think or feel were on, pointing out errors or possibilities of doing things in better or more efficient ways is paramount to the learning and progressive process, and face it, all of us aren't going to learn everything because everything changes.

Identifying the useful critique from the plain arse is easy, it's not letting it deter of deflate our desires and passion makes us stronger and helps us to move from strength to strength.

Now post some damn pictures! :lol:
 
that's half the point, i'm happy with the photos I produce and don't really feel a need for the crit and i don't really need the pat on the head because i don't care if anyone else doesn't like my photos apart from clients really :P

if i was unsure about something i'd consult some people whos work i admire first and then probably post on the board if i had no luck with direction from there :)
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top