Good Photos versus Bad Photos

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Permalink Reply by Tommy Welleby on September 10, 2008 at 2:28am

Well I agree, its unnecessary to upload all the pictures you took at your latest photo shoot. But, I think its totally okay to upload bad pictures to get response from other photographers so that you know what went wrong.
I, for one, almsot never upload anything that Im not happy with. (Since Im new here, I havent had the time to upload more than 2 photos. But you get what I mean ;))

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Permalink Reply by Mark Washington on September 10, 2008 at 6:04am

I am not saying that bad pictures should not be loaded because I need tips also. I am saying that quality should come first not quantity.

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Permalink Reply by Nicci Collisi on September 10, 2008 at 6:41am

What you may consider bad may be of a different taste then someone else. This is a site for photographers of all types to connect, share ideas, and get help from fellow photographers. I guess I just don't understand the issue of people uploading a large amount of files. They do not go on your website so I guess I'm confused on why it bothers you so much. Flickr is the exact same way and I don't beleive that it is tacky. Who knows... different taste, different opinions... we call all agree on that :)

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Permalink Reply by DrHank on January 2, 2009 at 7:18pm

I don't really care because like you said the number of photos uploaded has no impact on me. The question remains I suppose, is this another Flickr/photobucket or is it a site geared toward the art of photography?

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Permalink Reply by Vicki DeVico on September 10, 2008 at 12:04pm

Patricia, I agree with much of what you said, but do have a couple of comments. I belonged to another site that had a daily/weekly upload limit. Since I don't upload photos every day or even every week, sometimes I saved a few to be uploaded in one session--and this was not allowed. I'm not a huge fan of limits, unless they are liberal ones.

I do agree that folks should use discretion when choosing photos to be uploaded. Showing us multiple versions of the same subject is akin to watching someone's vacation slides--booooooooooring! BUT, that said, I personally choose not to view those images and don't comment on them. Maybe I should take your suggestion to heart and tell them what I really think? Nah...I've also seen wars started on discussion boards with a lot less of an excuse excuse!

Anyway...bottom line for me is that NO one is going to see any photos I don't feel are worthy of viewing...and I appreciate others who feel the same.

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Permalink Reply by Stian O on September 10, 2008 at 10:58am

This problem might be prevented with a clear (and by no means negative) message to all new members either in the sign up process or as part of a "welcome to the community, here are our guidelines:" post.

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Permalink Reply by jadeast on September 12, 2008 at 8:03pm

There are very few HONEST comments on this or any other site that I've been on and I'm on several! The drill is to comment on someones images so they will comment on yours, If you don't comment or add them to your friends list then you aren't obliged to comment. sometimes this is a difficult decision to make but trust me it will save you a lot of time, especially on sites where money is at stake. We've had similar discussions, before and they never go anywhere! the upside is that the people who are bulk loading usually get bored with this game and move on to something more personally rewarding and the quality core players stay put! the most negative comment for an image IMHO is no comment at all! That speaks for itself, the problem is that some people are just clueless and that's not going to change, just the names and the places!

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Permalink Reply by Todd Whetstine on September 28, 2008 at 4:09am

Putting a few pictures on for friendly advice is one thing, but put your trash in the recycle bin.

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Permalink Reply by David Wollum on September 15, 2008 at 3:16am

I couldn't agree with you more, Mark. This is not Flickr, Webshots, MySpace or Facebook. When I joined, this was a site for serious photographers of all levels of experience and expertise who wanted to learn, share and improve. Sadly its become a bit less than that lately. Perhaps the site admins should consider limiting each account to a fixed number of photos at any one time... say 100. If you want to post 100 shots of your cat, fine... then I only have to click my way past (and ignore), 100 shots of your cat when I'm looking for serious photography, not a thousand or so.

If you want to share your photos with your family and friends across the planet, this is not the place. There's nothing wrong with that if its done in its proper place, like the afore mentioned Flickr, Webshots, MySpace and Facebook. But not here. The way I see it, you're stinkin' up the place... but then, I've been known to get carried away from time to time.

What do you think, Mark (and others)? Should we leave subtly unenthusiastic comments on droll, pedestrian-style snapshots that have no artistic merit and were never intended to have any? Do we want to be selective and discourage those who don't understand there is a difference between snapshots and photographs?... What about those who know, but couldn't care less? I don't like to intentionally hurt people's feelings, but at the very least, there are some folks on this site who need to be informed of what we do here (or at least, what I thought we were doing here)... or do I have it all wrong?

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Permalink Reply by MADsMoKe on September 15, 2008 at 2:00pm

I agree with you yes quality beats quantity in my books but some ppl will argue about photography equipment being outdated

but in my opinion u can take really good photos with crap cameras i have

yes i am talking from exp

i was out hunting and i seen a buzzard hovering really low i grabbed the first thing i had which was my phone and i got a really good pic

but beside the point ppl will argue tht they dont have a good enough camera too get the quality you long for

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Permalink Reply by EVA CANTRELL on September 19, 2008 at 4:28am

Hi Ceri I have noticed that sometimes there is up to 200 clicks of family photo's and some of them are terrible and only have an arm in the click of a foot that is how bad they are and they will post up to 10 clicks of the same shot almost not very good when you are looking for nice photo's to comment on

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Permalink Reply by MADsMoKe on September 19, 2008 at 4:34am

Ceri

Yes i know what u mean but people will still argue this no matter what

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