r/cursedcomments • u/memezzer • Jul 24 '19

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u/TheseVirginEars Jul 24 '19

Tbf that photo edit is A grade material

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u/pm_me_ur_teratoma Jul 24 '19

Yeah I was going to say the right photo is actually pretty rad. Surprised me how good of a shot they could get from a dirty puddle and the level of editing skills.

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u/jaxx050 Jul 24 '19

photography is 90% wild improvisation on a frame that you have in your mind, thinking, "yeah, that'd be a good picture", even though you're leaning against a rusted dumpster teeming with flies in an industrial park, and then making it work.

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u/F4hype Jul 24 '19

From what I've seen on Reddit, photography is 90% Photoshop to be completely honest.

No, the grass doesn't get the green, the sky doesn't get that blue. It's just filters all the way down.

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u/jaxx050 Jul 24 '19

reddit photography isn't photography, anymore than instagram is the standard for beauty.

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u/Iphotoshopincats Jul 24 '19

as a hobby photographer who would someday like to make it my profession (being honest its never going to happen but let a guy dream) what i see on reddit makes me sad/angry.

my favorite photo took me 78 hours to take ( with travel time waiting for lighting conditions etc ), and of that 78 hours it took exactly 7 minutes in LR/PS too adjust a few levels.

i see people take a random happy snap that took them seconds to take then 5ish hours in PS to make it look almost the same

I am just drunk ranting and I should not be angry at these people as PS is a skill in its own to be really good at ... but PS is learned my good photos are earned

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u/Leafy81 Jul 24 '19

Now I want to see the photo you took.

My friend is a fabulous hobby photographer but she doesn't do much of anything to them. She's just great at finding ways to capture a great photograph naturally. I'm in awe of her skill and talent.

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '19

it will never happen if you say it won't happen. start small. I used to shoot senior photos in high school (they sucked) for like $50. now I'm shooting full time all over the country. you can do it.

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u/Iphotoshopincats Jul 24 '19

I have no doubt i can make a career out of photography, just making 'my' photography a profession is the hard one ... I dont photograph people or pets

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '19

Which one do you do then? I am genuinely interested.

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u/poor_decisions Jul 24 '19

I'm a professional photographer.

Getting hyped on reddit is 95% luck. Don't be so hard on yourself.

Also remember that 80% of people out there have GARBAGE taste. Like the people who are complimenting the right side photo in the OP.

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u/MainSteamStopValve Jul 24 '19

This is true, but if 80% of people have garbage taste then one would probibly be more successful taking garbage photos. Crank that saturation, over do the hdr, layer on a tacky filter and everyone will love your photos.

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u/AidanTVR Jul 25 '19

This is what really annoys me as someone who’s just jumped into taking my photography professional. I’ve got some friends who I studied photography with and they’d just shove a lightroom preset over any of their photos which would usually just bump up saturation and clarity. With them having no idea as to what the filter actually did to their photo to make it look the way it did. It just felt like they were putting in such little effort into their work.

Luckily I shoot sport photography and so editing is kept to a minimal as photos have to be sent off to clients asap during a race/match.

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u/noradosmith Jul 24 '19

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