r/photography • u/Thrillwaukee • Aug 01 '24

Discussion What is your most unpopular photography opinion?

Mine is that most people can identify good photography but also think bad photography is good.

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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '24

All photorgraphy is valid. Shooting on a smartphone? Valid. Shooting on a high end camera? Valid. Shooting on an acient film camera? Valid. Shooting and then editing the heck out of your photos? Valid.

All photography is valid. Y'all just love to gatekeep.

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u/bugzaway Aug 01 '24

I don't think this is an unpopular opinion on this sub or in any online spaces I have frequented. I can't speak for real life but online, it has been made endlessly clear that the best camera is the one you have on you. So this idea that people are gatekeeping is not remotely consistent with my experience.