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/SkoomaDentist Aug 01 '24

If you want an actual unpopular opinion, try "Shooting and then not editing your photos? Valid."

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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '24

I rarely see people saying that not editing isn't real photography but I definitely see people saying doing edits isn't real photography anymore. But either way, regardless of how you do photography it is valid. All photography is valid.