Common Misconceptions of (Filipino) Photographers

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Common Misconceptions of (Filipino) Photographers

1. Post processing = anything to do with photoshop
- post processing means post-EXPOSURE processing, even resizing, renaming, and tagging your files CAN already be considered as "PP'ing." Photoshop is just one of the possible tools that can be used when PP'ing but it doesnt necessarily mean that PP'ing = photoshop.

2. Street photography = photos of beggars/ street children/ vagrants with oversharpened eyes
- how many albums have you already seen labeled "street photography" where all photos in the set are of street kids/ beggars/ vagrants? Yes they can still be considered as "street photography" because you can see them in the public but street photography is more of any subject you see out there in the public and not just to beggars/ street children/ vagrants.

3. f2.8 = THE ultimate answer for low-light photography
- yes it lets you gather more light but try considering if a speedlight is better suited for your needs.

4. Noisy image = your photo(s) sucks cow balls (mag ISO 100 newb!)
- in low light situations, i prefer a noisy but sharp image rather than a non-noisy but blurred one. BUT of course it all depends on what the photographer wanted to convery in the image.

5. blurred/ soft photos = you're a noob (benta mo na dSLR mo gago!)
- the photo maybe a little soft but when printed in 4R @ 300PPI, only pixel peepers or people with magnifying lenses MAY complain... (take note of the MAY word) people nowadays are just too addicted with sharpness that they seem to fail to look at the WHOLE picture

6. Photography = memorizing all the technical mumbo jumbo and start reciting famous photographers in the Egyptian language... backwards...
- nowadays some just fail to appreciate a good photo and start to embrace photography "RULES' as if they are absolute. So what if the image was compositionally off or blurred or noisy? Did the photographer convey his message? If yes then screw the technicalities he nailed a GOOD shot.

To you are what are the (other) common misconceptions of (Filipino) photographers?