Cameras, they have timers - a rant

Hehehehehe. I have had this rant before

YES - Even your crappy cell phone camera probably has a timer.

While you are at it, please try to tidy up the room behind you...just saying...

While you are at it, please try to tidy up the room behind you...just saying...

THANK YOU - total pet peave of mine!!!!!!

As a photographer, this mildly annoys me. I see your point, but really-- When you're holding the camera, you have ease to re-check and re-shoot the shot until you get what you wanted without having to set timer, get into place, hold still, and then check it-- and hope you're in focus. And if it's not what you wanted you have to do the whole process all over again.

Self-timers are a beautiful thing, agreed, but for the purpose that most people are using their cameras for, a one-handed 'myspace angle' or mirror shot work just fine. People aren't typically looking for a portrait, they want a quick shot.

Although, my pet peeve with this is people who use flash with the mirror shot so that I guess they think it looks creative or artsy? It just bugs the hell out of me, you're washing out half the picture.

Any tips for the masses on how you mount a cell phone on a tripod or stand it on edge?

This is just one fun one I've seen :flowerforyou:

http://funniestgadgets.com/2011/05/09/istuck-chewing-gum-iphone-stand/

Also, cell phones don't come with tripod mounts. I'm not about to rig my phone on it's side on some random surface, generally a few feet off the floor. so I can get a non-mirror shot to appease persnickety people.

While you are at it, please try to tidy up the room behind you...just saying...

This! YES, I comment to myself all the time about that.

Please learn to use the timer on your camera so you don't have to take pictures in a mirror. It's very easy to set a camera on a counter, set the timer and get into frame. The pics turn out much better that way.

Says the chess piece. :laugh:

:flowerforyou:

sorry, i'm guilty of this crime LOL

Please flush the toiliet before taking the pic.

What!?! No! Has someone done a pic with a full bowl in it!?! Ack!

U mad that I'm stylin' on you?

I approve of this picture.

I don't mind them so much on here, because the photos are mostly for our personal reference, but I hate when people use them as profile pics on dating sites. (I run a dating advice forum and people post profiles for review... I'm not trolling the sites.) On a dating site, your profile pic is your one chance to create a great first impression, so why use a photo that says, "I have no friends who will take my picture for me?" :laugh:

THAT makes sense! I did the online dating thing and mentally discounted anyone who didn't have at least a photo or two where they weren't the one taking the shot.

U mad that I'm stylin' on you?

I approve of this picture.

I second that! That's straight art, right there.

memirrorshot by deeanneuhh, on Flickr

Dum-dum-did-ayyyyy.

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