Comments on: Do you hate it when people say “cheese”?

By: Candid photography | theSkyKid.com

Candid photography | theSkyKid.com — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 22:57:08 +0000

[...] and the photographs then cease being natural. A good essay by John Watson in Photodoto titled “Do you hate it when people say “cheese”?“ really illustrates my beliefs on the [...]

By: Candid photography | Sky Kid 2.0

Candid photography | Sky Kid 2.0 — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 23:00:01 +0000

[...] the photographs cease being a natural ones. A good essay by John Watson in Photodoto titled “Do you hate it when people say “cheese”?“ really illustrates my [...]

By: John Watson

John Watson — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:50:18 +0000

Everyone’s a critic. :-) http://flickr.com/photos/john/2377421660/

By: Stew

Stew — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:08:56 +0000

A little late to this party, but my $.02.

I’m with you on 1, 2 and 4. But #3 (the shoulder)??? Seriously? What emotion could that invoke? Besides “I’m so embarrassed that I pressed the shutter by accident!”…

;-)

By: Johnsenclan » Blog Archive » Links 4/4//08

Johnsenclan » Blog Archive » Links 4/4//08 — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 21:14:41 +0000

[...] For those like me that don’t enjoy posed photographs, you’re not alone [...]

By: scmtngirl

scmtngirl — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 15:12:23 +0000

Just my $.02: Photographs are usually intended to evoke emotion. Everyone reacts differently. Some treasure simple snapshots with horrid, unflattering on-camera flash while others can see the beauty in and truly appreciate natural-light candids, even if they don’t understand the technical details that make it special. It is the memory that a photograph serves to rekindle that makes it appreciated. As photographers, we do not create, we simply capture. It is up to the viewer to glean from it what they will.

By: rik

rik — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 03:38:19 +0000

but don’t they understand how much cooler your pictures are? isn’t it obvious? =]

i know just what you mean, john…we go through the same thing, the exact same thing.

By: Trevor

Trevor — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 20:51:32 +0000

I agree. Taking “mugshots” are the main reason why I hate photographing people and hate being “chosen” as the family event photographer. The “mugshots” just look like snapshots that anyone with a camera can take.

By: Karthik

Karthik — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:29:34 +0000

I am not a fan of posed photos, in fact I will go as far as saying I hate them.

An impromptu photo is much nicer, it captures the mood, the moment and is natural. However, I can see how it can be difficult getting such a shot. Most digital cameras today have a lag between when you click to when the shutter actually closes. Then there is also the fact that you have to wait for such pictures, a virtue that separates armatures from the one’s willing to learn more and take better pictures.

Like Alli said, the first goes inside cards, the second ones are the frame-n-hang pictures.

By: alli

alli — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:25:12 +0000

I give them the first type stuffed inside a card. I give them the second kind in a frame.