Thread: Am I the only one bothered by this?

Do you think that would have much of a detrimental effect on razor photography?

As long as we're discussing photographic faux pas, here are a few other things that bug me:

• Weird angles - Because the distortion they cause makes it difficult to judge geometry; low angle, end-on shots are particularly bad!
• Background that aren't flat - Same as above. I've seen photos where the background hid a frown, or even have the illusion of one
• Incorrect white balance - This screws up color reproduction, and so mostly impacts scales. Usually the problem is due to shooting under incandescent lights with the camera set for daylight

I'm not saying that everyone should be shooting pro quality shots...I'm an amateur, too!

Hey, they're selling them. They aren't going to be using them. They don't care anymore. You buy it and it's your problem.

Originally Posted by Neil Miller

I was a photographer - white backgrounds do make the subject stand out, but you get light-creep at the edges that masks fine detail - a thin haired blond against a white background that is softly lit can appear to have nearly no hair at the crown because of this.

The most faithful rendition is given by an 18 per cent grey background, but seeing as most people never check the luminosity or colour balance of their monitors, that is a moot point..

Regards,
Neil

Are you talking about washout? Like this?

Originally Posted by Utopian

Do you think that would have much of a detrimental effect on razor photography?

Well personally i find that the blade blends a bit like neil said, and white scales are hard to see too

Of course, if you are HOPING to hide a defect or flaw, bad photography is good photography

Originally Posted by Magpie

Of course, if you are HOPING to hide a defect or flaw, bad photography is good photography

Surely sellers aren't that devious?

Originally Posted by edhewitt

Surely sellers aren't that devious?

They would NEVER do that!

"What Never?!?"
"No Never"
"What NEVER??!!??"