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r/DoesAnybodyElse•
audio784

IAE sick of "self pic" shots that show the "photographer" holding the camera in a mirror/arm extending out of the shot?

I just hate seeing this. I absolutely judge/think of less of people who do this. Yes, I know this sounds very hateful and judgmental, but jesus it just looks tacky as hell. There is a reason cameras have the timer option on them. The next step is finding a surface to put the camera on that is the right height for the shot, yes I know this can be a pain, but it is so worth it in the end. I guess the problem is that people are lazy, as well as the culture of our younger generation( I guess I'll blame that?) has allowed for a lowering of standards all across the board. As a 20 y/o I facepalm just about every day at the shit people my age see as okay... sigh. I'll just finish here because now I'm feeling a full on rant coming..

tl;dr: Use the timer and a tripod to take self portraits for humanity's sake!!!!!!!

Posted Oct 26, 2010, 6:49 PM UTC

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RandyF•

"Sick Of" is an understatement since people have been doing this since early MySpace days. Even holding your phone at arms length takes a better photo. (edit: just realized that you covered the "arm extending out of shot"... but yeah, even that's better than the mirror shot)

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audio784OP•

Yes, I will definitely agree with you the arm shot looks less tacky... but still. "Sick of" really is an understatement.

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1of6billion•

What if they are using the camera on their phone?

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audio784OP•

This is a good point. But I guess if you're using the camera on your phone, it already isn't about quality of the image or anything of that nature... it still irks me though.

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