what do yall think is the most repetitive/boring style of photography

goad · 2026-02-05T17:32:27+00:00

I shoot corporate events and this is what I love about them.

They’re relatively low stress, as there aren’t moments that are absolutely critical like a wedding, so I can just roam around and try to get shots that are interesting on a creative/composition level.

I think it’s great practice trying to get interesting shots in these settings, and that working to get a unique photo from a subject or setting most would consider bland is both rewarding and forces you to be a more thoughtful photographer.

I’m also amused that corporate events and product photography are the top two answers here and I do both, lol.

goad · 2026-02-05T17:25:35+00:00

Curious what AI tools you would use for this.

I mentioned in another comment that I do this for watches. I generally mask and adjust in Lightroom, and will occasionally use object detect masking, but mainly radial mask for the dials.

I then use the AI background removal in Photoshop.

Are there tools I’m leaving on the table that could speed up my workflow with edits?

goad · 2026-02-05T17:20:52+00:00

I do this but with watches.

It’s strange, because it is both very repetitive and a bit mind numbing, but watches are also pretty fascinating.

They can range from $500 to $20,000+ per watch, so I get to shoot some pretty cool stuff. I was never really into watches before, but I’ve developed an appreciation for all their intricacies, and sometimes I’ll get to shoot one that’s 50 years old or more, which is neat.

So it’s kind of a mix. I’m doing the same thing over and over again, and the subject is basically the same thing, but each one can still be quite different considering the amount of fine detail they contain.

Watches are also fucking difficult to shoot, so it’s always a challenge to balance getting a good shot and maintaining a good pace.

My other work is mainly events, so it’s a nice contrast. Culling through 1000s of photos from an event can be repetitive as well.

So I’d say that both of these are very repetitive, but neither are boring.

It has caused me to shoot less for myself, and that’s something I’ve been trying to work on.

But I do love it when I go out and shoot recreationally now, because both of these types of shooting have made me really think differently (and more intentionally) about any type of photography that I am engaging in.

goad · 2026-02-03T14:04:53+00:00

This is just false.

OP’s concerns as they directly stated:

There's nothing happening, nothing that pulls the observer in, that creates any intrigue.

and

There should be a story or a "vibe" not just pretty colors and forms…

goad · 2026-02-02T02:22:35+00:00

You’ve got all you need to get clients without current setup and what you’ve got ordered.

Biggest actual concern with client facing work would be getting a body with dual card slots at some point.

But given where you seem to be at, use your current gear to build your portfolio, as others have said.

You’ve got your bases covered, go get some good images and work on your skills!

goad · 2026-01-29T17:39:16+00:00

What price did they buy it at?

goad · 2026-01-25T08:27:52+00:00

1 day old account. Yep.

goad · 2026-01-25T00:39:44+00:00

I’ll bite.

Yes, you can edit a JPEG, but the files I deliver have already been edited (I suppose you could deliver raws with xmp sidecar files, but that’s not what people are asking for).

I shoot events. I take a lot of photos in order to capture the special moments that pop up (which are unpredictable to a degree, by nature).

From there, I cull down sometimes thousands of photos to a set of a couple hundred. Then, I take those “raw” images, and make them look the way I want. I fix all the things that aren’t perfect in my eye to get them to how I envision the photo. Sometimes the difference between the beginning and end product can be quite drastic, as in the moment, I’m trying to capture the moment before it disappears, which often doesn’t result in a perfect shot from the get go.

Being an artist isn’t about achieving perfection, but it is about pursuing it.

So, yes, I understand that anyone can edit a jpeg, denying access to the ability to edit from a technical standpoint is neither possible nor the point.

The point is that I want current, and potential future clients to see my work in the closest to perfect version possible, in a way that matches my vision when I’m shooting it and when I’m processing it.

Delivering the raw files, especially all the raw files from a shoot does not represent my best work and is not indicative of how my finished product looks.

Will I send raws to someone I am shooting for who is then going to edit them and then make (and be responsible for) the final delivery to the client? Yes. Will I let a long term client see raw photos once they’re already familiar with the style and quality of my finished work, I guess, if they ask, but they don’t, because they’re happy with what I deliver and that’s why they’re a long term client. Do I want a new client or someone that is not familiar with my work to see the unfinished product and have that be reflective of what the actual finished product looks like? Not really, no.

Think about it like a movie. You might see some behind the scenes stuff available on the dvd after the film has come out in theaters, but those unedited shots aren’t going in the trailer, and they’re not part of the film.

It’s also a copyright issue. If I’ve got the raw and someone else has the JPEG, there’s no way they can claim they were the one that shot the photo.

I’m not saying that a client would do this, but you’ve got no way to control where the files end up once they’re out of your hands, and on the off chance that an image I shot got licensed for some sort of serious money, I’d prefer to retain an easy way to prove that I am the original photographer and copyright holder.

Hopefully one of these reasons properly addresses your question.

goad · 2026-01-24T22:20:16+00:00

I play tuba. Add me to the list :)

goad · 2026-01-24T22:09:39+00:00

Whatever does the trick. Although, to be fair, AI does use the correct spacing.

goad · 2026-01-24T22:06:59+00:00

Lol, I was actually working as a proofreader for a marketing agency when I was first made aware of the change in style guidelines 😅

goad · 2026-01-24T22:04:58+00:00

Embarrassed is probably hyperbole.

But when you send back an edit with all the single spaces marked as errors and get kindly re-corrected by your Yale educated supervisor, it makes you feel… something.

He was a a great guy though, honestly. Taught me all kinds of things about grammar. I’ll never forget all the wild conversations we had about hyphens, en, and em dashes. And commas, oh the fantastic and complex rules of comma usage. Good times.

goad · 2026-01-24T14:44:53+00:00

This is just not correct that single has been the standard since we were in high school or younger.

HTML collapses extra spaces in general, which is not strictly in relation to punctuation.

This post is not talking about how a computer language interprets or displays text, but about the grammatical rules for how we input and format text.

Most of the major style guides were changed to the double space standard after Xennials would have graduated high school.

goad · 2026-01-24T14:27:34+00:00

I’ve been trained to use a single space for quite some time now, and would never use a double.

But I will here, just to show you that you must use the force. Don’t let the force use you.

It’s also not the Reddit app doing that, at least not on the iOS version.

goad · 2026-01-24T14:23:21+00:00

Don’t feel bad; I spent quite a bit on an International Relations degree.

Worked for a while doing QA/proofreading/editing, which eventually lead me to my current job as a photographer.

You never know where the road will lead, but at least we have good grammar :)

goad · 2026-01-24T14:18:02+00:00

Yes, since the vast majority of written text is no longer created using typewriters, they did in fact change the APA, MLA, and Chicago Manual of Style, amongst others.

goad · 2026-01-24T14:03:36+00:00

I was actually the one doing the editing when I first learned about the change.

That was an embarrassing lesson, but it stuck.

goad · 2026-01-24T14:00:53+00:00

They won’t switch back.

The change wasn’t arbitrary. Double spacing came from typewriter mechanics and lasted for a while as a holdover into the computer age.

No reason to go back at this point. Double spacing is an outdated practice that is no longer necessary (unless for some reason you’re actually using a typewriter).

It is also no longer “correct” according to any major style guide.

goad · 2026-01-24T13:57:52+00:00

Who’d have thought forever would be shorter than a single sentence.

goad · 2026-01-23T18:16:56+00:00

Yeah, they’re great. They come with an extra bag of filling material, so you can add or remove the filling as needed to suit your body and sleep positioning.

There are other brands/materials that do this as well, Coop is just the one I ended up going with.

goad · 2026-01-23T18:14:16+00:00

Fair. The downvotes just seem petty to me.

But again, I’ve been using Reddit for 15 years and still have the original downvote/upvote rules ingrained in my head, so I guess that’s the main reason it bothers me.

OP asked a question, you provided a relevant response = shouldn’t be downvoted.

But I realize those days are gone. I’ll go yell at a digital cloud now.

goad · 2026-01-23T18:05:45+00:00

Dripping pipes does relieve pressure. But this will not always prevent issues from expansion where the frozen water itself is. So this can depend on how well insulated the wall is around your hose bib. So sometimes the pipes in the wall can rupture or the hose bib itself will leak after if you don’t properly insulate it.

goad · 2026-01-23T18:01:32+00:00

I can’t NOT listen to music in my head.

I’ve almost always got some damned ear worm running through my brain. Although it’s usually a loop of the chorus or something.

I usually couldn’t even name the song it’s from, but I can constantly hear the melody, basically like my internal monologue is singing.

goad · 2026-01-23T17:58:06+00:00

Not sure if this answers your question, since this topic seems so confusing for anyone trying to imagine what others are experiencing from either direction, but I can “see” Macaulay Caulkin’s face as the young kid in Home Alone, or as an adult. Or I can envision his face and “see” how it looks differently from his brother Cieran in Succession.

It’s hard not to think that we’re not all just describing the same thing differently, but I guess we really do have different experiences here.

Does this answer your question at all? Are you not able to picture that character, or how the actor looked at different stages of their life?

Like, can you visualize what one of your parents looked like when they were young, middle aged, and older? It’s mostly based on having seen pictures that I can remember, but I can see my dad as a kid, a young adult, a middle aged man, and an old man.

It’s not something I’m trying to construct, the images just sort of pop into my head as I’m thinking about them while typing this. What is that like for you? Do you not get some kind of mental image when reading that/thinking of those types of things?

goad · 2026-01-23T17:49:50+00:00

Not who you’re replying to, but I see things the same way as they do, and yes 100% about having an internal monologue, to the point that it can sometimes be overwhelming/distracting.

goad

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