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What's the most petty/pointless/pedantic hill you're willing to die on? (programming.dev)

submitted 3 months ago by notnotmike@programming.dev to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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For me, it may be that the toilet paper roll needs to have the open end away from the wall. I don't want to reach under the roll to take a piece! That's ludicrous!

That or my recent addiction to correcting people when they use "less" when they should use "fewer"

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[-] Chinchillax@lemm.ee 29 points 3 months ago

Standard wedding photography is set up to make photos look “old”. And it’s so hideous and awful. Most filters used for wedding photography look atrocious.

Let major moments in time look like they were experienced at that time! I’m looking at you, black and white photograph from 2016. Artificially making something old, when at one time they were the present, gives so much incongruity to the experience.

Let something as important as a wedding day look like it’s a product of that time. Not from decades previously.

[-] Aviandelight@mander.xyz 15 points 3 months ago

I'm sort of with you on atrocious wedding photos however black and white photography is usually done to enhance the dramatic effect of an image. If it's done well it's amazing. One of my friends took black and white photos of my wedding without telling us and surprised us later with the photos. They were amazing and a priceless gift.

[-] Gerudo@lemm.ee 3 points 3 months ago

Yeah, I get it if you're using "fake" Instagram style filters that fake the aging process, but sepia and b&w filters are pretty standard to help evoke more emotion from certain photos. I'll even tolerate tasteful soft focus, but a lot of people go overboard on it for my taste.

[-] wheeldawg@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago

Plus they're an easy enough edit to add to regular photos. Is not like it has to be one of the other unless there's some secret art about actually shooting in BW that makes it somehow special-er.

[-] QuarterSwede@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

Black and white isn’t about making it look old. It’s about accentuating light and shadows. It’s a style. Won’t speak to other filters.

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