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My buddy told me my mall photos looked like a real estate listing
I was showing him my shots from the old Sunrise Mall in Citrus Heights, all bright and clean. He just said, 'Looks like you're trying to sell the place, not show it's dead.' So next trip, I focused on the broken tiles, the water stains on the ceiling, and a single kid's shoe left in the food court. It changed the whole feel. Do you ever get feedback that makes you shoot differently?
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kelly.nora6d ago
It's like we're all trained to only see the pretty stuff first...
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patriciap527d ago
Ever have a friend who's brutally honest in the funniest way? That's a solid tip though, focusing on the broken stuff tells the real story. My cousin once said my nature pics looked like a boring textbook cover, so now I try to catch the weird bugs or the trash on the trail. It's way more interesting.
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danielb436d ago
Totally used to aim for those perfect, clean shots of everything... like a postcard or something. Then a buddy pointed out all my photos looked the same, just pretty and empty. Now I look for the cracked pavement with weeds growing through, or the one messed-up tile in a nice floor. It tells a better story for sure.
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