10 reasons why 99% of photos on Facebook suck

Posted on: 6 October 2009

Ok, this is a little bit of a rant. Along with my photography hobby I also developed an annoying smugness for all photos. I'm a self confessed photo snob. It's unfortunate, because I once used to enjoy browsing photos on Facebook. Now, it's a case of, "wow that photo sucks", "oh my", "damn - what were they thinking", "oh it gets worse", etc. So to celebrate this rather ugly trait of mine, here is my compiled list of the top 10 reasons why Facebook photos suck.

Actually in no specific order whatsoever:

1. With clubbing being the nations favourite past time, a large number of photos were taken in a nightclub. All very well, except due to dark conditions a lot of the time the camera can't focus. The result? Blurry pictures! Eurgh...
2. Repetitive poses. You know the ones.
3. Flash. I know you can't take a picture without it when the lights go down. But there's so many ways flash can ruin a photo. The worst offender is blown-out, white faces. Another mistake is the flash-in-the-mirror, or flash-in-the-window syndrome.
4. Abuse of the new 200 photo limit. It's a maximum limit, not a target!
5. Wipe your lens once in a while. Self explanatory.
6. Multiple takes of the same photo. Pick the best one, discard the rest.
7. Again, nightclubs. (They're just a world of hurt, really) Smoke! It's not your friend. Unless, of course, you like the white hazy look.
8. Posing, posing and more posing. Point, smile, shoot x 50 = Boredom.
9. You're on holiday. "Oh look, a famous landmark" *snap*. "Oh look, another" *snap*. Composition is important.
10. Steady hands required. Apply within. 'Nuff said?

Disclaimer: All purely opinion.