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If you’re concerned about conveying an image that’s somewhat sophisticated or has some class, think about what you’re showing. Obviously it’s just like what you write, you don’t want to show things that are potentially going to turn someone off. Also what I’ve noticed on Google+ is that since everyone thinks they’re a professional photographer, there’s a lot of use of these HDR photos which is a great technique when it’s used properly.
Google Plus photo sharing too reliant on Ampted HDR
But there’s a lot of use where people simply bump up the settings as far as they can. Here’s an example of one – I don’t think this is anything remarkable at all. It’s an example of somebody increasing the settings so that it looks “surreal”, and I think what it ends up doing is it winds up getting people tired of seeing this fake reality which is a bit similar to Hollywood movies. When real stunts are done people begin to know “hey, someone’s really done that” as opposed to when they start getting used to the digital editing and the digital stunts. It doesn’t have the same authenticity. So in video sharing or photo sharing people want to see something that’s not enhanced, they want to see something that’s real.
Photo via Wired.com: “We get it… But it’s an overused gimmick that prevents people from making good photos”.
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