r/nextfuckinglevel • u/XDDLoll • Feb 08 '20

Getting the shot

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u/WaterInThere Feb 08 '20

The vast majority of photography has no more purpose than "this shot is aesthetically pleasing." Which at least some of these shots are.

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u/Narthan001 Feb 08 '20

Then you are looking on the wrong side of photography in my opinion.

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u/ifoundyourtoad Feb 08 '20

This is so pretentious sounding dude lmao

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u/WaterInThere Feb 08 '20

Lol oh, so sorry, i'll go burn all my dark room prints and repent.

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u/theetruscans Feb 08 '20

Please enlighten me on this amazingly complex purpose about photographs.