I know it shouldn't but BS like this really grinds my gears.
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A PUBLIC SERVICE THAT AIMS TO END CRAPPY TOURIST PHOTOS
Two recent ad school grads do their part to end poorly composed photos with a street-level solution.
Are you sick of Instagram feeds full of boring, bad quality vacation pics? Did your best friend try to shoot the Brooklyn Bridge and up with nothing but East River? Miami Ad school grads Mimi Chan and Utsavi Jhaveri decided to do the tourists of New York and San Francisco a public service. They created a bright yellow stencil featuring the hashtag #no####typhotos and two feet. Then they painted their emblem onto the ground in the best possible location to get a shot that rocks. Some of their work has already been erased by the city authorities. But if you can think of a popular landmark in either NYC or San Fran, chances are the duo has been there, trying to save you (and your iPhone) a little embarrassment.
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The perfect case of missing your audience completely & offering a solution that's looking for a problem. Ok sure, not everyone is a professional photographer, and hey, maybe a pointer or two would improve some one's vacation photos by a factor of 10. But when you open with "stop taking ####y photos guys!" it comes off as elitist.
Even the "stand here and click!" is pretty piss poor advice, it offers no real tips about composition, framing, exposure or any real advice like where to place your subject (aka: your family). It's nothing more than an empty chest thumping "If you stand here, your instagram feed won't suck!" rhetoric.