Mod Post

[whishastar]

*gasp* A mod post?! I know us mods have been pretty quiet around here, but that doesn't mean we're not around. With wedding season picking up, we thought now would be a good time for a update/reminder post about a few rules.

• New Rule: After discussion amongst mods in regards to an email we received, we have decided that posts with only engagement

Comments

[simple_whisper]

I'm kind of against the engagement session photo rule.
I have posted my own engagement pictures here. I think that is definitely something people want to share and wouldn't want to wait however many more months to post those pictures.

I think you guys should definitely rethink that.
I think this should be about posting pictures that are your real life wedding related.
Your engagement photos are for your real life wedding.

I look at all of the posts and comment often but now I'm considering leaving this group.

[musicchik]

I agree with this as well! I think the engagement sessions are a key part of wedding photography. Personally, I like some of the engagement sessions better than the wedding sessions as they are so personal and intimate and sweet. It also is refreshing sometimes to see something a little different than the same wedding poses, and it helps us to know the people being photorgaphed better.

[niubutterfly82]

I agree.

[broken___angel]

Agreed! I watch this community as an amateur photographer, to learn from the pros who post pics... and I find that the engagement sessions can have some of the best examples of portraits.

[chelchel77]

totally agree. the engagement session photos are fantastic and will definately be missed if they are not allowed.

[nashiitashii]

Honestly, I'm not interested in other people's engagement photos and I immediately skip over them when I see them. Most of the wedding photos on here that I like to look at tend to be things that highlight the larger group of people coming together, not just the couple itself. I'm more interested in the details and the artistic value of some of the wedding shots than I am about the glurgey couples' photos that most engagement sessions comprise of. I'd probably end up leaving the community if we got inundated with more engagement session photos than we do now because it's not something I'm interested in seeing.

[simple_whisper]

I'm not saying more. I'm saying you should be able to post them. And if they are behind a cut -- like they are suppose to be -- what is the harm in that?

[nashiitashii]

My opinion is no less valid than yours. Just because I disagree doesn't mean that I'm invalidating your opinion. I just shared what I thought of engagement photos in the community, which was appropriate, considering that's what posts regarding content are for.

[toranonekochan]

I agree with you completely. I remember once there was five days in a row with nothing but engagement pictures... and all from the same photographer too. I'm glad this problem (because yes, it is a problem) has been addressed.

[nashiitashii]

I understand, as I'm a member of a community that is for the discussion of a certain writer's novels. On occasion, it seems like all we get in are fanfics, which I'm not thrilled with reading; happily enough, this seems to only occur every other month for a few days. I just can't imagine having to deal with the equivalent in engagement photos on this community.