Okay Pinsiders, I am desperately pleading with everyone who posts photos anywhere on this site to please take the time to make sure your pics are in focus with ample lighting. Post after post of fuzzy, blurry, and dark pics is driving me crazy recently. There is really no logical reason with today's high quality and simple to use cameras and cell phones that you cant take a good photo. I'm not looking for the perfect lighting, artistry, or anything like that. Rather, I just want to be able to make out what the pic is of without getting eye strain or a headache.

Anyway, just a PSA from me to everyone. No intention to callout any individuals, and often times pics are posted with the good intention of trying to help out fellow Pinsiders. Just be sure to take multiple pics of your subject, proof them before posting, and if you do post a bad pic then by all means delete it and try again.

Just encouraging everyone who post pics to make sure they are in focus. If you camera's resolution is not up to standard than that is fine, as even low pixel count cameras still have the ability to focus on a subject. We can all turn lights on in the room or on our pin when needed, and I know we can all hold the camera still at the proper focal distance for the shot whenever we need to.

Well, that is to their detriment.

Some of the things I really like about Pinside are the comradery, smata$$ary, and overall sense of humor of most participants. Thanks to everyone for taking this thread beyond my expectations.

Don't think I'm missing the point. What you state is indeed factual in many cases regarding selling a pin, especially on CL. However, what drove me to the brink is people posting pics to show off their pin's new mod, new led lighting, where their ball got stuck, a zoom in to show you how they did a repair, etc. (i.e. no ulterior motive). Rather, just pure photographic ineptitude, "who gives a rip" mentality, or pure laziness to review photos first and to retake them when they suck! I don't expect everyone to be an Ansel Adams or to even know or understand camera jargon and technical terms. I just want them to be able to hold a camera steady, make sure their lighting is sufficient, focus, then press the shutter button. Either do it right or don't do it at all, is this really too much to ask?

That's just the sewer that is CL.

How about everyone link to examples of bad photos on Pinside (sort of like the color puke thread)? I still see it regularly, so time to shame these guys.

Another photo posting faux pas: https://pinside.com/pinball/market/shops/1015-rock-custom-pinball/02224-shooter-lane-illumination-mod

I just love clicking on a thumbnail in order to view a larger image with more detail only to see a photos that is the same size or slightly larger than the thumbnail.

Love the action shown with this sharp photo of the new BK gameplay.

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/sterns-next-pin-black-knight-sword-of-rage-pinball/page/55#post-4936949

Darn you. Now I have a headache and blurry vision.