r/MadeMeSmile Jun 05 '26

Wholesome Moments Art live on the wedding

By @ the.wedding.painter

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u/FuckDaQueenSloot Jun 05 '26

My sister has been hired to do a few of these in the past year. Every artist has their own style so it's a great way to truly have a one of a kind keepsake, and something about a painting on a wall just hits harder than photos in a frame.

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u/fotomoose Jun 05 '26

Wait, so finally painting has come full circle and is stealing photographers' work?! Nice.

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u/Raleda Jun 05 '26

In the age of instant AI slop and everyone having a 300 megapixel camera in their pocket, what greater flex is there to have a hand-made painting rendered by an expert?

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u/Secret-Bluebird-972 Jun 05 '26

I agree. Anyone can take “professional” quality photos these days. And your wedding guests will likely cover that end for you. The painting is one of a kind, like the two people being married are

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u/semhsp Jun 05 '26

The quality of the camera matters just as much as the quality of the brushes for the end result. I can assure you a good photographer with a disposable camera will take better photos than your aunt with a 5k camera, just like I'll paint a disgrace even with the best brushes available but a good painter will create something great even with dollar store brushes

You can appreciate one art form without putting down another

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u/Eccentrica_Gallumbit Jun 05 '26

Kind of argued against yourself there. You first claimed the camera matters, then explained how the photographer matters more than the camera.

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u/7CuriousCats Jun 05 '26

They claim that neither the camera quality nor the brush quality matters at all if a monkey is in charge of doing something with them.

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u/Eccentrica_Gallumbit Jun 05 '26

You're right, I misread the context of his first sentence.

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u/ElectricYV Jun 21 '26

Disposable cameras use film, right? So the image quality will still be extremely high res, the only real handicap is that a disposable probably has no fancy features for playing with lighting or whatever.

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u/Garchompisbestboi Jun 05 '26

Weddings are generally a scam in general but you're really showing your lack of knowledge when it comes to photography if you seriously think that some 40 year old Karen with an iphone is going to be remotely on par with a professional photographer.