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I'm not talking about chimping in particular.

I'm talking about how some photographers will post their photos only to look for compliments and they'll show it to people who usually just tell them they really like the photo or the people in the photo (especially when it's a self portrait).

Is there a term for this type of compliment whoring and the people who submit the compliments?

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Are you looking for a derogatory term? Or some sort of scientific one? Is this in the context of having a friend you want helpful advice from? – mattdm Mar 23 '11 at 23:26
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Is there something specific about photography, or would insecurity and flattery in general cover it? If you can rephrase this in terms of "how can I get constructive criticism from people who are too nice", then I have some thoughts, but otherwise, I think this is best migrated to english.stackexchange.com – mattdm Mar 23 '11 at 23:29
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As an aside, 'chimping' has nothing to do with complementing (or being derogatory) towards a photograph or photographer whatsoever. 'Chimping' is the practice of taking a picture with a digital camera and then looking at the LCD on the back to 'see how it came out.' Thus we get the phrase 'chimping your shots.' – Jay Lance Photography Mar 23 '11 at 23:51
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To continue the aside, I think it's called "chimping" because then you "ooh, ahh" at the result, in the manner of an ape. So it has a little bit of that self-appreciating sense, but not exactly in the same way as used in the question here. – mattdm Mar 24 '11 at 0:38
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This does come off as a bit derogatory and argumentative. I don't really want to push this off in the English-SE guys, as they will probably close it anyways. As such, I've closed it. – jrista♦ Mar 24 '11 at 4:34
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closed as not constructive by mattdm, Alan, Jay Lance Photography, Itai, jrista♦ Mar 24 '11 at 4:34

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  • yes man/woman
  • flatterer
  • fawner
  • follower
  • footlicker
  • lackey
  • yea-sayer
  • easily-amusedist
  • lowered-expectationist
  • nice guy
  • virgin
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I'd call them enablers or co-dependents.

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