How do you cope up with second wife?

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

09/09/2005 08:06:50 AM · #7

Just tell her your Photography has a fatter ass. That should do.

notonline

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

09/09/2005 08:10:18 AM · #8

Originally posted by kbhatia1967:

My wife says I have a second wife, i.e. Photography! Of late, she complains of getting lesser attention. How do you cope with such a situation?

First you have to give your wife some long exposure time and do not use the flash as "they" seem to not like it.

Second you have to set your wife up like a well executed shot and not just a snap shot.

Third you have to press her button gentily and not fast like a shutter release.

And last but not least, mount her every so carefully like your mounting your camera to a tripod.

Hope these helped.

And remember... the internet is not just for porn. The internet is not just for porn. The internet is not just for porn.

BlackDot

Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM

09/09/2005 08:15:31 AM · #9

And last but not least, mount her every so carefully like your mounting your camera to a tripod.

Then switch to motor drive Hehe.
(sorry, the devil made me say that)

Put down the camera and keep her happy. If she's unhappy, you wont be able to concentrate anyway. And if she stays unhappy long enough, you'll have to sell the camera anyway to give her half, along with half of all your other stuff..

thatcloudthere

Canon EOS-1D

09/09/2005 08:16:51 AM · #10

Your human wife deserves more attention...

As others said, if you can get her in love with taking photos then the two of you can go out together.

Alternatively, you could use her as your subject for your photos.

My wife isn't into taking photos but every once in a while we'll just go out for a drive in the country and stop and I'll take some pics of her.

dustin03

09/09/2005 08:17:10 AM · #11

Both of you need your creative time and space. However, she's wanting more time with YOU. I say put down the camera and give HER your undivided attention. In return, she will be more than happy to give you time alone with your photography. Both should know and understand that each of you need to be who they are. She may know that. However, she's cring out for help. It's more than just shareing a hobby with one another. That too, is good. But....listen to her, she needs YOU not your camera. God Bless.

frumoaznicul

09/09/2005 08:18:48 AM · #12

I sent my first wife to WORK!! That way I get to stay all day with the second wife.

dahkota

Canon EOS-7D

Tokina AF 12-24mm f/4.0 AT-X Pro DX

09/09/2005 08:23:19 AM · #13

My husband often feels that way. But he has baseball and hunting so he knows how it is. To make time together, we often go on outings where I can shoot and he can have fun. We also sometimes sit at the computer together and browse through the challenge entries. A big help is that the computer room is located right in view of the TV room so we are in talking distance. Find her a hobby and move the computer in the room she spends the most time in.

Beagleboy

Canon EOS-30D

09/09/2005 08:26:17 AM · #14

You must find balance, young gwasshoppah. Fiddling too much with technology will leave you fiddling with yourself, know what I mean?

deapee

Kodak V803

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D

09/09/2005 08:27:22 AM · #15

My girlfriend (of going on 4 years) doesn't say anything about that, and we've lived together for almost 2 years now. I think she's just happy I'm not bugging her. When I go out somewhere, I always invite her along, sometimes she comes, sometimes she doesn't. When she doesn't, I think she's just happy to get rid of me for a while. I'm actually quite annoying in person as well as on the internet.

But like was suggested, maybe you should get a second camera for your wife...or *GASP* get yourself a new camera, and the current one can become the wife's -- that's always a win-win situation. ;-)

BlackDot

09/09/2005 08:28:19 AM · #16

Oh, and if you hava a DSLR, make SURE you tell her of EVERY little lens you buy. (I found out the hard way that that's kind of important.)

hopper

Canon EOS-80D

Canon EF 35mm f/2 IS USM

09/09/2005 08:31:13 AM · #17

buy her a camera and suck her into your addiction :)

that's what i did ... same with video games

we're currently on day 5 of Pikmin, i even got her thinking it was her idea to buy the game

mwaaaaahhhh hawwwwww hawwww!!!!!

Jacko

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

09/09/2005 08:43:08 AM · #18

Originally posted by Beagleboy:

You must find balance, young gwasshoppah. Fiddling too much with technology will leave you fiddling with yourself, know what I mean?

mystical_princess

Canon EOS-5D

09/09/2005 09:06:20 AM · #19

Originally posted by hopper:

That is if you can handle the competion. My husband said if I got into photography it'd would be great, prob cause I was always upset he was either out taken pics or spending hours fixing them and on DPC. Now I'm really getting into it and learning I'm pretty sure he doesn't like it.
We have totally diffrent styles of photography, but I think he hates it when people like my pics, and I've realized when he helps me pick which one to use for a challenge it does really bad. My hubby is a great photographer in his style. Unfortunatly I don't think it's helped us that we both take pics. Now we fight over who is gonna use the cam, or the computer. So I guess what I'm trying to get at is, it's great to share an interest in something but make sure your ego isn't too sensitive and get her her own cam if you can afford it.
Good Luck!

Message edited by author 2005-09-09 09:07:54.

DanSig

09/09/2005 09:10:44 AM · #20

I fixed the problem in the best way I could... I got rid of my "first" wife ;)

now I have the apartement, car, kids, and my computer and camera all to myself, and no nagging wife :)

LeeD

Canon EOS-30D

09/09/2005 09:18:58 AM · #21

Originally posted by deapee:

...or *GASP* get yourself a new camera, and the current one can become the wife's -- that's always a win-win situation. ;-)

That's EXACTLY what I did (and we have a new baby to take care of). Now she occupies her time taking pictures of the baby!!! I must admit though, I do feel a bit guilty spending so much time working on photography "stuff", but I'm hoping to eventually do it for a living. Do the ends justify the means? Not sure, I'll keep you posted!

KaDi

Canon EOS-300D Rebel

09/09/2005 09:21:38 AM · #22

Originally posted by DanSig:

I fixed the problem in the best way I could... I got rid of my "first" wife ;)

now I have the apartement, car, kids, and my computer and camera all to myself, and no nagging wife :)

I bet you leave the seat up, too. :-)

dustin03

09/09/2005 09:23:34 AM · #23

Originally posted by KaDi:

Originally posted by DanSig:
I fixed the problem in the best way I could... I got rid of my "first" wife ;)

now I have the apartement, car, kids, and my computer and camera all to myself, and no nagging wife :)

I bet you leave the seat up, too. :-)

LOL

MikeO

Fujifilm x100

09/09/2005 09:45:47 AM · #24

My wife always said she was rated 3rd in our house - after the TV and the Dog. Now we have no Dog but she still thinks she is 3rd on my list after my camera and DPC. Of course she is way ahead of Dpc in my books...

:-)

rox_rox