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01/22/2007 11:50:17 AM · #1 |
I love this one....
Person 1:"How many pictures can you get on that?"
Person 2:"With this card about 200."
Person 1:"I got me one of them that uses a floppy, I can get 600 pictures on one floppy. Maybe you should get one of those instead."
not to a photographer, but an actual conversation when I was selling cameras.
Customer:"I am looking for a small digital that will fit into my shirt pocket."
Me (AKA Salesperson):"Well, we have a number of compact digitals"
Customer:"I want one that writes to a floppy."
Me:"How big is your pocket?"
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01/22/2007 11:37:58 AM · #2 |
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
Originally posted by Gordon:
Ps my number one pet peeve comment is becoming that 'pots and pans' thing above. Of course the camera matters. Of course the photographer matters. Trying to denigrate one to raise the other is just deluding yourself. |
More of a compliment to you than an argument, but your highest scoring images are with a D60 and a Powershot G2. |
and features of both those cameras mattered to making those shots.
I couldn't have done a long enough exposure with the G2 to shoot the painting with light shot the way I did.
I couldn't have got the D60 into such an extreme position and framed it, but I could with the G2 and the flip out LCD.
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01/22/2007 11:29:15 AM · #3 |
Originally posted by Gordon:
Ps my number one pet peeve comment is becoming that 'pots and pans' thing above. Of course the camera matters. Of course the photographer matters. Trying to denigrate one to raise the other is just deluding yourself. |
More of a compliment to you than an argument, but your highest scoring images are with a D60 and a Powershot G2.
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01/22/2007 11:23:24 AM · #4 |
Originally posted by Spazmo99:
Originally posted by colda:
'I love your excellent photos - you must have a great camera!' |
That's like complimenting the chef after dining by saying, " That was a delicious meal, you must have great pots and pans." |
Or congratulating Michael Schumacher on all those grand prix wins and saying 'you must have a great car!'
Oh, but the car does matter. Hmm. Maybe the camera does too. and the pots and pans.
Ps my number one pet peeve comment is becoming that 'pots and pans' thing above. Of course the camera matters. Of course the photographer matters. Trying to denigrate one to raise the other is just deluding yourself.
Message edited by author 2007-01-22 11:25:41.
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01/22/2007 11:05:09 AM · #5 |
What not to say to a bunch of photographers competing for virtual ribbons: "Nude Challenge" :-)
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01/22/2007 11:03:13 AM · #6 |
Originally posted by colda:
'I love your excellent photos - you must have a great camera!' |
That's like complimenting the chef after dining by saying, " That was a delicious meal, you must have great pots and pans."
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01/22/2007 10:39:42 AM · #7 |
Originally posted by idnic:
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
Originally posted by colda:
'I love your excellent photos - you must have a great camera!' |
I HATE THAT ONE!!! Heard it several times. |
Me too! That one is a HUGE pet peeve!!! |
I didn't read through the entire thread, but my typical response to this one (because it was my #1 peeve comment):
"Thank you. This camera does take some really good pictures, that's why I chose it. It also takes really bad pictures...depending on who's using the camera."
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01/22/2007 10:19:53 AM · #8 |
I recently went to a lab for some small prints , the girl asked me if the files were 300 dpi , I told her that the size of all the files was 3456x2304 px and that it was enough for small prints , her answer was that I needed MILLIONS of pixels not 3.000 pixels !
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01/22/2007 09:32:08 AM · #9 |
Originally posted by karmat:
whenever I get shots printed at the local Wal-Mart,
Walmart: "I'm sorry you can't have these. These look like they were done by a professional. You will need written permission from the photographer."
Me: "I am the photographer. Thank you very much for thinking they look professional."
Walmart: "Are you a professional?"
Me: "Not really."
Walmart: "Then we need proof that these are your pictures. Do you have the CD or card you brought them in on?"
Me: "No, I uploaded them via the Internet, last night."
Walmart: "We need proof that you are the photographer."
Me: "So, if I bring in a letter saying that I have permission to print my pictures, we can avoid this."
Walmart: "Yes."
Me: "I need to bring in a letter that says, "Karma Shuford has the right to make prints from these files. Signed, Karma Shuford"
Walmart: "Yes. And it needs to be on letterhead."
(And I know they are doing their jobs, and "protecting" the photographer, but the systems they have in place to do this are assinine and ineffective, and time consuming.) |
This SUCKS! I hate this system. That's why I don't get prints at wally-world anymore.
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01/22/2007 09:21:42 AM · #10 |
Originally posted by tolovemoon:
... Ok this one is something I said and I wished I would of thought about it before I said it, ok don't hate me, this was before I got my first digital about 5 years ago.
The photographer kept touching me and my son, fixing a collar, pulling on a shirt, patting a hair, adjusting my rings and putting my fingers straighter,
so I ask, "Do you work with dead people, cuz I know someone who does makeup on them and they do a lot of adjusting like this...."
Doh! I totally wished I had my sinces cuz I realized he was doing his job paying attention to detail so the portrait would turn out nice. |
It was still bad form for him to touch you or your son without permission. Asking you to make the correction would have likely produced the same results without the uncomfortableness. I would say that was the proper thing to say to that photographer.
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01/22/2007 06:08:44 AM · #11 |
This was said to me in the past year, "Stan, Year's ago I tried to be a photographer, but I finally had to admit to myself that some of us just aren't 'cut-out' to be photographers."
Don't worry...It wasn't anyone on this website. It was a "local friend" in my town, but you've got to admit that the thoughts "Yeah!" & "Amen!" danced across your brain when you read it, right?
However, I still expect to be successful as a photographer, and when I am, you can mark it down that it's not because I'm a natural at the technical aspects of photography, but because I have a God-given ability to capture unique moments (i.e. a sense of timing) as well as the God-given longsuffering to get there.
In a Word,...I'm not hanging on to photography. Photography is hanging on to me. It's a passion! I know you understand! :)
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01/20/2007 02:35:46 AM · #12 |
"Your still taking pictures, so how many rolls of film have you used?"
I say "It's digital, I fill the memory card with as many as I want"
they say "Oh them digitals are nice aren't they, I have one of those nikons at home"
"Will you take some photos of my junk to put on ebay"
Ok this one is something I said and I wished I would of thought about it before I said it, ok don't hate me, this was before I got my first digital about 5 years ago.
The photographer kept touching me and my son, fixing a collar, pulling on a shirt, patting a hair, adjusting my rings and putting my fingers straighter,
so I ask, "Do you work with dead people, cuz I know someone who does makeup on them and they do a lot of adjusting like this...."
Doh! I totally wished I had my sinces cuz I realized he was doing his job paying attention to detail so the portrait would turn out nice.
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01/19/2007 04:34:10 PM · #13 |
| Cool, Brad! Make sure after you get the note from Karma you post a link so we can see what you got published! |
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01/19/2007 04:16:34 PM · #14 |
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01/19/2007 04:14:51 PM · #15 |
Originally posted by BradP:
Well Ha Ha Ha
Reuter's didn't seem to care if I had one, as I am getting 15 pics of mine published by them tomorrow. w00t! |
Aaahh, then you must be a professional. You will definitely need to get a letter from Karma to have them printed at Wal-Mart.
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01/19/2007 04:04:39 PM · #16 |
Originally posted by BradP:
Something I heard yesterday afternoon for real:
"Can I see your press pass?" |
Well Ha Ha Ha
Reuter's didn't seem to care if I had one, as I am getting 15 pics of mine published by them tomorrow. w00t!
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01/19/2007 04:00:00 PM · #17 |
"We're having you do the media shots in the hallway."
(Hallway is narrow, bad fluorescent lighting.)
Message edited by author 2007-01-19 16:00:16.
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01/19/2007 03:57:57 PM · #18 |
Q. Cor, that's a big lens you've got there. Does it have Macro on it? You know for close ups of small things?
A. Drop your pants and we'll see if it goes as far as microscopic!! |
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01/19/2007 03:54:27 PM · #19 |
I got this one a lot with my Rebel.
Annoyer: "That film or digital?
Me: Digital
Annoyer: "How many megapixels is that thing?"
Me: 6
Annoyer: My wife has got this little 8 megapixel...
Me: *Walking away*
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01/19/2007 03:52:26 PM · #20 |
Originally posted by karmat:
"I need to bring in a letter that says, "Karma Shuford has the right to make prints from these files. Signed, Karma Shuford"
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Ha ha ha!
Now that was funny!
:)
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01/19/2007 03:48:33 PM · #21 |
Why do you carry around all of that stuff? My pocket-cam takes great pictures and it was on sale!
(I love well-meant advice, but c'mon!)
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01/19/2007 03:44:22 PM · #22 |
| Guess what?! I got a D70, but unlike you I just keep it on automatic. |
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01/19/2007 03:07:36 PM · #23 |
| Ive got one, who makes your camera??? Fisher Price? |
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01/19/2007 02:59:06 PM · #24 |
Originally posted by Spazmo99:
"Just take pictures at my wedding and give the the RAW files because I'm cheap." |
Sure, but that will cost you 3 times my regular rate @ $5,000 :-)
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01/19/2007 02:54:11 PM · #25 |
"I didn't have time to get them printed where you suggested, so I used the inst-printer at wal-mart"
"I didn't want to take them were you suggested, but I have a $50 photo printer at home. I just did them there." |
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