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01/08/2005 07:32:39 PM · #1 |
What a great piece:
//www.mcsweeneys.net/2004/12/10bachelder.html
Message edited by author 2005-01-08 19:32:46. |
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01/08/2005 07:48:14 PM · #2 |
And it is true. Between Christmass and New Year I had to do a shoot. I was told it was low light and a static non-living non-moving object. So I turned up without a flash but with a tripod and started taking long exposures (nobody move because it creates vibrations!) with some slight adjustments to the available light.
Suddenly the people began talking about 'knows his stuff' and 'professional gear', while I was like 'I hope this turns out well, stop talking crap' and 'oops, this histogram look baaaad'. :)
I had a three day beard. Now it is a ten day beard. I feel goooooood doo da doo da dooo.
Message edited by author 2005-01-08 19:48:36.
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01/08/2005 09:18:17 PM · #3 |
Couple years back I went down to the Tidal Basin to shoot the cherry blossoms. I had my canon A40. Little bitty camera, and my big beast of a Bogen tripod.
If I had a nickle for every person who asked if I was a pro, I'd have a nice carbon fiber Bogen and an arca-swiss head. :)
Got some awesome shots though.
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01/08/2005 09:20:51 PM · #4 |
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01/08/2005 10:00:17 PM · #5 |
| I don't know. I've come to the thinking that the only difference between a profesional and an amateur is that an amatuer keeps all of his photos. |
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01/08/2005 10:20:48 PM · #6 |
It's great to read things that describes a feeling you were the only one deranged enough to come to such a conclusion... I have to admit, I know exactly what the writer is talking about. The tripod does make you look like a pro (you don't usually see tourists with them, but then again, maybe it's the tripod that led you to believe the guy was a pro, when in fact, maybe he really was just a tourist using a tripod). But the feeling of being a fraud when you use it... it is real, in my case anyways. Glad to know somebody else has the same idiosyncrasis. Thanks for the link, I really enjoyed that one!
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01/08/2005 11:11:02 PM · #7 |
Hilarious, and so true. I'm almost afraid to pull out my pretty new tripod (who cares how cheap it was...) and combine it with my camera which looks "pro" enough for people to go "Wow" when I pull it out.
Heh, I guess it'll wait till I get comfortable with it and have friends with me...
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01/09/2005 12:18:50 AM · #8 |
HAHAh yeah, when on vacation, I was taking some long exposures with a tripod at night, and people moved outa my way and stuff, and they always asked me to take a picture of them with their cameras. People said things like, "This kid knows what hes doing, he has a tripod. EXCUSE ME! would you mind taking a picture of me and my family?" of course I said yes. lol
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01/09/2005 12:45:18 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by hsteg:
(...)People said things like, "This kid knows what hes doing, he has a tripod. EXCUSE ME! would you mind taking a picture of me and my family?" of course I said yes. lol |
I would be tempted to shoot them with their heads cut off or a big fat finger covering half the picture on purpose. Just the humor of those people expecting to see a really great picture, maybe allready decided to frame it or something then they go pick up the pictures, really exited, going through them to finally see a picture not even worthy of amateur... "What the hell is this?!! How could this be? The guy's a pro! I mean... He had a TRIPOD for heaven's sake!"
But then, I wouldn't do that, I'm too nice. Still funny to think about it!
Message edited by author 2005-01-09 12:46:22.
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01/09/2005 01:00:32 PM · #10 |
What a superbly written piece...thank you! I loved it all...here's one of my favourites:
At times, friend, you will not be sure if you serve the tripod or if it serves you. You should have the nagging sense that the force and properties of the tripod are beyond your mortal ken.
Is it vain to love that second glance I get as I pull out my tripod?
Probably... :0)
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01/09/2005 01:03:52 PM · #11 |
What really does it IMHO is a monopod. Especially for nature stuff where you're moving around a whole lot, and taking far telephoto shots. If you were doing that with a full-size tripod, you would just look like an idiot. On vacation, I wanted to save space and just brought a tiny Hakuba monopod //www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=240298&is=REG
and all kinds of people were asking if I was a pro (which is funny, because I'm 17, and using a little silver oly)
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01/09/2005 01:06:40 PM · #12 |
I just got my tripod, and I've used it a whole bunch of times as a monopod by just extending the one leg...it's bulky but it works for now.
I wouldn't have thought it before I got my tripod, but I will definitely want to invest in a really small, really light monopod sometime in the future...
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01/09/2005 01:08:38 PM · #13 |
I'm thinking about painting my tripod legs pink. Who's a pro now huh!?
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01/09/2005 01:17:36 PM · #14 |
and to think i believed the camera store clerk when i was told only the pros use this tripod... going to have to change my biz card from 'professional photographer' to 'living a lie' ;}
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