Have your family/friends ever gotten tired of your camera?

I have a deal with my "better half". On holiday, I won't question her shopping if doesn't disturb my shooting.......
 
Long ago I determined that it was best not to mix family/friends with my photography.

Kudos to those of you who do so successfully. But we have been married for 44 years and I am not about to fix what ain't broke.
 
Fireboy said:
strangely enough, since switching to a RF from DSLR or digital compact, people around me are more inclined to have their picture taken. I think my style and quality has gone up and my colleagues, friends and family have noticed and now enjoy having their picture taken by me. I also believe that since my M is quieter and less in their face they don't mind.
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This.

Also, this topic is actually one of the reasons I started getting back into rangefinders. People find them less threatening I swear, plus with film, manual exposure, manual focus, it slows me down and I tend to be more discerning than I am with digital in hand. So, when it comes to family, I still bring the camera, but it's almost always the rangefinder (not the 5D2), and I might only pop one or two frames off for any given outing. BUT, it's still with me always, heh!
 
My wife is long-suffering about my photography and hates having her photo taken. She and our daughter have a running joke about Dad's "photo-ops" on outings and trips. And friends occasionally tell me to put the camera away. But I persist in the face of scorn and adversity. And sometimes it pays off...

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Oh yes! My wife HATES my cameras - she doesn't even want anything to be talked about photography - only if I hang up a self made print, she is kind of forgiving. Taking a camera with me on a walk - I would have to walk by myself. We now made a compromise: I take one camera with me, but I don't take pictures ;-). I learn to understand, that its a drag for friends and relatives when I come along as a photographer. On the other side, even if I don't take a camera along, I still look at everything searching for a good shot. One thing really bothers me: when I am on a one day trip together with my wife to some place, where I won't get to again for some time. My wife now has to prove her love by accepting that I take my camera with me and I prove it by taking only one camera and one lens and also try to be sensible not to take EVERY picture I can think of - this works out pretty good (most of the time)
 
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Frank you are a very understanding guy for sure.

somebody wrote "Yes, I'm allowed to bring one as I never know when there might be some break in the action or the permissive "nod" is given." seriously my dog waits for a nod to chase off with something.

I must be the sick fuc***D up one here, my ex-wife 20 years ago asked me when I would grow up, get a real job (other than being a staff photographer) and stop taking a camera everywhere.. I don't miss her one bit. Family and friends know I bring a camera, I apply the same sensitivity to situations as I would normally, somethings and sometimes should not be photographed, others must be photographed. :D My girlfriend start looking figuring there is a problem if there is not a camera within reach somewhere.

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In 1988 I dated a woman who essentially got jealous of the camera which I took everywhere except to bed. I broke up with her over that issue. Easy decision, despite the fact she was beautiful. The next woman I dated, I took my portfolio with me to our first date, an infomal lunch. I new , before having this first date, that things could get real serious with this woman (love at first sight, ETC) She loved the pictures and always supported my photography. I let her know right off the bat what photography meant to me. We got married 15 months later May 20th 1990. Cheryl , my wife, was the best!
 
I find that following these guidelines leads not only to tolerance, but acceptance and even requests for your camera

1) Socially acceptable - don't stand out w/ your gear
2) Fast - never leave them waiting
3) Balanced - shooting and participation
4) Edit - quality only and exclude the eating, double chins, etc.
5) Share - publish an album/images promptly

There are plenty of other times for dedicated shooting alone or with other photogs when those constraints don't fit..
 
Pictures of eating-yikes. Cameras should be away during meals to avoid capture of the dreaded "blink-and-chew" which will cause you to be pilloried.
 
aad - ^^ exactly, though you'd be surprised how many get included, especially on those "social network" sites. People need not fear the dreaded "tag" if there isn't a bad image of them in the album to get tagged!

John Elder - been there, though I was violating guidelines 1-3, using a big dSLR, not being fast and fluid, and certainly not balanced at the time..
 
Yeah. I learned my lesson to ignore them.

I was in Hamburg, Germany with my cousin and he wanted to go to a nightclub and wanted me to leave the camera at home because he said we wouldn't get in. I don't even like nightclubs but I was like fine, whatev. We went, and there was a riot. I missed a lot of possibly fantastic shots.

Also my current girlfriend was really hateful of the camera early on. And that was a big clash. She's gotten over it. She figures there are more important things to argue about. Especially when she brings up the issue of why I have so many pictures of girls I used to date and I don't even bother photographing her. And I always say because you said you never want me to.
 
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