Humor: You know you're a photographer when...

[md2008]

From blog.mingthein.com

My favorites:

…your fridge has more film than food in it

…none of the film has expired, but all of the food has

…a red dot on something doesn’t mean it’s cheaper or on sale, to the contrary: it costs significantly more instead.

…you harbour a secret desire to be caught candid on Tokyo Camera Style, if you happen to be visiting Tokyo.

…you actually think about what camera you’d like to be caught with on Tokyo Camera Style.

…you look for exif data in adult images.

…you run your iPhone images through ACR and Photoshop

…you have more bags than your partner

…on negotiating a taxi fare, the driver offers to use the meter. You reply ‘real pros don’t need a meter son, we use our eyeballs.’

…when you overhear a colleague saying they’re taking Delta flight 100 on vacation, you suggest they might also like to try Acros or TMAX

…a random person asks you to take their photograph at a tourist site, and by the time you give the camera back to them, you’ve completely reconfigured it to your preferences and they can’t figure out how it works anymore

…a random person asks you to take their photograph at a tourist site, you take a look at their camera, and instead offer to take one with yours and email it to them

…you watch an F1 race and the lolly pop man reminds you of a giant dodge and burn wand

 

[telenous]

When you develop ailments related to photography e.g. back pain, tendonitis, hip problems or OCD with that little button on the top of every camera.

...when you overhear a colleague saying they're taking Delta flight 100 on vacation, you suggest they might also like to try Acros or TMAX...

...a random person asks you to take their photograph at a tourist site, and by the time you give the camera back to them, you've completely reconfigured it to your preferences and they can't figure out how it works anymore
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😀

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[Paul Jenkin]

.....when you're going on holiday and can't decide which kit to take, so you take it all, get charged a baggage supplement, carry it round some country that has a midday temperature (in the shade) akin to being inside a blast furnace for two weeks and then come home with a few badly-exposed snapshots and needing a chiropractor.

.....when, faced with the choice of paying bills, buying food or "investing" in a new lens, the bailiffs arrive, the kids / wife go hungry but you can photograph it all really well as a social documentary project.

 

[boojum]

Saw this and thought it had to be here:

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[agentlossing]

Saw this and thought it had to be here:

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What kind of freakin' responsible photographers do you know?

 

[Rayt]

HCB came from wealth and clicked a button, made money and probably had fun doing it.

 

[boojum]

What kind of freakin' responsible photographers do you know?

The two people who "liked" this post are both pro's. I'd guess they have a handle on what photographers do professionally. Now amateur hacks like myself conform to the first diagram. Without the "Making Money" pie slice. ;o)

 

[boojum]

HCB came from wealth and clicked a button, made money and probably had fun doing it.

That is a superficial appraisal. He had studied art for some time and was a pretty good artist. So he had an academic background in images. His wealth allowed him greater freedom to travel and shoot. But many folks with fewer resources have traveled and shot with much less success. He devoted a lot of time to be out shooting. This takes desire and discipline. And how many of his stature do their own darkroom work? Yes, it is rare. So while I am not a great fan of HCB I do not think he can be dismissed that easily. As always, YMMV.

 

[Rayt]

That is a superficial appraisal. He had studied art for some time and was a pretty good artist. So he had an academic background in images. His wealth allowed him greater freedom to travel and shoot. But many folks with fewer resources have traveled and shot with much less success. He devoted a lot of time to be out shooting. This takes desire and discipline. And how many of his stature do their own darkroom work? Yes, it is rare. So while I am not a great fan of HCB I do not think he can be dismissed that easily. As always, YMMV.

Within the context of what a working photographer has to endure as per your original post I only made a humorous observation. It’s fortunate someone as gifted as HCB was free to pursue his craft.

 

[ddutchison2]

You know you're a photographer if you habitually shut one eye and squint whenever you see something interesting