Spouses Attitude Toward Photography

Spouses Attitude Toward Photography

  • Absolutely hate it

    Votes: 14 3.0%

  • Barely accepts it

    Votes: 32 6.8%

  • Doesn’t understand why you don’t have a real hobby like gardening, housework, or gossiping

    Votes: 14 3.0%

  • Wonder why you need more than one camera, while they want multiple items of their hobby

    Votes: 65 13.9%

  • Likes taking pictures, but loses interest it involves more than pressing a button

    Votes: 84 17.9%

  • Doesn’t understand why you want a manual focus film camera, when you can have digital

    Votes: 55 11.8%

  • Claims to like photography but doesn’t care to learn about fundamental things like depth of field

    Votes: 45 9.6%

  • Gets annoyed at your hobby, but then complains about not having enough pictures of the family

    Votes: 40 8.5%

  • Wonders why their flash pictures at a concert don’t turn out, but won’t listen to your explanation

    Votes: 22 4.7%

  • Is happy you have a hobby and supports your interest in it

    Votes: 241 51.5%

  • He/she has to like it – it pays the bills

    Votes: 17 3.6%

  • As much of, or more of a shutterbug than me!

    Votes: 39 8.3%
  • Total voters
    468
chris00nj

chris00nj

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This poll is to gauge spouse's or significant other's attitudes towards your interest in photography.
 
I didn't see any poll responses, so I gather you are looking for comments.

My wife supports my interest in photography. She enjoys when she sees a nice snapshot of the grandkids. Being able to browse through a book of family remembrances is a pleasure. If others favorably comment on photos I have taken she basks in that glory. She has no problem with a photo of mine being good enough to hang in the house.

However the process totally escapes her. Why do you want to stop the car for a photo now? Why do you need to bring more than one camera? Just take a picture, you don't need to change lenses! If you wanted the other camera from the car why didn't you bring it in the first place? We're supposed to be on vacation, why in the world would you want to spend a whole day doing nothing but taking pictures?

:D :D :D
 
I like the multiple choices option.

Photography is a source of some contention, especially working in the darkroom. She views it as an excuse to ignore her.
 
My wife supports me in my choice of habits, hobbies, and interests; as I do hers. We're funny like that - a married couple that love each other and support each other completely.
 
When we were first dating, mine went so far as to buy a clean Nikon F so she could come shooting with me!
 
Ken Ford said:
When we were first dating, mine went so far as to buy a clean Nikon F so she could come shooting with me!
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Most of my 'most used' items were gifts from my wife - mind you, having an Amazon wish list helps. She loves to come with me when I go out to photograph, and she's been my 'assistant' and 'sergeant at arms' when we've done weddings in the past (nobody argues with her when it comes time to get the shot list done).

She likes photography well enough, and she's good enough at it with her Nikon E995 (which was a gift from me and she loves it), but it's not a hobby or interest of hers.

Which is fine - I'm not into baking, herb gardens, knitting, crochet, or cross-stitch. We agree on bread-making - we both like that just fine.
 
My significant other takes great shots with her digicam TZ15 (TZ5). Has a good eye and seriously challenges my photographic endeavours. My forte is knowing what a good bargain in camera gear is and being able to obtain it at a good price. I have had perhaps more practice doing this than actually taking photos! I suspect I am not alone in this respect....
 
My wife enjoys photgraphy almost as much as I do.More on the digital side but she does pick up the 35mm SLR loaded with slide film once in awhile.
 
Hates that she can't set anything anywhere since every surface in my house is holding camera gear already. Hates that I'm a hoarder moreso than only photography.
 
My spouse is very supportive, but also wonders why I need more than one camera. Sometimes I wonder too! In the end, I would probably enjoy spending more time taking photographs (and developing my photographic skill/style/vision/etc.) than nursing my growing case of GAS.
 
My wife is a prolific picture taker. Carries her camera everywhere just like me. She has a good eye, better than mine in some ways. But she is not one for technical details always asks me about exposure compensation when shooting in snow etc even though I have told her the same thing a hundred times before. She used to have a nice Kyocera point and shoot but has been using a digicam for many years now.
 
They're usually more supportive of multiple cameras than multiple girlfriends/wives/partners/whatever.
 
My wife seriously dislikes holidays and trips that have a touristy flavour to them. As my photography tends to get a long way off the beaten track, she is happy to accompany me when not work related travel. As well she like my work... :D
 
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