Things Not To Say To a Photographer, #1

you mean this:

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I live in a small town and when I'm shooting it happens quite often to meet some people I know who, after taking a look to the camera, often asks with big smile "are you taking photos"? and my usual answer is a plain simple "no, why?"
 
The one that gets me is ... "I've just seen something over here that you really should take a photo of!"

It always turns out to be a flower or a kitten ... or something equally suitable for the lid of a biscuit tin! :p
 
I love XKCD, one of my favorite webcomics. Of course, what the duck is still the photographer's webcomic! I like Pictures for Sad Children, Sinfest, and Questionable Content too.
 
H. Fun thread.

yeah, I've been told what I should be taking pictures of. Even worse is when someone asks why you're photographing what you're photographing or what it is you're photographing. As if there needs to be a reason.
 
David William White said:
"I was thinking about getting a new camera. What's a good one?"
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Followed closely by (I got this recently in an email) "I've just bought a digital camera, can you show me how to take good pictures!"

In reference to my Leica M "...is that an antique camera?"

In reference to my Mamiya 7II "...is that a Holga?"

In reference to my Leica M2 at airport security "...what do you mean it doesn't turn on?"

"...WHY do you use B&W film?"
 
"Heyyyy a retro camera (and then ingenerous condescension) There also have to be nostalgic cameras like that one"
WTF is a "nostalgic camera"? A Holga longing for the shelfs of its factory in Hongkong or that brave little Leica feeling an ache for Wetzlar?
 
i loathe the "you should take a picture of THIS".

the expletives that are on the tip of my tongue wouldn't make it past the filter here.
 
'why are you taking pictures of that? What you should be photographing is ______ You need one of those professional cameras with a long lens to do it properly though.' That was two weeks ago in Afghanistan.

Another from Afghanistan was overhearing a conversation between two Afghans:

Person 1: Whats that guy doing with a camera anyway. Why is he taking photos of us?
Person 2: Ahh, never mind him. I've seen him before. He's weird and is not interested in you. He seems to be more interested in dead people.' (I was photographing near some tombs)
 
"How many pixels does your camera have ?"
Most of the time the first question ... which pretty much determines how interesting will lbe the conversation.
 
Spoken: "Why are you taking photos?"
Thinking: "I hope you're not from the DSS, because I told them I can't walk more than 10 yards and need 24 hour care".
 
"Hey, they're good photos. You must have a good/fancy/expensive camera."

To which the obvious reply is "Yeah, and Shakespeare had a good/fancy/expensive pen."
 
airport, hand luggage check, view 4x5" in my bag:"woow.. what's that? i'm not sure if you can get on board with this, something.."
 
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