What are the worst words in photography?

Joe...the macro shots of flowers are usually what I am bombarded with with...along with backyard family shots of the kids...and oh yes, that famous poorly exposed sunset shot from the family vacation...and it all ends with, "...aren't they a great photographer?"
 
Not enough light.

...I find myself saying it to often. A 1.4 lens and fast film help, but both are expensive to sustain and even then, there are limits if you need to deal with motion.
 
"stop complaining about a camera you can't afford."

whenever someone says that, i just want to stab them in the eye.
 
At the airport security with the officer looking at my 1950s rangefinder: "Turn the Camera ON and let me look at the display!"

Me: "It doesn't even have a battery ..." :)
 
"you sure must have a good camera!"

and..."the salesman at Best Buy told me..." (why he needs 14MP, 10 FPS, 30x zoom, etc.)
 
"Can you get me a job?" or "How do I get that job?"
Pretty much what I hear everytime I tell another photographer that I work for a large daily newspaper. It doesn't even matter what their background is, weddings, fashion, whatever.

"Your flash didn't go off."
It's very annoying to explain.

"How much should I charge for....?"
Pretty much every other post on fred miranda in the "pro" section.

"How old is that camera?"
I've been asked this a handful of times while carrying my M7/M8/M9.
 
My brother about a week ago when I showed him the M4: "I seriously don't believe a camera can work without batteries."

Then he fondles the M4 for a few minutes and says, "the bottom plate looks like its hiding a battery", when I told him the roll goes in there, he goes, "no, you are lying. Why don't you open that and show it to me?" God help me, I had a TriX loaded at the time. :bang::bang:
 
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