What are the worst words in photography?

[250swb]

"I shoot JPEG because I don't have time to process 500 RAW files. So, do you want to look at them?"



Steve

 

[biomed]

"Your photography is awesome! You should do weddings!"

or: You should take my daughter's senior pictures.

 

[biomed]

My mother to her 10 year old son (me):
There's nobody in the picture. (waste of film lecture follows)

or

Take another one in case that one doesn't turn out.

or

(when I was older) My son is a photographer. He can take your wedding pictures.

or

I written everyone' s name on the front (referring to 80 to 100 year old family photos - and yes you can fix that with Photo Shop).


I am loving this thread!

 

[CK Dexter Haven]

For me it's a tie between "HDR" and "ken rockwell thinks highly of it"

+1

As well as anything pertaining to the Leica DMR, which has magical properties that only its devotees can see, but makes it (STILL!) better than any current Nikon, Canon, Hasselblad, Leaf, etc.

 

[pevelg]

or: You should take my daughter's senior pictures.

depends on the daughter....

My worst is "your lens caps on" AFTER I take over a dozen pictures.

 

[Richard G]

Street
Glass
Tranny
Sticks
Red dot
Re-painted
Original
Lappy
Permit
X-ray

 

[Neare]

"The 24-300mm f4.5-6.5 lens is the best lens you can buy because it has the most zoom."

 

[retro]

"it worked perfectly the last time I used it."

 

[KenD]

according to Helmut Newton... 2 words that should never be used in photography... kunst und schmeck (art and taste)

 

[coelacanth]

"it worked perfectly the last time I used it."

which is about 3 years ago. :bang:

 

[samuelphoto]

"Just how many cameras and lenses do you have?" (Wife)

 

[jamesdfloyd]

Wow! I never thought I would get this many responses to my post.

I was reminded about another one today at work; "I'm a photographer too...I have a digital rebel."

 

[oftheherd]

Oftheherd, you've convinced me. You're definitely married.

Yeap, 33 years last month. There have been bumps, but we are still together and amazingly, still very much in love with each other. She doesn't like the process, but she often likes my photos. Especially of the grandkids.

Story of my life

I leave for a week in paris and a week in london next thursday
i will have heard all of the above

Add
Why couldn't you just bring one camera?
you're not bring that with us are you (my bronica kit)
can't you just leave the camera behind today for once
.....

Yeah, nothing new is there.

 

[jbr]

'You must take me from my best side' (Ladies during dinner, when I'm the appointed 'official' photographer. I'm always tempted to answer 'I can't, you're sitting on it').

 

[jbr]

Speaking of security guards, has anyone had problems with their 'vit?

Is that the new titanium Summivit ?

 

[andydg]

Last weekend, I went into one of those No Camera zones (inside the movie theater). They are very strict about checks, and the guard demanded the battery of my camera (M6).

Me: You know I can still use it without battery
Him: *pauses* then give me the memory card
Me: It's film.
Him: *disbelief* *pause* give me the battery

I opened it up and showed there was no film. That seemed to calm him down.

I may just start carrying an old CF card for this type of situation when I have my M6 with me.

 

[stewmander]

Instead of "Cheese" try "Sex", everyone will start laughing

A HS friend of mine did this during their 8th grade class photo, and one of the teachers heard and ran up to the students frantically shouting "where?! where?!" =P

 

[t.s.k.]

I written everyone' s name on the front (referring to 80 to 100 year old family photos - and yes you can fix that with Photo Shop).

Ouch. Reminds me of the time the in-laws handed me 2 large boxes of family photos for me to scan. Of course I asked if the negs were in the boxes too -- "Negatives? Oh we threw them out....last week"

 

[zoomsphoto]

I could have bought a camera just like that at a garage sale the other day for $5.

 

[Neare]

"What strap should I get for my camera?"