What are the worst words in photography?

[SciAggie]

I am glad to see there are those here who appreciate fine filmaking...

 

[sreed2006]

I really dislike "favorite."

Examples: "What is your favorite camera?" "Who is your favorite photographer?" "Which is your favorite black and white film?"

Who the heck can answer those types of questions? Not me - maybe that's why I dislike the questions so much.

 

[HLing]

"Kinda like you, you cranky ol' biddy?"

come to think of it, before that she said, "My daughter's also taking photography...I don't understand..."

I think she thinks she's more with it than either of us...

 

[cosmonaut]

One term I dislike is "grab shot".

 

[back alley]

i hate hearing...'hey, you need pants to come in here'!!

 

[peterm1]

What are the worst words you can hear when making love?......................................... "Honey, I home"

BOOM BOOM!

 

[smiling gecko]

"the mixup"

"the mixup"

at a local camera store/film lab/etc: "there's been a mix up...your print order looks great, but..........they sent back the wrong negatives". "we'll get your negatives back..."

grrrrrrrroan!!! :bang: :bang:

only happened once i can remember...or choose to remember.

breathe, relax and enjoy.
sg, aka smiling gecko, aka kenneth
www.neverforgetbeslan.org

 

[Traut]

When your subject says, "is the lens cap supposed to be on the lens"

 

[jky]

Perhaps not the worst, but anything where the following are in the same sentence...

"respect" & "people"


Worst I've experienced lately: "file corrupted"

 

[Steve Ash]

Live view

Live view

The next Leica M shall have live view, extra button xyz...:bang:

 

[Richard G]

Post-processing
Photo-shoot
Shooter
Pop-up
Retro
Classic
Fungus
Haze
Serious
Critique
Channel
Unboxing
Pavement
Toast
Fried
Self-portrait
Edgy
Maxed.

 

[darkhorse120]

can you reshoot this?
we can just Photoshop it
its only a cut out

 

[steve kessel]

rule of thirds

 

[rxmd]

Your film was destroyed in the processor or we had a little processor problem or the power went off while your film was in the first developer and finally your sheet film came out of the racks somewhere in the processor. One final nightmare, we forgot to hold back half your sheet film and the processor malfunctioned due to corrosion on a switch. Eight sheets came through ok and 50 sheets were accidentally pushed two stops and the other fifty were pulled two stops. Sorry but we won't charge for the processing and we will give you a two 50 sheet boxes of RVP.

All of them good!
Some other classics:

- Our intern thought it was slide film
- Our slide film cutter seems to have a broken spacing sensor
- But we sent you the film to Kiribati! Wait, are you a different John Smith?

 

[konicaman]

"Which FSU camera would you recommend?
Do not buy FSU gear, ever! Buy (insert brand name), it is much better!"

 

[Moriturii]

"See you next Tuesday"

 

[SR1]

I'm a Canon man myself.....

or I'm a Nikon man myself.....

or ...well you get the point.

 

[SR1]

"by entering this competition, you agree to transfer copyright........"

 

[john neal]

not heard this, but surely it would be something like the following, spoken by your wife: "just exactly what do you think you are doing with that naked lady in the garage?"

I think that would soften your cough somewhat

Don't know if that has already been suggested - only skimmed the thread

 

[tlitody]

In a camera shop:

Salesman: We don't sell film anymore there's no demand for it.
Me: Well I'm demanding it so why aren't you selling it?
Salesman: We can't get it any more.