Month: October 2016

You Must Have a Nice Camera

This is a comment that has annoyed many photographers.  Because it seems to imply that the photographer can only take good pictures because they have a nice camera, or that anyone could take good pictures with the “nice camera”.

A photographer should accept the comment for what it is, the speaker’s attempt to say something nice.  Be gracious.  Resist the urge Continue reading “A Nice Camera”

I Hate Having my Picture Taken!!!

These are words I frequently hear from subjects.  I respond with something like.  “Let’s fix that.”  Or even, “Oooooh!  That’s a serious neurosis.  We should start treatment right now!”

If I get into more of a conversation, I say that that is the result of clumsy photographers.  Continue reading “Hate Having Picture Taken”