Posted by Phillip Noll on March 19, 2009 at 10:32 AM
Thanks Dude!!!!
Posted by Howard Cihak on March 19, 2009 at 12:50 PM
Nice find, John.
I especially enjoyed #4 and the put-down of "giclee prints." The first time I heard somebody describe their work like that I put teeth marks in my tongue to keep from saying, "Oh, pullleeease!'
Posted by Frank Winters on March 19, 2009 at 3:43 PM
Good list John. Some of this reminds me why I don't like to take photos with other photographers. I hate the idea of standing with 30 photographers taking shots at some over photographed natural monument. I have no interest at all in doing it.
And yes the "giclee" BS just persists, doesn't it. The same person who will pay $100 bucks for one often will not pay $25 for an ink jet. I've heard people say -- oh they have a giclee machine, that's why they charge so much.......
Yesterday I was making macros of flowers. You know, macro? where your camera is about 2 inches from the subject? Not one, but three, passersby asked me what I was taking photos of. HUH?! ,
Posted by Bruce Painter on March 19, 2009 at 10:05 PM
Not only funny but informative. Now I know why my new K-tel Autocapture 5000 seems to be broken.
Bruce
Posted by David Senesac on March 20, 2009 at 2:40 AM
Outside my internet forum communications, I've lived a sheltered life in the field without contact with groups of other photographers. When I've met others it is usually one or two at a time and always pleasant. The guy obviously has developed an attitude maybe because he is around a lot of groups at workshops.
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8. Dude! Dude! You’re in my shot!
And your feet are nailed to the ground? Seriously? Who calls someone “dude” in the first place? Seriously!
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me:
Hi (waving my hand at someone within shouting distance of my big 4x5 rig on tripod) would you please move back to about (there) so I can take a shot.
Don't believe anyone has ever refused. I always shoot promptly, smile and yell thanks.
Giclee is a term thrown around by many and understood by few. It's "an invented term to describe the process of artwork reproduction via inkjet printing." That's it, that's all it means.
It sounds fancier than inkjet, and most *customers* think those are two different things. I've had people ask me to make them 'giclee' prints before. I've learned to ask them what they mean by that - usually they want canvas prints, as that is what giclee means to them.
I die a little inside every time I hear that word. BUT, if it makes customers feel better about my work, well..
Number three's my bugbear - it even appears in lens reviews now! e.g. "slight barrel-distortion at the wide end, but that's easily fixed in Photoshop". If I want to read a review of Photoshop, I'll read a review of Photoshop!
Greg
Posted by Adam Schallau on March 20, 2009 at 4:56 PM
John, funny stuff. Numer one reminds me of Muley Point.
Dude! That's too funny. I've actually had someone ask me that on Muley Point.
Posted by Vandit Kalia on March 22, 2009 at 12:41 PM
Nothing chaps my rear more than someone going "You should have been here last week/yesterday/just 5 minutes ago - we have a wonderful sighting of [something pretty damn rare]". What makes it worse is that knowing smirk you get when the other person says this.
This gets me when I am out photographing wildlife or just birding. "Oh, we just saw the fire tailed myzornis just THERE only yester--- sir, please put down that.. aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh"
And no, I am not just cranky b/c I have narrowly missed 2 tigers fighting... on 3 separate instances. :)
I'm not totally pleased when photogs march up to me and demand (yes I do mean demand) to know how much I paid for my gear.
Another one is the ones who aspire to have big lenses or whatever I have that appeals to them and therefore feel I should stop my photography and try to sell them what I'm using. Now I don't mind a legit question, particularly when there's a lull in the action but I'm not a camera store and whatever gear I'm using won't make "you" a better photographer!
Also coming up, standing directly in front of my lens, looking into the front element when I'm busy shooting and demanding to know what I'm shooting doesn't always evoke my friendliest response
Hope I'm not coming across as cranky and unfriendly but there are moments when I wish some of these folks could do a quick rewind and pause to think for 2 or 3 seconds.
And don't get me started on the pixel peepers who cruise around the bird sanctuaries where I like to shoot looking for an audience they can recite camera specs to.
Sitting around camp after an evening shoot and one of the guys says, "Uh, sorry guys, I forgot to bring the beer." when the nearest store is ten miles of steep and curvy road down the mountain.
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14 repliesTop 10 Annoying Things That Photographers Say To Each Other'
I especially enjoyed #4 and the put-down of "giclee prints." The first time I heard somebody describe their work like that I put teeth marks in my tongue to keep from saying, "Oh, pullleeease!'
And yes the "giclee" BS just persists, doesn't it. The same person who will pay $100 bucks for one often will not pay $25 for an ink jet. I've heard people say -- oh they have a giclee machine, that's why they charge so much.......
Bruce
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8. Dude! Dude! You’re in my shot!
And your feet are nailed to the ground? Seriously? Who calls someone “dude” in the first place? Seriously!
--------------------------
me:
Hi (waving my hand at someone within shouting distance of my big 4x5 rig on tripod) would you please move back to about (there) so I can take a shot.
Don't believe anyone has ever refused. I always shoot promptly, smile and yell thanks.
It sounds fancier than inkjet, and most *customers* think those are two different things. I've had people ask me to make them 'giclee' prints before. I've learned to ask them what they mean by that - usually they want canvas prints, as that is what giclee means to them.
I die a little inside every time I hear that word. BUT, if it makes customers feel better about my work, well..
Greg
Dude! That's too funny. I've actually had someone ask me that on Muley Point.
This gets me when I am out photographing wildlife or just birding. "Oh, we just saw the fire tailed myzornis just THERE only yester--- sir, please put down that.. aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh"
And no, I am not just cranky b/c I have narrowly missed 2 tigers fighting... on 3 separate instances. :)
V.
Another one is the ones who aspire to have big lenses or whatever I have that appeals to them and therefore feel I should stop my photography and try to sell them what I'm using. Now I don't mind a legit question, particularly when there's a lull in the action but I'm not a camera store and whatever gear I'm using won't make "you" a better photographer!
Also coming up, standing directly in front of my lens, looking into the front element when I'm busy shooting and demanding to know what I'm shooting doesn't always evoke my friendliest response
Hope I'm not coming across as cranky and unfriendly but there are moments when I wish some of these folks could do a quick rewind and pause to think for 2 or 3 seconds.
And don't get me started on the pixel peepers who cruise around the bird sanctuaries where I like to shoot looking for an audience they can recite camera specs to.
-P