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'Stages of a Photographer'

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Posted by John Mumaw on August 29, 2010 at 9:22 PM
Found this 'Stages of a Photographer' chart recently that seems to sum it all up succinctly. :biggrin:

Posted by Morris McClung on August 29, 2010 at 9:54 PM
Holy cow, John! Where did you get that? That is scary it's so true! HDR hole, how great is that? :toast:
Posted by Chris Rice on August 29, 2010 at 10:33 PM
Haha I love that "How good you think you are curve", as it starts off real high and precipitously plummets into the abyss of reality.

Posted by Steven Peckham on August 29, 2010 at 11:21 PM

I have seen this chart as it has made the rounds through the different forums. Always good for a laugh.
Posted by Todd Caudle on August 29, 2010 at 11:28 PM
Ha! That's awesome.
Posted by Kalin Wilson on August 30, 2010 at 12:11 AM
Great! Especially for those of us that suck!
Posted by Nick Moore on August 30, 2010 at 8:31 AM
Too funny , but pretty darn accurate - thanks for sharing!.
Posted by Pam Colander on August 30, 2010 at 11:36 AM
I think I fall somewhere between "I suck" and "Death" :razz:
Posted by Kurt Bowman on August 30, 2010 at 12:13 PM
This is hilarious! My I suck range seems to be much longer than the chart shows though... :frown:
Posted by Chuck Peacock on August 30, 2010 at 12:22 PM
Ha!
Yup, the "I suck" dip is quite repetitive on my graph.
The quality line also wobbles a bit too depending on the "practice" parameter on the knowledge line.
Posted by Aleksandra Miesak on August 30, 2010 at 1:49 PM
Very funny! A lot of it could be expanded as we go through these stages multiple times.
Posted by Jack Brauer on August 30, 2010 at 3:06 PM
Ha! Ditto what Aleks said.
Posted by Bob Falcone on August 30, 2010 at 5:33 PM
I think my quality line is more like a bell curve and I am currently some place waaaaay over at the bottom right!
Neat chart, and very accurate indeed.
Posted by D J Kuklinski on August 30, 2010 at 6:22 PM
Very funny. My "I suck" has never left zero. :frown: :eek:
Posted by Art Escobado on August 30, 2010 at 7:11 PM
Fun post!!
Posted by Paul Wegemann on August 31, 2010 at 7:41 AM
This brought a smile to my face. Thanks, John.
Posted by Don George on August 31, 2010 at 10:03 AM
Great chart. Built a lot of confidence over the years shooting slide film. Got to where I could shoot right on most of the time. Then came the digital world with all its technology and I've landed in the I SUCK WORLD again. Just sent my EOS 1V into Canon for a check up and purchased 20 rolls of Fuji slide film for the Fall shoot. :wink: