Just needed a place to rant for a second...not really Disney related...

[AmyB2006]

She finally chose against it, whenever even the cruise photography sales person was like, "ugh... that is really out of focus." (Yes, my wife doesn't believe me.. but takes the advice from a stranger.)

OMG, totally OT, but this is so true!!! With life in general. This made me LOL, literally. I am always telling my DH stuff, and he never "believes" me.

I've been telling him for years that artificial sweeteners, including Splenda, are bad for him. Still, every day, Splenda in his coffee. Until one day he orders it with sugar. I'm like what?? Why not Splenda? No joke, he says, "oh well I read this article that says it's bad for you".

Ok, carry on.

 

[havoc315]

OMG, totally OT, but this is so true!!! With life in general. This made me LOL, literally. I am always telling my DH stuff, and he never "believes" me.

I've been telling him for years that artificial sweeteners, including Splenda, are bad for him. Still, every day, Splenda in his coffee. Until one day he orders it with sugar. I'm like what?? Why not Splenda? No joke, he says, "oh well I read this article that says it's bad for you".

Ok, carry on.

For the record, I love my DW...... But it's a repeating pattern. "We should go see movie _____________.. I think you'd really like it"
"No... doesn't look like my tastes"
2 weeks later
"We should see movie ______________.... a co-worker said I would like it!"

It took a long time with photography, but my wife finally is *starting* to trust me. But this actually cycles back to on-topic.

I will fully admit that my photography of just a couple years ago was pretty mediocre. And in most circumstances, I still wouldn't compare myself to a professional. But at least until recently, my wife would run to a Disney PhotoPass castmember instead of simply trusting me with photography.

Yes --- not any amateur picking up a camera should be holding themselves out as a professional.
At the same time though, there are "customers" who seem to think anybody with a good looking camera and a lanyard is a true professional.

 

[klitteral2009]

[QUOTE

Yes --- not any amateur picking up a camera should be holding themselves out as a professional.
At the same time though, there are "customers" who seem to think anybody with a good looking camera and a lanyard is a true professional.[/QUOTE]

This is so true. I know people who think that if they do invest in the newest dSLR that just using it to take pictures will mean that anything they shoot will look like a photo that a professional or at the very least an experienced amateur has taken and done some tweaking in PP. I've learned that there is so much that goes into getting a 'wow' picture that the camera is really the smallest part of the equation.

 

[alicat8]

Hmmmm after seeing those, I might become a photographer myself. My phone takes pretty good pics

 

[havoc315]

[QUOTE

Yes --- not any amateur picking up a camera should be holding themselves out as a professional.
At the same time though, there are "customers" who seem to think anybody with a good looking camera and a lanyard is a true professional.

This is so true. I know people who think that if they do invest in the newest dSLR that just using it to take pictures will mean that anything they shoot will look like a photo that a professional or at the very least an experienced amateur has taken and done some tweaking in PP. I've learned that there is so much that goes into getting a 'wow' picture that the camera is really the smallest part of the equation.[/QUOTE]

It all goes with the evolution of an enthusiast photographer. As your knowledge grows, you can benefit from more advanced tools. You go from shooting jpeg to shooting raw. From automated modes to more manual modes. You start to benefit from faster and higher quality glass. Maybe from a full frame camera that gives you higher ISO limits. With more advanced knowledge, these extra tools start to pay off.
But then, as your knowledge grows even more -- You learn ways to get those great results, from even more basic gear. You learn to master things "in camera" so you no longer necessarily need to shoot in RAW. Your understanding of light advances so you are less dependent on high ISO. You know how to properly bounce a flash or use an off-camera flash, reducing your dependence on a fast lens to capture an indoor shot.

So I actually think it's a bit of a circle. At the beginning, when you know nothing, good equipment won't really produce better results than cheap equipment. Then as your knowledge grows, you really benefit from the better equipment. And then if and when you truly master photography (No, this does NOT apply to me, lol), you can get those great results without needing to rely on great advanced gear.

 

[Geoff_M]

Follow the link...

https://www.facebook.com/DanCollinsPhotography

Is that what the OP is talking about?

The ultimate example of this can be found at the website You Are Not A Photographer! (Note that the photos featured here are not random photos posted to Flickr and Facebook by your average person, but from people claiming to offer their services to others for money!)

 

[klitteral2009]

The ultimate example of this can be found at the website You Are Not A Photographer! (Note that the photos featured here are not random photos posted to Flickr and Facebook by your average person, but from people claiming to offer their services to others for money!)

This is my FAVORITE site! I wish they updated more. So much of what they post makes me cringe...but I still can't look away

 

[havoc315]

The ultimate example of this can be found at the website You Are Not A Photographer! (Note that the photos featured here are not random photos posted to Flickr and Facebook by your average person, but from people claiming to offer their services to others for money!)

love it

 

[photo_chick]

The ultimate example of this can be found at the website You Are Not A Photographer! (Note that the photos featured here are not random photos posted to Flickr and Facebook by your average person, but from people claiming to offer their services to others for money!)

Oh wow... that's just... umm... yeah. They're making the Walmart photo studio look good.