mods - opinion

[tim]

There's a hilarious thread over on another photography forum right now, regarding the stupid things non-photographers have said. Would it be appropriate to post a link to the thread somewhere around here? It was so funny I wasted 30 minutes reading it today at work :)

[Scottes]

I'd like to read it...

[Tom W]

I thought that you were going to say that you wanted to start a thread of stupid things that the mods have said.

But I've not known a mod to ever say anything stupid. ;)
and if I did, I certainly wouldn't say so anyway...

[stealth]

I wouldnt mind have a read... so as to learn what not to say :)

[Belmondo]

By all means....post the link.

We all enjoy a good laugh, even when we're not the ones generating it.

There are frequent links posted to other forums here. We fully acknowledge that we are not the only one (although we are arguably the best).

Tom

[Belmondo]

I thought that you were going to say that you wanted to start a thread of stupid things that the mods have said.

But I've not known a mod to ever say anything stupid. ;)
and if I did, I certainly wouldn't say so anyway...


Tom:
Apparently you're not reading everything I write. :oops: :lol:

[CyberDyneSystems]

I think TomW is being very generous in how he interprates my illegible typing... clearly he is choosing to see reason where in fact there is none. :o

[dispatchermike21]

Yes post it please.

[Mills]

Go For It. I could use a good laugh.

[tim]

Here you go - you may have to register to view the thread.

http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/175905/0

[Longwatcher]

You don't have to register to view, but you do to post.

My favorite was the shoe one.

I still get the how much does your camera zoom one, mine does 10x?
I usually reply that with the lens attachement I get over 200x zoom, beat that!.

luckily 16MP is still impressive.

[KennyG]

I saw that thread start and it has grown like mad.

My own true story -

Trackside with the public behind me and behind a wire fence.
Me with Mk-II and 300 2.8 on monopod, 1D MK-I with 70-200 2.8 slung from shoulder.
Shooters vest and the largest Billingham camera bag you have ever seen with a 10D plus 10-400 poking out the top. I looked liked a walking Canon advert.

Cooling down lap, I had just taken a shot of the one who came last (a friend who always comes last) and hooked the 300 and monopod over the barrier. Out with the Red Bull for a quiet few minutes before the next race.

Voice from behind - "Hey, you mate, are you a photographer?"
Me - ingoring the voice as it could not be directed at me.
Voice from behind "Oy, you, are you taking pitchers?" (pictures).
Me - wondering where this person is taking pictures as the next race had not started.
Voice from behind "Oy, do you work for the press?"
Me - looking up and down trackside for this 'other' press photographer.
Voice - "Oy mate, are you a proper photographer?"
Me - this other photog must be around the corner from me, wonder who it is?

At this point the first car appeared for the next race's warm-up lap and I picked up the MK-II and 300 to be ready.

Voice from behind "He must work for Autopsort, bloody snobby lot."
Me - I didn't see the Autosport lad this side of the track.
Voice from behind "And I don't like your cowboy hat either."
Me - reality dawns, need to apologise, turn round and he had gone.

[IndyJeff]

LOL GOOD ONE KENNY


Yes I was shouting, I didn't know you were deaf!

Something that happens to me every year at Indy, some group will be at the fence, about 50 feet behind me and someone always says, "Hey take our picture." I used to say I am almost out of film or I would point the camera and act like I took one. Sometimes I would even say,"One more just to make sure I get a good one."

Last year about 30 minutes before the race began this group behind me was having some fun, you could just tell. They were hyped for the race. One girl, pretty nice looking, motions me over to the fence. Hey can you take a picture of me and my friends? Ok, so they all get lined up at the fence. I fire off about 2 or 3 frames and walk back over and give the girl a card. I tell her you can view these online at this website. LOL Another girl wants to know if it will be in a paper or magazine. If you get naked maybe Hustler would buy it and print it. They all laughed. I was serious.

Anyway I post the shots on my website where they can buy copies. About 3 days later I get an email from one of the girls.......Your a prick. Why are you trying to charge us for a copy of the pictures you took of us?
Needless to say, I pulled the gallery ASAP. Then I get another email the same day asking why the pictures are gone because she didn't have a chance to save it to her computer, could I please repost them. I replied that the gallery had been deleted but if she would like I can send her the prints in 8x10, all 3 of them for $75 plus shipping. Never heard back from her either.

My all time biggest thorn in my side tho is when someone throws a frisbee over the fence during the race. "Hey, hey mister can you get our frisbee?" Now I wear headphones so I can't hear them. I will get it if there is a yellow light tho and I see it laying there. But can anyone tell me why you would play frisbee in a crowded location with a 15 foot fence right beside you?

[tim]

Jeff - you should probably warn people you charge for photos in situations like that. I'd probably offer then cheapish small prints. Of course I do photography as a hobby not a profession.

[IndyJeff]

On my card at the time, it said "Visit my online store at XXXXX." Of course these were college girls so I should have figured them to be substandard in the common sense dept.

[tim]

College girls implies americans, so I concur.

(disclaimer - i'm kinda pissed)

[IndyJeff]

Jeff - you should probably warn people you charge for photos in situations like that. I'd probably offer then cheapish small prints. Of course I do photography as a hobby not a profession.



You know, if there weren't so many people out there selling cheapish prints people would expect to pay for a service like photography. When you sell your prints for cheapish prices it tells people exactly what you think your work is worth.

[Belmondo]

College girls implies americans, so I concur.

(disclaimer - i'm kinda pissed)

What are you pissed about?

Girls?
College girls?
American college girls?
Americans?

[RockOne]

belmondo - I think he means he's had a few too many alchoholic beverages :-)

[tim]

You know, if there weren't so many people out there selling cheapish prints people would expect to pay for a service like photography. When you sell your prints for cheapish prices it tells people exactly what you think your work is worth.

(Devils advocate) If there weren't so many people selling photographs, people wouldn't expect to pay for their own image, which they have an inherit right to own.

What are you pissed about?

Girls?
College girls?
American college girls?
Americans?

Pissed = drunk. I'm not pissed at Americans or American college girls, actually i've had a lot of fun with them :p

belmondo - I think he means he's had a few too many alchoholic beverages :-)

Give that man a cigar :)

[IndyJeff]

(Devils advocate) If there weren't so many people selling photographs, people wouldn't expect to pay for their own image, which they have an inherit right to own.


Why wouldn't people expect to pay for a service? If my car breaks down and a tow truck comes along should I expect the guy to haul it to the garage for free?

Maybe people who give away their photos should think about that. When you give away an image, whether it is free or a cheapish price, you train people to think that all photographers should give away their work at little or no cost.


I have a wrestling sectional to cover today so I have to go but....I will be back!

[Belmondo]

Thanks for the clarification. It means something a little different over here. :o

[tim]

Why wouldn't people expect to pay for a service? If my car breaks down and a tow truck comes along should I expect the guy to haul it to the garage for free?

Maybe people who give away their photos should think about that. When you give away an image, whether it is free or a cheapish price, you train people to think that all photographers should give away their work at little or no cost.


I have a wrestling sectional to cover today so I have to go but....I will be back!

(Still playing the devil) A garage changes things to work properly, a photographer just records things as they are already. How hard can that be?

(Less of the devil) You get what you pay for. Most people don't realise photography's an art not a science - I didn't until very recently. It's not until you take 100 photos of the same thing you realise how hard it is.

Thanks for the clarification. It means something a little different over here. :o

That's ok, you're speaking American, i'm speaking English :p

[IndyJeff]

(Still playing the devil) A garage changes things to work properly, a photographer just records things as they are already. How hard can that be?


No, go back and re-read what I said I never said anything about what the guy at the garage does.

[Wazza]

I've seen countless dumb questions arise. I'm looking forward to having one of those BIG '70s cameras, to walk around with , and a camera which doesn't zoom.

The current falsehood against new digital camera owners is. "Mine is better" - Simply because theirs is smaller. Like a auto point and shoot 2 or 3 Megapixel thing, bought from any corner shop at $200 or less. :p

The other thing I love to see, is everyone taking flash shots at night time.

[Steven M. Anthony]

No, go back and re-read what I said I never said anything about what the guy at the garage does.

I had my car die on the road. Had it towed to my usual garage. Left it with a note to "just fix whatever is wrong with it and call me when it's done." (It died on a Sunday afternoon.) Got a call Monday morning. "It was just a loose wire. Come pick it up any time."

"How much?" I ask.

"Oh, nothing. I fixed it while the coffee was brewing."

I guess my mechanic doesn't realize he is ruining the auto repair industry! :)

[theflyingkiwi]

I guess the lastest one was from one the guys that I work with. Going to a cafe he asked which lens I had shoot the jetsprints with, to which I replyed 90-300mm. He goes I don't understand that, what's it in zoom terms. grrrrr

in fairness he doesn't understand cameras so that is understandable.

Or I just got my 10D bring it in to work and someone else tries to zoom in/out by using the buttons on the back of the camera then don't understand why it doesn't work. When I explain why he goes "well that's dumb" doh :)

[Moppie]

I just spent a day at a wedding, my g/fiend was a bridesmaid, so I was considered part of the family group. I also had two cameras, my A80 in a shoulder bag, hung on my hip, and my g/fs frilm Minolta SLR with a 28-210mm zoom. I had several people ask me if I was the photographer, one while I was standing next to the offical photog, who had two Nikon F4s, both with large flash brackets, and a bag full of extra gear.
I would have thought my ****y and tie would have been a give away, if not then putting my arm around one of the bridesmaids (the grooms sister) and giving her a kiss should have been a good give away.