She just doesn't like photography!!!

Gebruikersnaam wrote in post #6987760
Did you already notice that 205 posts have been done in only 5 weeks?

To keep you on topic (as I'm serious about needing help here) in the run up to the winter holidays, work was quiet, so rather than twiddling my thumbs, I'd been using the time to research which lens to get (mainly reading reviews on POTN, dpreview, etc) and reading/adding to various threads just "happened" at the same time.
I'm not a POTN addict! I ain't hooked!! I can give it up, man!!!

nw85887 wrote in post #6987718
Tell her its in her blood!

http://en.wikipedia.or​g …s&until=Namikaw​a%2C+Banri

Thanks for the link. Some amazing characters there....like Hoshino Michio, killed by a grizzly while photographing in Alaska. I wonder if he could see Russia and northern Japan from there...

skygod44 wrote in post #6990456
I'm not a POTN addict! I ain't hooked!! I can give it up, man!!!

That's what my father used to say about smoking, he could quit any time. And, he HAS quit, dozens of times!

Take up golf. After a couple of years of that, she'll be suggesting you go back to photography.

I joke with my wife about the golf thing all the time

The other joke I just made to her was "Try and think of one of our friends (Couples we hang out with) that the male in the couple isnt into hunting?"

"Most of these guys have thousands of dollars in guns, ammo, scopes and the gear that goes along with this hobby. They all make numerous trips each year around the world to hunt, many returning with nothing to show for it. The good ones (Oxymoron I know) might come back with a skull or a pelt that then costs a few more thousand to have processed and mounted."

"Not one of these couples has ever brought their wife along on the hunt...Not once!"

She sat looking at me to which I replied, "Every single one of our vacations or expeditions has been traveling to exotic locations, coming home with beautiful pictures to show for it and having all our friends love the photos we give to them"

She understood what I was getting and and agreed, it's an expensive hobby, but she likes the perks that come with it

skygod44 wrote in post #6981388
This is no joke. I need advice...

You see, Missus Skygod simply has no idea about the utter joy that is photography.
She's a tiny Japanese lady, and I'd love to do a proper photo shoot with her, but she just thinks my dSLR is a "big boy's toy".

I need hints and tips to help her see how my time at the PC, and out developing technique is not a waste of a life.

She "contributed" to my new 50mm 1.4 this Christmas, so I thought I'd cracked it...but now, 7 days later, I'm hearing, "are you on POTN again?!?!?".

What can I do...?

No offence here, but if your missus thinks that the 30d is a big boy's toy, then I would love to see what her thoughts, on here of course, on the Canon 1Ds is

You can't really get someone into something they don't want to do. It's like trying to get someone to like country music when they can't stand it, or trying to make someone love you when it just won't happen. It could be because you take a lot of photos of her and she doesn't like how she looks in photographs. Nothing you can do except try hypnosis.

I'm a Mom who has toys and camera equipment most would drool over, I get the same from my husband, "On your photography forum again?" Then, I became a moderator, so you can see, who wears the computer pants in the house. I solved that problem a few years ago, I got him his own computer about 15 feet from my workstation. He hasn't complained much since, because now he can play games whenever he wants to. But I do come on here more than an hour a day. I have actually met many POTN friends in the last 3 years and I can tell you, it's all been great fun and a lot of learning. When your wife sees your work improving, she'll understand, it's not just a hobby, it's an obsession.

SuzyView wrote in post #6994062
...it's not just a hobby, it's an obsession.

I wish that last sentence didn't have an accompanying soundtrack somewhat like the tolling sound of the bells of doom.

But I do appreciate the latest comments. Actually, we went out today and I took some pics of my wife out near our local volcano (Sakurajima, if anyone is interested) - some in bright sunlight, just like she would do, and then some under a palm tree with the softer lighting enhancing her features.

I could tell she was pleased with the effect and my knowledge to put her there.....

So, I'll keep at it, as I don't think it's a lost cause....I just think she needs to see some cash coming in from this "obsession" rather than following it's usual path and going out !!!!!!

Camera gear never loses value, as long as you use it all.

And it's great you got some good shots. From your gear list, I can see you've got some good stuff, so the next few purchases should be saved up for. I know all about that, as I'm saving for the 5DII and can't depend on my husband to help.

SuzyView wrote in post #6995219
Camera gear never loses value, as long as you use it all.
And it's great you got some good shots. From your gear list, I can see you've got some good stuff, so the next few purchases should be saved up for. I know all about that, as I'm saving for the 5DII and can't depend on my husband to help.

Thanks for the reply...

The 5DII, huh? I'm in two minds about that....I know it's a little off topic - but hey, it's my thread - and I feel so annoyed that Canon have left some nice little features off the MkII while adding some stupid gimmicky stuff such as video and 21 billion, billion, billion mega-tera pixels (slight exaggeration).
As an example many togs ranted and raved when I opened a thread asking why the 5DMkII only threw out 3.9fps, whereas the 50D-cropper is up at 6.3fps. They said things like, "it's all about timing...", or, "your technique is crap". But I like to shoot hawks, and they don't tend to pose for me, or even use the same section of air, so often, one "fly past" is all I'll get...and <4fps vesus 6+ fps makes a big difference! In sports or motor racing photography, the target area is quite small, so comparing that to my beautiful hawks is nonsense, and since my humble 30D can shoot at 5fps, I was initially confused why such a handy return-rate (I rarely shoot all 5 frames...it's just the timing of the two or three shots in 1/5 ~ 2/5s I love!) was lacking on the 5DMkII. Why would I want to lose a great feature and pay huge money for the priviledge?

Right, rant over....just hope the "60D" is a 1.3x, or the 5DMk3 takes less than a million years to come out, and they ditch the video and put in a faster mirror instead...

And no, I don't want a 1DMkIII as it's enormous and Missus Skygod would never understand the need!!!!! And yes, I know that many are happy with the 5DMkII, but many have commented that Canon missed the mark. If it'd got a faster return-rate, I would now being saving for it...instead, I'm thinking about a 50D, or just waiting even longer.

Camera manufacturers!!!! Grrrr!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Any time I want to get a new piece of equipment, or want to spend more time and energy shooting, I take my wife diamond shopping ... it works out well for the both of us! Now if I could just figure out a way to start making money with photography.

Diamonds are friggin expensive.

Like misses friz, misses skygod must have been gone the day in school when all of the girls were gathered together and warned never to date, muchless marry a "hobby guy". All other women avoided me like the plague until I met the misses. It is how we are wired and we can't be changed. You might remind her that this is a skill with value and if you get good enough it might pay back. I live off my first hobby, aviation, so misses friz gets the concept. Good luck.

friz wrote in post #6998067
Like misses friz, misses skygod must have been gone the day in school when all of the girls were gathered together and warned never to date, muchless marry a "hobby guy". All other women avoided me like the plague until I met the misses. It is how we are wired and we can't be changed. You might remind her that this is a skill with value and if you get good enough it might pay back. I live off my first hobby, aviation, so misses friz gets the concept. Good luck.

Thanks for the input....we've actually just got back from a picnic and our daughter (aged 11) borrowed my ol' P&S, and really enjoyed it.
I think this could be another way to Missus Skygod's heart.........through double-hobbyists: I had a P&S, got bored, passed it to little 'un who is showing some talent.....I'll need to move to FF, so, I'll give the 30D to little 'un, get myself a 5DMkII or 1DMkIII/IV etc....
You never know, it could work.....

My wife had no interest till lately. We have a place on Kentucky Lake with a healthy winter time eagle population. She sees lots of photos of eagles and various other birds on POTN. Her question to me is why can't you get photos like that? I tell her I don't have enough reach with my lens. I go straight to BH website and show her the 400 F5.6 L and tell her this would really help. I got the green light to my surprise. So find some area of photography that interest her and get her on board!