Stupid Photographer Tricks

RonD200

Have any of you ever done anything stupid while out taking photos, I have lots of times.

I've written about the dumb things I've done on my photo blog, go here and have a good laugh at my expense:

Stupid Photographer Tricks


And if any of you have done any dumb stuff please leave a comment on the blog, it will make me feel better knowing that I'm not the only one that does stupid stuff!!!



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Tango

i will need to write mine down... however they trump yours easythumb

RonD200

AaronNelson wrote:

i will need to write mine down... however they trump yours easythumb

Can't wait to read them! :D:D

CWSkopec

Those aren't so bad, Ron!

I've been known to leave the lens cap on and try to adjust apeture and shutter speed in an attempt to get a shot!

And the bane of my existence is the placement of the ISO button on my XTi. Apparently, it's right where my thumb rests when I'm walking around... so 2 quick taps and I'm at ISO 1600 thinking I'm at 100... I haven't gotten around to trying out Noise Ninja yet, but I've got a whole stack of shots that are pretty much ruined due to bright sun light and ISO 1600...

Cygnus Studios

AaronNelson wrote:

i will need to write mine down... however they trump yours easythumb

I drove 24 miles to get some great sunrise photos. Got the camera set up on the tripod, turned the camera on and nothing. Then I realized that I had left the battery in the charger at home.

RonD200

Cygnus Studios wrote:

I drove 24 miles to get some great sunrise photos. Got the camera set up on the tripod, turned the camera on and nothing. Then I realized that I had left the battery in the charger at home.

After reading the posts here and on the Stupid Photographers Tricks Blog it looks like quite a few of us have done some dumb stuff while out taking photos, they're funny to read now, but they probably weren't very funny at the time we did them!

eL eSs Vee

I've performed my share of Stupid Photographer Tricks over the years, and the first one that comes to mind was when I accidentally imitated the "Dirty Old Man Photographer" stereotype (even though I was in my early twenties): I was in the school studio; new model, first time shooting lingerie and I shot the equivalent of two thirty-six exposure rolls of film, and changes into two other outfits, before realizing I hadn't put any film in the camera. Talk about embarrasing!!

Fortunately, the model had a good memory - not to mention a good sense of humor - and we redid whatever poses and outfits we could fit into the time we had left.