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People Are Bursting With Laughter At These 30 Photography Memes, Shared By This Dedicated Instagram Page
Photography is perhaps the most thankless art we know. Firstly, some do not consider it art at all, and secondly, for example, singers are not told that the quality of their songs depends solely on the microphone.
However, to this day, many people believe that artistic photography is akin to that very famous Kodak advertising slogan: "You press the button, we do the rest." True, almost 150 years have passed since that advertisement, and now everything is completely different. Even though people don't believe it is.
That is why photographers, like representatives of many other professions, have developed their own humor, their own jokes and, of course, memes. For example, there is a popular Instagram account called photographerhumor which collects funny and sometimes sad memes about the difficult fate of photographers.
Today it has more than 155K subscribers, not all of which are actually photographers. There are memes that are not so easy to understand if you have never picked up a camera, but most of them are just life. And, of course, very funny. Bored Panda has compiled a curated list of the best memes in our opinion especially for you, so watch, laugh, and remember - never ask the photographer: "Hey, when will you send the pics?"
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Lulxby 3 years ago
This happens to me all the time! I would have a friend take a photo of me and I think "It's gonna look awesome!". Then I see it and I look like I'm being held at gunpoint lmao
Rylee Evergreen🦋 3 years ago
Y'all are making me laugh out loud as I'm freaking drinking medicine for my flu but I'm not even mad because it distracts me from the pain ;P
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Abby da great 3 years ago
The problem with saying cheese is that your mouth might start watering
Beenie Cat 3 years ago
Of course cheetahs take on photography as a hobby along with being best friends with dogs. Real facts, cheetahs are one of the most stressed out animals in the world.
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Octavia Hansen 3 years ago
It's like being the hair dresser or costumer . . . I can make everyone else look great but no one can help me look better.
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John Baker 3 years ago
Most people would rather look at their own crappy selfies than a prize-winning photo that doesn't include their faces.
Demongrrrrl 3 years ago
Not me! I hate how I look in photos, I don't want to see them.
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Emmett O'Brian 3 years ago
Not just a photography thing either. It's hard to find people with your same passions.
Ocean #Four 3 years ago
When somebody does that to me I just down play my enthusiasm for the c**p they're talking about and just give one worded responses like "okay", "hm".
James Pasquini 3 years ago
Why the mirror image of the photograph? To keep the little guy amused with his reflection? Nice shot though. Very nice.
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Zack Podany 3 years ago
This took me about half a second to get, and then I couldn't stop laughing. The co-workers are worried.
Mika N 3 years ago
The model in the first pic wouldn't even be able to see through the camera's viewfinder holding it like that. So we can only assume her eye is actually placed as in the second pic :)
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Nichele Givand 3 years ago
Yes! Don’t tell me to do something I was already in the process of doing. 😑
Beenie Cat 3 years ago
This reminds me of my middle child. "Oh no I don't wanna, I'm staying right here" lol
The author of the account is a professional photographer themself, so they definitely know what these memes are about, and have more than once faced similar situations in real life. The author positions this page as "the largest photography meme account on the internet", and indeed here you can find both jokes that only those who do a lot of photography can get, and those that anyone can easily understand.
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Helen Davies 3 years ago
Hahahaha... EWWWW.... Hahahaha... Oh wait, she's actually looking at... Uh... it... Hahaha. There is so much depth to this picture! Just keep your eyes on the focal point, that's right honey! She's like, 'tree, save me!'
TheEndIsNigh 3 years ago
Now I wonder what the person taking the picture of this guy taking a picture is wearing (or not) 🤔
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KENOBI 3 years ago
Beware the attack of the phone photographing dogecoin buying shiba inu noobs
Kristen Kidd 3 years ago
Shiba Inu doesn't need to buy dogecoin. Shiba Inu IS dogecoin.
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B.Nelson 3 years ago
I was taking a photo of a winning track race for a high school track team with a long lens digital camera. Lighting had sucked that day (too sunny). Waited at the end, slightly to the side so I would be out of the way but get a great view of the runner. Then some mom with a cell phone steps almost right in front of me right in front of the finish line. It made the photo almost unusable. I was able to layer a second photo over the lady in the page design so I put it right over the lady. Hate that soooo much.
Beenie Cat 3 years ago
This reminds me of a children's book I used to read as a kid with similar concepts in the picture.
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Will I Will-Ham 3 years ago
If you find yourself constantly trying to prove your worth to someone, you have already forgotten your value
Katya Myers 3 years ago
Photos of families wearing beige and white matching clothes with orange skin and azure everything else 😝
Moniza Diampuan 3 years ago
You know those people who put captions like "save the earth" "save the turtles" but the photos they post are either thirst traps or luxury bags they want to show off
Dana Coons 3 years ago
When I joined IG in 2011, it was only about beautiful photography and people helping others to become a better photographer. I miss those days.
Beenie Cat 3 years ago
Yeah I wish the underdog there gor heard more, he makes a lot of points no one sees or makes good short stories. Then again I think half of these likes give or take are from bots. Look at what's happening to Twitter with Elon Musk shook things up there and made everyone scared that the cash cow was up when he realized half of Twitter is with fake accounts and some of those fake accounts have that blue check of authenticity saying it's a real person.
Nathan Pogorzala 3 years ago
Meaningful and beautiful photos of our interesting world - completely ignored. super saturated and edited photo of a shaking a*s - Everyone goes nuts.
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Caro Caro 3 years ago
Hahaha. My husband would give me "the look". You know the "don't you dare say a thing Caro" look. :D
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RoseTheMad 3 years ago
Ok but maybe consider this: Don't be a judgemental jerk? No one starts out perfect. Not everyone can afford the best equipment, either.
Caro Caro 3 years ago
I don't think this is about quality but about seeing 186 photos of their kids or something like that. I remember someone showed me the birthing photos of their daughter ... no thank you.That should be private.
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She holding the dog's mouth shut so he doesn't complain about her showing photos of him. Poor dog.
Nichele Givand 3 years ago
Oh my! Reminds me of Dorothy and Sophia on Golden Girls… (comment specific to generation X)
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Taki Takanashi 3 years ago
"Me choosing lens I'll pay a lot of money for it and not gonna even use it."
Peter Trudell Jr 3 years ago
The lure of new gear is harsh. Honest, I just want an awesome 20-100 f2.0 lens...
Photographic equipment is developing rapidly, but there is still no "Shoot a masterpiece" button on the cameras. And there most likely never will be. Dmitry Kravtsov, a Ukrainian reportage and portrait photographer, says that you need skills, experience, good equipment and hours of processing at your desktop.
"For reportage shooting, first of all, you need experience, observation, the ability to catch a spectacular shot and predict how it will look in the lens," says Dmitry in an interview with Bored Panda. "On the one hand, this is a certain talent, and on the other hand, years of experience that nothing can replace."
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Ramona Jackson 3 years ago
"You going down, b*tch," said Iceberg, probably.
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MimSorensson 3 years ago (edited)
This seems depressingly common - how in the HELL does such an idea even enter someone’s head? I mean, if it’s so fùcking easy, how come they don’t have exclusively magnificent photoshoot pictures on their damn phones? Why don’t the fashion magazines just let an intern with an iPhone take their pictures? Why hire a wedding photographer? Just give a camera to uncle Buncle, I’m sure he’s capable of pressing a button. I’m most certainly not a photographer - as a rule my average photo gives the impression of having been taken by mistake by a drunken chimpanzee with limited eyesight - but I’ve been in position to see them work. No. No, it isn’t goddamned “just pressing a button”. Pay your photographers, good people. Don’t be a bag of dìcks.
Taki Takanashi 3 years ago
I actually came from video editing so the editing process was the easiest for me to learn. It's just color correction and color grading but still.
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Lakota Wolf 3 years ago
My mom will pause whatever show she’s watching on the TV to take a picture OF WHAT IS ON THE TV in order to show it to me XD “Mom, is this… a photo of a paused commercial for a medication for plaque psoriasis?”
Reece Aster 3 years ago
I do that occasionally when I pause something because the screen is funny or because I want the caption. Am I an old lady now? Ya know you can't find everything on the internet.
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Ryan Wisniewski 3 years ago
exactly I need location. how much sun, soil conditions, mature flowers, leaves, country of origin. woody stem, common names uses for food, ornamental. native, invasive. type of insects, or animals. poisonous, to certain age groups. allergies. repellant plants like deer, helpful for wounds, weight loss, or survival skill level. lol.
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Pizzagirl 91 3 years ago
If you actually think that people can't take decent pictures with phones nowadays, that's just shallow. I'm not gonna take a chunky camera with me wherever I go, and phone cameras are good enough for everyday use - sure, if I want to make "art" I'll take a "real" camera, but especially when it's family pictures or just a close up of my mother's favourite flower, that's absolutely unnecessary. If I take pictures of my toddlers, it's better if I can do it subtly, compared to pushing some huge apparatus into their faces. If your pictures are only good with a pricy camera, you're not a good photographer in my opinion.
Peter Trudell Jr 3 years ago
look, I don't care what camera you use. I compose for black/white, so I want something that gives me high dynamic range. I just think people should actually use a camera and put the phone down!
Gareth Baus 3 years ago (edited)
I am definitely in the last catagory, my phone camera isn't the best camera available but it is actually fairly decent.
"But when shooting portraits, it is important to be able to set the light correctly or, if you are shooting outdoors, to catch the perfect lighting. This is taught, it is written about in many books. And after several hours of photoshoots, there are long days of retouching. As a result, from several gigabytes of footage (up to a thousand photos) there may be only a few dozen left - but they will look perfect," tells Dmitry.
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🅼🅸🅺🅴 🅿🅴🅽🅲🅴🆂 🅵🅻🆈 3 years ago
I have a Kodak Retina from the 60s I believe, still takes great pictures!
Scotira 3 years ago
See the lever on the upper left on the camera? That is for moving the film inside the camera to the next empty bit of film for the next pic. 😁 this camera is very old school! You need actual film and no SD slot in sight 😉
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Sinkvenice 3 years ago
What a dunce. I have a Canon AE-1, it's such a good camera. I've had it since the mid 80s and it still works perfectly.
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🅼🅸🅺🅴 🅿🅴🅽🅲🅴🆂 🅵🅻🆈 3 years ago
“ I specialize with wildlife and plants, but we can make people work too, just need wildlife or plants…”
#18
Taki Takanashi 3 years ago
But out of curiosity. It's even possible to any brand make affordable lenses with all technology they have?
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John Baker 3 years ago
Ultra-high ISOs are a marketing gimmick. In the film era, I never shot above 200 for color and 400 for B&W and seldom wished for more.
Randolph Croft 3 years ago
DXO PureRAW 2 does a really good job, but it's gotta be RAW, not JPG or HEIC.
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Nancy Lynch 3 years ago
I make a copy and then do everything I can to the copy to see what it does - after two photography classes.
Next, tech question. A good photographer, even with a point-and-shoot, will take better pictures than a rookie with a DSLR camera. However, if two professionals shoot, then the tech will definitely become a game changer. Photojournalist Jeremy Schatz on the Digital Photography School website warns against a common mistake - not only the body is important, but especially the lens. And good lenses are damn expensive.
So it turns out that the income from commercial photography can barely cover the cost of your equipment. That is why Jeremy recommends gradually raising both the cost of your camera and the price tag of your services.
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Katherine Boag 3 years ago
Lol imagine posting good photos on social media where u retain 0 rights
Pam Pallett 3 years ago
What do photographers do with photos that aren't good enough to sell but too high a resolution etc to appreciate on social media? Serious question. Cuz I think this applies to most people who own professional cameras
Throaway1xx Xx 3 years ago
Instagram is an app specifically designed to post pictures shot on phones. Not sure if it changed, but theoretically it was in IG's terms and conditions that you are not allowed to sideload (aka post photos not shot on said phone)
Logan Simmons 3 years ago
Samsung: let's but a 120 mpx on the back and a 40 on the front for a low payment of $1400
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Eagle Girl 3 years ago
or having some Lux duck steal your photo to paint over & get rich off of. (Sorry still stewing over injustice of another post)
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Lakota Wolf 3 years ago (edited)
“NO, I didn’t ACCIDENTALLY take a photo of the cat’s butt hole. It’s called CREATIVITY and EXPRESSION, okay?!”
Cats Are Pretty Cool I Guess 3 years ago
I don't know what you're trying to express here but I'm very concerned for your health.
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Adam Madej 3 years ago
There are happy accidents in artistic photography tho, especially shooting film. My photography prof used to say that it's all about what story can you tell with your photos, not particulary how strong they are each.
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Randolph Croft 3 years ago
I am both. However, I don't do weddings or ceremonies. I do landscape, wildlife, artwork and architecture, and will occasionally do family and friends as snapshots. Context is important.
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Octavia Hansen 3 years ago
I'd rather they hire someone else. People that know you think you'll do something for them FOR FREE!
ErrorGamer2000 3 years ago
Me(web developer): "Hey guys, look at this mech better version of this website that I made for your convenience" My friends: "Cool!" *Continue to use old site*
Dina Anastasakos 3 years ago
Yeah well my SIL is into photograpy so l let her take my wedding photos because she offered. Didn't get one dam good picture.
Katherine Boag 3 years ago
Also ppl get mad if you're their friend but they wanna treat u like staff
Gladys Hayes Southerland 3 years ago
When it comes to money & special occasions, ppl want & deserve a professional photographer. If you blow it, you'll lose more than a job, you'll lose friendship.
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Pamela Hutchison 3 years ago
Is this Jerry Mathers of Leave it to Beaver??? Ahh! I love that show!
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It is just licking a button....at the right time with the right subject and the right lighting and the right background and the right foreground and the right.........
Pizzagirl 91 3 years ago
To be fair, if you don't click the button, there's no picture. If there's no Santa, you're still (probably) getting presents.
Courtney Bostwick 3 years ago
My grandmother bought a DSLR in 2011 because she wanted to take pretty pictures without realizing its an actual skill. Needless to say its my camera now and I took up learning photography
"Working as a photographer is quite interesting and exciting when you are 20 and all people, meetings, emotions and alcohol are a wonder for you and carry an inexhaustible fountain of extravaganza, joy and inspiration," continues Dmitry Kravtsov.
"When you're 30+, work becomes just work and you start to approach it like a craft. You already try to set up your work so that you spend as little time as possible on it, but nevertheless get the best photos."
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Little Wonder 3 years ago
Ooh yeah. I used to take photos at a local comedy night (not good pictures, but pictures all the same) and a few of the comedians used them as profile pictures which was a lil ego boost!
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Michael ONeale 3 years ago
It's not like yall are painting the Sistine Chapel. It's just a photograph for the love of everything holy calm down
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John Baker 3 years ago
Developing film is easy. I haven't done it in 30 years, but could still do it without looking at the instructions.
Jennifer Hargett 3 years ago
I found an old steel fin reel when going through storage. When I picked it up, my muscle memory immediately kicked in. I'm confident I could still roll some film even though it's been 28 years or so.
Load More Replies...And still, even when you have learned, gained experience and spent many evenings at your desktop, processing photos in Adobe Lightroom, there will always be a person who will say that their smartphone takes way better pictures.
Yes, indeed, according to Flickr photo hosting statistics, the top 5 cameras by the number of downloads are different models of iPhone. But, as we said, the formula for a perfect photographer is a good camera + experience + processing. However, if you just want to take a selfie or a picture of your dog, your smartphone camera is absolutely enough.
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Spoons Saturn 3 years ago
Dude, the first girl looks so unhealthy and malnourished.. nobody looks like that naturally. I hope no one sees this post and thinks that's what they should look like
Peter Trudell Jr 3 years ago
no hasselblad X1D? Wish I had 6k to drop on a medium format camera.
Oogiebogieaugiedaddy 3 years ago
Damn, that chick hanging on the tree limb has some size 13 feet!
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John Baker 3 years ago (edited)
Don't be sentimental about your photos. Learn to be ruthless. Back in the film era, a pro once told me that a pro photographer's most important piece of equipment is a very big trash can. If you come home with nothing worth keeping, it's probably not the first time and it definitely won't be the last. It happens to all of us, pro and amateur alike.
By the way, most of the photos in these awesome memes about a ship that got stuck in the Suez Canal about a year ago were taken on smartphones, but that hasn't stopped the memes from going viral. You can look at them again, but not before you vote for the funniest photographers' memes, and even better - write your own witty comments.
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Emerald Ocean 3 years ago
Side note, how tall is that wave? And also, that person should be running for their life!
Vae 3 years ago
1) no idea. 2) he is about to get the ride of his life... or die trying.
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PalmKitty 3 years ago
That man be staring at that wave like he ain’t afraid of nothin and I fear nothing but him
James Pasquini 3 years ago
Nah, he's staring at the shark right near to and below him... and doesn't even notice the wave. Surprise! lol!
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Lakota Wolf 3 years ago
I will hate you for the rest of my life, Cyclops. It’s not your fault, per se, you’re just such a Mary Sue…. XD
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Laura Mende (Human) 3 years ago (edited)
My great-grandpa bequeathed me his old Agfa camera. (Picture is NOT the actual camera, but mine is similar) Year of construction 1928, square format
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Norman Beattie 3 years ago
My first SLR was a Pentax, 1966 and I miss it... I'm a rank amateur hobbyist and admire professional photographers. Sometimes I get lucky and it makes me feel good !
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James Pasquini 3 years ago
Off topic, but how do you get emojis in the replies? I've tried different markdowns - : :, * *, and one other - but all I get is text. Thanks.
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Liquid butter 3 years ago
I’m pretty sure you can sell photos. (Sorry if this was a joke and I ruined it)
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Historyharlot93 3 years ago
Sounds like a camera incel. Just needs to add “breaks up with you for cellphone Chads”
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Catherine Binder 3 years ago
"Wow, that looks amazing. Why didn't I log the speed and f-stop?"
William Pickering 3 years ago
Never fear! EXIF to the rescue . . . unless you deleted it.
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John Baker 3 years ago
I don't like electronic viewfinders. For me, DSLRs will always have the advantage.
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M O'Connell 3 years ago
I'd LIKE to shoot in RAW, but I can't afford to wait my whole life to copy the photos off my memory card.
Sabienn 3 years ago
There are USB sticks you can put a memory card in, which makes the process go much faster :)
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Brobro McDuderson 3 years ago
As a photographer, it pisses me off when snooty photogs p**s on camera phone pix. Photos with a real SLR and quality glass ARE better, sure. But the basics of good photography apply to any photo: lighting, exposure, composition, framing, color, golden mean…etc. You can take great (like 70% as good) pix on a phone. Some of my favorite photos I’ve taken with my phone, even if it doesn’t have that creamy, tiny f-stop bokeh.
Phyzzi 3 years ago
I mean, like other art, if you are good in a certain way you can paint nice stuff with kids watercolor sets or play some pretty good music on a throw away guitar. That doesn't mean that someone who really prefers quality equipment and/or material is a better or worse artist, it's just part of the style and changes what choices are available.
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Potato patato 3 years ago
Wow. First comment on the bottom comment section to not be weird sp?
Phyzzi 3 years ago
Heh. I have done the PO's for just enough laser optics to think all y'all are funny complaining about the price of camera optics. Literally seen a piece of glass (coated, sure, but still just the glass, not the mount or anything) for the price of a decent midrange camera AND good lense.
Channo Sagara 3 years ago
Now photographers can feel my pain -a gamer, who run >250fps on his gtx3080 with double 2133 32gb on latest threadripper, only to be dismissed by people who play games on their phones. Let's face it, everything that the casuals majorities can do with their phones, will be a dying art.
Brobro McDuderson 3 years ago
As a photographer, it pisses me off when snooty photogs p**s on camera phone pix. Photos with a real SLR and quality glass ARE better, sure. But the basics of good photography apply to any photo: lighting, exposure, composition, framing, color, golden mean…etc. You can take great (like 70% as good) pix on a phone. Some of my favorite photos I’ve taken with my phone, even if it doesn’t have that creamy, tiny f-stop bokeh.
Phyzzi 3 years ago
I mean, like other art, if you are good in a certain way you can paint nice stuff with kids watercolor sets or play some pretty good music on a throw away guitar. That doesn't mean that someone who really prefers quality equipment and/or material is a better or worse artist, it's just part of the style and changes what choices are available.
Load More Replies... Potato patato 3 years ago
Wow. First comment on the bottom comment section to not be weird sp?
Phyzzi 3 years ago
Heh. I have done the PO's for just enough laser optics to think all y'all are funny complaining about the price of camera optics. Literally seen a piece of glass (coated, sure, but still just the glass, not the mount or anything) for the price of a decent midrange camera AND good lense.
Channo Sagara 3 years ago
Now photographers can feel my pain -a gamer, who run >250fps on his gtx3080 with double 2133 32gb on latest threadripper, only to be dismissed by people who play games on their phones. Let's face it, everything that the casuals majorities can do with their phones, will be a dying art.
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