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    15 Truths about Photography

    Someone sent me this today .. and very, very true they are too!

    Cheers
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    15 Truths about Photography

    1) All camera brands build great cameras.

    2) All camera brands build crap cameras.

    3) A good photographer will take great pictures with a crappy camera. A bad photographer won’t take a good picture with any camera.

    4) Film is just as good as digital. It’s also just as bad.

    5) Expensive lenses don’t take better pictures than cheap ones, they simply let you take pictures in some circumstances where a cheap lens wouldn’t.

    6) Most cheap lenses are better than you are a photographer.

    7) Don’t buy a new camera until you’ve hit all its limitations and have found your photography restricted by them for at least 3 months. Do this, and you may never have to buy another camera ever again.

    8) The grass is always sharper and its green channel displays increased tonal range on the other side of the fence. (Meaning: Everybody else’s pictures will always look better than yours, and everybody else’s camera will always seem better than yours.)

    9) There is no such thing as a photograph that isn’t post-processed.

    10) You can tell how good a photographer is by the size of his waste-paper basket (or recycle bin).

    11) Most of your pictures suck. So do everyone else’s.

    12) If somebody tells you that their camera is fantastic and every picture comes out perfect, they’re lying (see Truth #11).

    13) When you improve/upgrade your camera and lens system by 500%, your photographs increase in artistic quality by approximately 0%.

    14) The more you complain about your camera system, the worse your photos are.

    15) The artistic and technical quality of your latest photo is directly proportional to the number of activations on your shutter.
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    Re: 15 Truths about Photography

    I don't have much more than this:

    Word.
    -Seb

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    Re: 15 Truths about Photography

    I think this is a great list! In my signature is a quote that could be added and apply to taking pictures. "The harder I work the luckier I get", Jeff
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    Re: 15 Truths about Photography

    Quote Originally Posted by Didache

    11) Most of your pictures suck. So do everyone else’s.
    The first half I knew, the second half I am relieved to find out

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    Re: 15 Truths about Photography

    That's a great list and from what I've learned here a great synopsis of what has been said here many times.
    Keep Shooting!

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    Re: 15 Truths about Photography

    11. Most of your pictures suck. So do everyone else’s.

    Can't get any better than this truth. But what sucks to everyone else sometimes captures other eyes.

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    Re: 15 Truths about Photography

    That is an interesting list... and very true indeed. I agree 100% with each point.

    Thanks for sharing.

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    Re: 15 Truths about Photography

    Mike, great list and so true!!

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    Re: 15 Truths about Photography

    true, very true

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    Re: 15 Truths about Photography

    And the truth shall set you free... Thanks Mike! :thumbsup:

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    Re: 15 Truths about Photography

    #8 - that is so me!!!

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    Re: 15 Truths about Photography

    Quote Originally Posted by Alison
    #8 - that is so me!!!
    Told you so!...LOL
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    Re: 15 Truths about Photography

    Quote Originally Posted by Xia_Ke
    Told you so!...LOL
    You're just a bully Aaron lol

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    Re: 15 Truths about Photography

    Paul, the WTD about the diaper bag hits the spot for me.
    And here I've been thinking about using an insulated lunch bag.
    Keep Shooting!

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    Re: 15 Truths about Photography

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    You're just a bully Aaron lol
    LOL... You know I've got nothing but love ;)
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    Re: 15 Truths about Photography

    Quote Originally Posted by Xia_Ke
    LOL... You know I've got nothing but love ;)
    Yeah I'll let you have that one. Your a lovely bully hehe

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    Re: 15 Truths about Photography

    Quote Originally Posted by Sebastian
    I don't have much more than this:

    Word.
    I concur...

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    Re: 15 Truths about Photography

    Quote Originally Posted by Sebastian
    I don't have much more than this:

    Word.

    It must be too early in the morning

    Cheers
    Mike
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    Re: 15 Truths about Photography

    Cool ,comforting.Thanks.

    11) Most of your pictures suck. So do everyone else’s.

    " Got Soul, but I'm Not a Soldier "
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