5 Quick Ways To Tell You Are Not A Photographer Yet

[jaicatalano]

Are you a photographer yet? Here are 5 quick ways to tell you are not a photographer yet

 

[ann]

love the head shot

 

[Proteus617]

Looks like Iḿ halfway there. Big camera, no auto mode, get paid once in a blue moon, no website, relatives highly confused by my stuff.

 

[xyphoto]

Are you a photographer yet? Here are 5 quick ways to tell you are not a photographer yet

I kind of disagree with the first one. Owning a BIG camera is OK. The issue is whether you have the knowledge and skills using it. Interestingly enough, he did not mention about the BIG lens.

 

[Compaq]

That video they linked to is a poor argument. It's the lighting and pp that makes the shots, not the photographer's awesome skill (though he might have set up the lights himself).

 

[c.cloudwalker]

I took a look at what this guy had to say about headshots and I wouldn't trust him about anything

 

[ph0enix]

Who's Robert Dinero?

 

[cgipson1]

Good way to get blog hits, right? Pretty goofy article though..

 

[c.cloudwalker]

Who's Robert Dinero?

Bob Dollar?

Or maybe Bobby Green...

 

[MLeeK]

This kinda makes me think of Khara Plicanic's Lessons from Uncle Bob at Photographer's Ignite from 2010

 

[GnipGnop]

I was hoping that would be a bit more provocative given the title. I was wrong. Can we add some ourselves, but change it to "Things that don't magically change you into a photographer."

A watermark
A big watermark
A flickr/500px/razzi etc account
A huge lens.
Walking around with your dSLR like it's an accessory.
Bringing every single lens you own with you to every shoot.
Thinking you need a dSLR to take good photos.
Using a tripod.
Shallow DoF.

 

[blackrose89]

Don't like it. Seems more like parroted opinions and cliches rather firm info. And why do you have to charge to be validated? It's not possible to be a hobbyist who occasionally does work as a favor?photographer [fəˈtɒgrəfə]n(Business / Professions) a person who takes photographs, either as a hobby or a profession. Hate to burst the author's bubble, but there is no level of competency required to be labeled as a photographer. The act taking photographs is simply what makes someone a photographer. I'm not saying it makes them good, or competent, but it is the way it is wether people think it should be or not.

 

[Ocho_1]

I never claim to be a photographer.



I'm just some dude that likes to take pictures.

 

[Tee]

I was hoping that would be a bit more provocative given the title. I was wrong. Can we add some ourselves, but change it to "Things that don't magically change you into a photographer."

Shallow DoF.

LOL. This seems to be the big thing these days.

 

[MLeeK]

I was hoping that would be a bit more provocative given the title. I was wrong. Can we add some ourselves, but change it to "Things that don't magically change you into a photographer."

Shallow DoF.

LOL. This seems to be the big thing these days.

"P" mode for "Professional!"