Here is a simple test to determine how obsessed you are with photography! I am always so aware of all-things photography and I just love being able to talk the talk now amongst professionals and even about myself as an emerging photographer building a career plan, submitting contributor queries to publications. Photography has consumed me, how 'bout you?
Read over this list and see how many indicate your obsession:
Top 10 Signs You're Obsessed With Photography
9. You have explained “Photoshop” as a medical expense because it’s good therapy.
8. When planning a vacation, your concerned about finding a hotel with wifi so you’ll be able to upload your photos to the web.
7. You own more than one camera bag even though you only have one camera, and, strangely, if you have 2 cameras you still have 3 or more bags...
6. You find yourself calculating exposure settings when you're out 'n about, and you don't even have your camera.
5. You admire at least one of the historic processes, or, have at least tried to pronounce "Daguerreotype"out loud. (Relax, there's several ways: \də-ˈge-rō-ˌtīp, -rə-; -ˈger-ō-, -ə- also də-ˈge-rē-ō-ˌtīp, -ˈger-ē-) (merriam-webster)
4. When attending a wedding or other celebrations, you are more interested in what the photographer is doing than the event itself.
3. When you see a photo of a model, you find yourself more interested in what lighting was used and what kind of processing may have been done.
2. You understand that 22 is actually smaller than 5.6
1. When admiring a beautiful landscape you think to yourself, “Now that's lovely, but imagine what it will look like when I bump up the contrast and sharpness and clone out that spot there!”
Well, how did you do? Are you pretty obsessed? Hold your head high as this mentality separates you from fauxtographers.
We operate in a pretty crowded market and it feels futile to differentiate yourself, but there are actually fewer true professionals than you know. Fauxtographers have no idea how to actually offer a professional service or market themselves properly. They cramp our style but you have to stay dedicated to your calling and embrace the crazy obsession you have with photography.
Do you have any signs to add to the list? I can't be the only one......can I?? Leave me some feedback in the comments!
Thanks for reading!
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"[exposure meter view]" Photograph. nikonmag. Nikon Corp, 14 Feb. 2014. Web. 29 Sept. 2014. <http://nikonmag.com/talk/dx/how-to-see-the-exposure-meter-on-the-nikon-d5100-in.html>
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How about you find yourself explaining cameras to customers in Best Buy because the sales "kid" in the camera department has no clue?
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