Sunday, February 24, 2008
I Don't Want Your Photograph
You know what bugs me? People who take pictures of themselves in a mirror with their camera in the shot. I see this a lot. And if you're like me, the only mirrors I have are in the bathroom, so when you see people do this, (especially kids, no, not just kids people on MySpace) they often have a bathroom and some nasty, moldy, old shower tile in the background.
Gross.
Or some people must have a giant mirror in every room, like some sort of suburban fun house. And then they blog about body issues. Here's a hint: Don't have a mirror in every single room so you have to stare at yourself all damn day long.
Maybe what they're trying to say is,
"Look at me! I have a $1500 dollar Nikon with an additional $1500 lens on it!"
When what they're REALLY saying is,
"Look at me! I have a $3000 dollar Nikon and I don't know how to fucking use it!
And/or I'm too fucking LAZY to drag out the tripod!"
Grrr.
I have a cheap-ass camera but guess what? I have a tripod! And I know how to use it! It's also handy for whacking stupid people over the head!
Although, the first time my husband used the tripod, he didn't flip one of the little levers into the "lock" position tight enough, so when he stepped away it went "zip!" and lurched to the side and he reached out and caught it just before it crashed to the ground with his brand new camera on it. That was funny.
The reason I bring this up is, I think I have my husband talked into getting a nice camera. Nothing expensive, but a digital SLR of some sort. See, I've been wanting one for so long and I'm not one to spend money frivolously, but now that I have him wanting one too, he's all over it. Besides, if he didn't spend money on this, he'd just buy something else. Also, we use it for work sometimes so maybe we could get a tax break on it?
I've wanted a more professional camera for years but in the olden days, trying to learn how to use one must have been pretty expensive, huh? Not knowing what you're doing, getting film developed and such, I mean, that wouldn't be very practical. But now, you can practice with different settings and if something doesn't turn out, you know instantly and just click-click-delete. That's so cool!
So, I'm pretty excited about it. Not that I'm going to think I'm a "Photographer" or anything. Just so I can try and take better pictures of family and dogs and babies and NOT pictures of MYSELF holding a camera in a mirror.
What kind of camera do you have?
*Any advice?
*Miss Ann Thrope is exempt from the last question.
Gross.
Or some people must have a giant mirror in every room, like some sort of suburban fun house. And then they blog about body issues. Here's a hint: Don't have a mirror in every single room so you have to stare at yourself all damn day long.
Maybe what they're trying to say is,
"Look at me! I have a $1500 dollar Nikon with an additional $1500 lens on it!"
When what they're REALLY saying is,
"Look at me! I have a $3000 dollar Nikon and I don't know how to fucking use it!
And/or I'm too fucking LAZY to drag out the tripod!"
Grrr.
I have a cheap-ass camera but guess what? I have a tripod! And I know how to use it! It's also handy for whacking stupid people over the head!
Although, the first time my husband used the tripod, he didn't flip one of the little levers into the "lock" position tight enough, so when he stepped away it went "zip!" and lurched to the side and he reached out and caught it just before it crashed to the ground with his brand new camera on it. That was funny.
The reason I bring this up is, I think I have my husband talked into getting a nice camera. Nothing expensive, but a digital SLR of some sort. See, I've been wanting one for so long and I'm not one to spend money frivolously, but now that I have him wanting one too, he's all over it. Besides, if he didn't spend money on this, he'd just buy something else. Also, we use it for work sometimes so maybe we could get a tax break on it?
I've wanted a more professional camera for years but in the olden days, trying to learn how to use one must have been pretty expensive, huh? Not knowing what you're doing, getting film developed and such, I mean, that wouldn't be very practical. But now, you can practice with different settings and if something doesn't turn out, you know instantly and just click-click-delete. That's so cool!
So, I'm pretty excited about it. Not that I'm going to think I'm a "Photographer" or anything. Just so I can try and take better pictures of family and dogs and babies and NOT pictures of MYSELF holding a camera in a mirror.
What kind of camera do you have?
*Any advice?
*Miss Ann Thrope is exempt from the last question.
