How do YOU respond to "Your camera takes REAL good pictures"..?
Jul 16, 2018 07:59:17 #
A "thank you" is my response. I heard another photographer say something like "And if I had Emeril's pots I'd be a great cook, too."
Jul 16, 2018 08:01:55 #
Jul 16, 2018 08:04:55 #
I give them the Ansel Adams quote “The single most important component of a camera is the twelve inches behind it!”
Jul 16, 2018 08:09:55 #
I usually get, "That looks like a really nice camera". I respond with, "It is, I really like it a lot". If asked about it's virtues, I have no problem passing that info along.
Jul 16, 2018 08:10:53 #
acomanda wrote:
I usually get, "That looks like a really nice camera". I respond with, "It is, I really like it a lot". If asked about it's virtues, I have no problem passing that info along.
Jul 16, 2018 08:12:07 #
Jul 16, 2018 08:15:20 #
AndyH wrote:
I say "Thanks", but I've wanted to come back with, "I've trained it well...."
Andy
Andy
Say it with a big grin. They will appreciate the humor.
Once I stated, "Yes it does. But it drags me along to do the set up." After a pause, the person laughed and replied with a grin, "Both of you make great pictures."
Jul 16, 2018 08:17:53 #
OddJobber wrote:
Like, I shouldn't volunteer to show how great the camera is for colonoscopies? 
Let the pictures speak for themselves.
Jul 16, 2018 08:19:59 #
rgrenaderphoto wrote:
You smile, and say thank you.
Nobody likes a smart ass.
Nobody likes a smart ass.
That's why they don't send donkeys to college.
Jul 16, 2018 08:20:05 #
I think a polite "thank you" is sufficient.
However, I do laugh at responses that feel slighted because the camera was given the credit. We evaluate every feature on cameras to get the one that is just right for us and then we ask every one about which lens is best and we spend thousands on gear and when someone says the camera took great photos, we feel we could have done just as good with any old point and shoot that sells for $100 or less. The photographer does get credit for knowing how to use it but we can't discount the camera! They are not all equal!
However, I do laugh at responses that feel slighted because the camera was given the credit. We evaluate every feature on cameras to get the one that is just right for us and then we ask every one about which lens is best and we spend thousands on gear and when someone says the camera took great photos, we feel we could have done just as good with any old point and shoot that sells for $100 or less. The photographer does get credit for knowing how to use it but we can't discount the camera! They are not all equal!
Jul 16, 2018 08:23:32 #
Anytime I, or my camera, is offered a compliment I'm pleased and flattered. The appropriate response is " Thank you". Someone was trying to be nice and "snappy" comebacks aren't the way to respond. I have noted that at shows or exhibits that I have done I get more compliments than the camera. Makes me feel bad for the lab that printed the image---shouldn't folks be saying that the Lab made a great print? Just kidding. :-)
Jul 16, 2018 08:24:40 #
bcplimpton
Loc: Southern New Jersey
How about "Thanks, I'm lucky that it allows me to tag along and hold it."
Jul 16, 2018 08:27:17 #
Snapshooters do not think in the same terms as people who get more involved. Perhaps "It has served me well" is the best you can offer. Of course, next time they have you over for dinner, complement them on their stove.
Jul 16, 2018 08:30:43 #
CA_CanonUser
Loc: Friendswood, TX
In fact the quality of the camera does have an impact on the quality of the photograph. Otherwise, why would professional photographers lug around all that high priced gear when they go on shoots? They would simply take along a point and shoot and call it a day. I assume that most of the folks on UHH own something better than a baseline point and shoot. Why are we spending that money unless we deep down think it will enable us to take better (or at least a wider variety) photos? Now I agree that owning a farrari does not make you automatically a great race car driver; but if all you ever drive is a little "smart" car, you surely are never going to be driving in the Indi 500.
Jul 16, 2018 08:43:34 #
mwsilvers
Loc: Central New Jersey
tdekany wrote:
Never happened to me. But than again, my pix are not that great
They always looked pretty good to me.
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