Nikonfan70 Loc: Long Island

When I take a really good photo my wife says what a good camera you have..
When she cooks a great meal, I say I am glad we bought that new stove.

Dds82

I think the add is insulting and won't sell well.......what is the add selling anyways?

Dds82

We don't see adds stating " you are not a driver, you just have an overpriced car" .....wouldn't sell many cars would it lol

kruchoski Loc: Albuquerque, NM

Which is why the endless debates about the best equipment & so on is woefully off-target. I call this skill (nekon's concept) as developing an "eye for the image" -- and those images don't all need to be "art" to qualify as real photography.

Shoot with whatever you have on hand, but always have an image in your mind, then force your camera to reproduce it as faithfully as you can. Invest in new equipment only when you've reached your limits with what you currently have but still want to go further.

And be humble enough to realize when you haven't quite reached your limits yet. :-)

Brian45 Loc: Melbourne, Australia

Thankyou.

Steven Gotz Loc: San Lorenzo CA

I suppose it all comes down to what the purpose of the ad really is. If it is for photography training, then I can see the reasoning. It actually is kind of an interesting way to state it.

If they are just being insulting because they think you should have their brand of camera instead, then they can <expletive deleted by poster>.

There are a lot of people who happily take snapshots. The people trying to shoot photographs is a much smaller number.

I shoot both. It depends on the time and the place.

By my definition, a snapshot records what is happening without consideration other than a few settings on the camera, and a photograph is a planned effort, generally requiring more effort to arrange the subject, the light, etc.

Some photos break the definition slightly, like sports shots. Not much you can do about the lights or the position of the subject, but proper planning with the right equipment in the right place pushes a professional's shots into the "photo" category.

On the other hand, my brother, who is part owner of a darkroom in Los Angeles, says that a snapshot is just a picture, but that a photograph is something that can be sold. (Not withstanding the paparazzi category.) I see his point but I don't agree with it.

So, maybe that is it? Maybe that is the discussion they want to generate?

Or maybe it came from the overly smug sites: http://youarenotaphotographer.com/ and https://www.facebook.com/YouAreNotAPhotographer and http://youarenotaphotographer.tumblr.com/

oldogfoto Loc: USA

fair point

OviedoPhotos

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Steven Gotz Loc: San Lorenzo CA

Have you seen the videos of the pro photographers using toy cameras and getting great shots? It isn't the camera. A good one sure helps, but it is the eye not the camera.

naturepics43 Loc: Hocking Co. Ohio - USA

I think the whole point of the image is about Canon users.

Glad to see the Canon version came out first.

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Steven Gotz Loc: San Lorenzo CA

I really like that one. I have carried my camera to so many inconvenient places, and sometimes never got a chance at a decent shot, but I had it, just in case.

I guess I might actually be becoming a photographer, after all.

Steven Gotz Loc: San Lorenzo CA

I have the same delusion! :)

Marionsho Loc: Kansas

I'm not a mechanic either! But I drive a Ford so.......Have lots of tools.
I wore my shirt that says "SHO" Making mechanics out of ordinary guys since 1989, to the Blacktop Nationals, sponsored by Ford, and the Ford reps were not amused! Where's their sense of humor?

Marionsho Loc: Kansas

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davidrb Loc: Half way there on the 45th Parallel

I suppose you feel the membership dues here @ The Hogg are "overpriced". Are you one of the moochers who feel if they have to pay for something it is overpriced? That seems to be an epidemic in this country now.