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16 Struggles All Photographers Know To Be True

"Can you remove your watermark?"

Briana Hale

Apr 04, 2017

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16 Struggles All Photographers Know To Be True

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1. "Can you bring your camera to family event?"

Yes, because taking a few quick photos that I will definitely not edit will turn out so differently from your iPhone (spoiler alert: it won't).

2. tries to take a photo lens cap is still on

Then you quickly take it off and hope no one noticed.

3. Full memory card

And you can’t find the extra one and everyone is waiting on you and while you’re searching for it you can just feel them judging you and off in the distance you swear you hear sirens and you JUST. CAN’T. FIND. THE CARD.

4. Using your flash at a dark event and everyone turns to look at you like

It's like you're a murderer.

5. Buying new equipment

EVERYTHING IS OVER $200!

6. Editing

*stares at photo for 30 minutes* *edits it until you think it’s perfect* *stares at it longer* *starts to hate it*

7. "Your job is so easy!"

Please stop.

8. "If I had a camera like that, I could take good pictures, too!"

You know nothing. Peasant.

9. Seeing other people's work and thinking you should just give up

10. But then you take an amazing photo and you're like

11. iPhone photography makes you angry

I SPENT NEARLY $1000 ON THIS CAMERA AND ANOTHER $500 ON LENSES AND YOU SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO TAKE AMAZING PHOTOS ON A PHONE!

12. "Can you remove your watermark?"

Yes. But I won't.

13. Watching people put filters on them on Instagram

Why did I even edit them?

14. Never having any good photos of yourself, so you're just like

Self-explanatory.

15. Trying to get that perfect shot

^ Yeah, it's kinda like that.

16. Figuring out how to work with the shadows and current lighting

Dealing with shadows can be the absolute worst.

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16 Struggles All Photographers Know To Be True

"Can you remove your watermark?"

1. "Can you bring your camera to *family event*?"

2. *tries to take a photo* *lens cap is still on*

3. Full memory card

4. Using your flash at a dark event and everyone turns to look at you like

5. Buying new equipment

6. Editing

7. "Your job is so easy!"

8. "If I had a camera like that, I could take good pictures, too!"

9. Seeing other people's work and thinking you should just give up

10. But then you take an amazing photo and you're like

11. iPhone photography makes you angry

12. "Can you remove your watermark?"

13. Watching people put filters on them on Instagram

14. Never having any good photos of yourself, so you're just like

15. Trying to get that perfect shot

16. Figuring out how to work with the shadows and current lighting

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1. Watch an R-rated Scary Movie in a Movie Theater

2. Buy a Lottery Ticket

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6. Start a Savings Account

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1."But what would happen if we all tried to be like Santa and learned to give as only he can give: of ourselves, our talents, our love and our hearts? Maybe we could all learn Santa's beautiful lesson and maybe there would finally be peace on Earth and good will toward men."

"Sometimes the most real things in the world are the things we can't see."

"If you won't use your heart, who cares if it gets broken? If you just keep it to yourself, maybe it'll be like my rollerblades. When you do decide to try it, it won't be any good. You should take a chance. Got nothing to lose."

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"Faith is believing when common sense tells you not to."

"There's room for everyone on the nice list."

Hopefully they will make you laugh.

1. Why are towels considered dirty when you get out of the shower clean?

2. Who closes the bus door once the bus driver gets off?

3. Why is there a "d" in "fridge" but not in "refrigerator"?

4. If you drop soap on the floor is the floor clean or the soap dirty?

5. Is the "S" or the "C" silent in the word "scent"?

6. Does expecting the unexpected make the unexpected the expected?

7. Would Lightning McQueen buy car insurance or life insurance?

8. Who put the alphabet in alphabetical order?

9. What color are mirrors?

10. If 2 mind readers read each other's minds whose mind are they really reading?

11. Is there a synonym for "synonym"?

12. If your shirt isn't tucked into your pants, are your pants tucked into your shirt?

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1. "Can you bring your camera to family event?"

2. tries to take a photo lens cap is still on

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