Stage of a photographer curve

[gabriel_felipe]

Something funny and to think about. Sorry if already posted.
Where do you think you are on the graph?
Reminds me this post https://www.nikoncafe.com/vforums/showthread.php?t=264812 ...

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[mdnativ]

:smile::smile: Compared to what I see here, I'm neck deep in the Dammit, I suck phase...

 

[gabriel_felipe]

^ +1
I didn't want be the first :redface:

 

[bmell]

This is classic. I emailed this to my brother who is currently stuck in the HDR doldrums.

 

[italy74]

There's another side though none thought of so far...
when you are supposed to be fine, it means you're next to die ??? :tongue:

 

[gabriel_felipe]

According to the graph the secret of long life it's to start taking pictures the older you can... I started at 23 :frown:

 

[CK Williams]

According to the graph the secret of long life it's to start taking pictures the older you can... I started at 23 :frown:

Dang, I'm sunk. I started in my early teens. Time to put price tags on the gear to help the wife with the yard sale for when I go. :tongue:

 

[Desmond]

There should be another "Dammit I suck " stage mentioned at a point added with ' I just started learning to use a flash ' !

 

[sonyam]

I keep bouncing in and out of the dammit I suck ravine. I don't ALWAYS suck, but there are days.......
Then there are days when I see work that REALLY does suck, and the creator is at the "all I shoot is pretty" stage. I feel better and get back to creating my art. And I schedule another "How to take better photos" class for beginners so I can teach that person some of the things I've learned. Especially, what's in the background DOES matter. :O)

(Sorry to rant, but I just discussed this with a friend last week...LOL!)

 

[Desmond]

Then there are days when I see work that REALLY does suck, and the creator is at the "all I shoot is pretty" stage.

Some of them remain stuck in that stage though :biggrin:

 

[AlJohnston]

... I schedule another "How to take better photos" class for beginners so I can teach that person some of the things I've learned...

... and they can progress more rapidly to the "Dammit I suck" phase.

Ain't schadenfreude wonderful?

:biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:

 

[Thorsten]

According to the graph the secret of long life it's to start taking pictures the older you can... I started at 23 :frown:

But you can't die before finding an old film camera, so just make sure you stay away from it. :tongue:

 

[Julien]

What does the /p/ mean

 

[AlJohnston]

But you can't die before finding an old film camera, so just make sure you stay away from it. :tongue:

I'm doomed: I started on an old film camera...

 

[revdhd]

This is great! What a hoot! LOL!

I've been in all those phases, and for me, they're not nearly as linear as the graph. I've started over several times, have lots of gear, found an old camera, and then started with my camera-phone. I have no idea where I am now. But wherever it is, I'm there laughing!

 

[IAMAMRA]

I am in the damin't I suck...

 

[Weldon]

I am in the damin't I suck...

As am I.

Maybe we should start a "Dammit I suck" thread. :biggrin:

 

[Vernon t]

I'm somewhere between the onset of "Dammit I suck" and death.
Let's hope I'm in the first half of that segment.:biggrin:

 

[Desmond]

I am in the damin't I suck...

As am I.

Maybe we should start a "Dammit I suck" thread. :biggrin:

Actually that's a good stage to be in ! It means you are starting to see mistakes in the image and are open to improvement .:smile:
It's when you're mistakenly in the 'everything I take is good' stage that you need to worry .

 

[silver]

What does the /p/ mean

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imageboard