@Kalli Looks like we need an internet photographer image macro.
— nick (@vossbrink) January 21, 2013
Criticizes brand fanboys. [internet photographer] Only shoots Nikon.
— nick (@vossbrink) January 21, 2013
Says sharpness is overrated. [internet photographer] 90% of photos are lens tests.
— nick (@vossbrink) January 21, 2013
More megapixels are better. [internet photographer] Never prints anything.
— nick (@vossbrink) January 21, 2013
You want advice? [internet photographer] Let me show you a list of what photo gear I own.
— nick (@vossbrink) January 21, 2013
Buys a DSLR. [internet photographer] Wants to go pro.
— nick (@vossbrink) January 21, 2013
Spends $2500 on a fancy lens. [internet photographer] Only uses f/2.8.
— nick (@vossbrink) January 21, 2013
Having composition problems. [internet photographer] Buys a wideangle.
— nick (@vossbrink) January 21, 2013
Shoots RAW. [internet photographer] Never does any post processing.
— nick (@vossbrink) January 21, 2013
Wants to shoot "street"... [internet photographer] ...with a telephoto lens.
— nick (@vossbrink) January 21, 2013
Gets interested in film gear. [internet photographer] Only if it's "minty."
— nick (@vossbrink) January 21, 2013
Asks for advice in photography forum. [internet photographer] Ignores it.
— nick (@vossbrink) January 21, 2013
Asks if newly-purchased gear is "any good." [internet photographer] Gets insulted if it isn't.
— nick (@vossbrink) January 21, 2013
Says he shoots "street." [internet photographer] Really shoots pretty girls and homeless people.
— nick (@vossbrink) January 21, 2013
Says that rules were meant to be broken. [internet photographer] Follows the rules.
— nick (@vossbrink) January 21, 2013
Complains about not having enough focus points. [internet photographer] Bullseyes everything anyway.
— nick (@vossbrink) January 21, 2013
Wishes he had a Leica [internet photographer] Always uses autofocus.
— nick (@vossbrink) January 21, 2013
Has no problems ripping into other people's photography online. [internet photographer] Can't take criticism.
— nick (@vossbrink) January 21, 2013
Looks at thousands of images online. [internet photographer] Sees only technique rather tha content.
— nick (@vossbrink) January 21, 2013
Eagerly checks out the specifications of every new camera. [internet photographer] Complains each time that they aren't good enough for him.
— nick (@vossbrink) January 22, 2013
Beautiful light outside. [internet photographer] Surfing the web.
— nick (@vossbrink) January 22, 2013
Has a dozen lenses. [internet photographer] Worried about a gap in coverage.
— nick (@vossbrink) January 22, 2013
Wants advice about what gear to buy. [internet photographer] Doesn't know what he wants to do with it.
— nick (@vossbrink) January 22, 2013
Wants to take National Geographic type travel photography. [internet photographer] Scared of slumming it.
— nick (@vossbrink) January 22, 2013
Experiments with HDR. [internet photographer] Likes it.
— nick (@vossbrink) January 22, 2013
Wants to shoot like Robert Capa. [internet photographer] Doesn't get close enough.
— nick (@vossbrink) January 22, 2013
Wants to shoot like Ansel Adams. [internet photographer] Can't previsualize anything.
— nick (@vossbrink) January 22, 2013
Wants to shoot like Cindy Sherman. [internet photographer] No sense of humor.
— nick (@vossbrink) January 22, 2013
Wants to shoot like HCB. [internet photographer] Lousy timing.
— nick (@vossbrink) January 22, 2013
Wants to shoot like Winogrand. [internet photographer] Edits like Winogrand.
— nick (@vossbrink) January 22, 2013
@kukkurovaca Wants to shoot like Anne Geddes [internet photographer] Shoots like Anne Geddes.
— nick (@vossbrink) January 22, 2013
I had to stop after the Winogrand and Geddes ones. Not sure I can top them. Not sure it’s even worth trying to do so.
Okay, one more.
@Kalli @kukkurovaca Wants to be creative. [internet photographer] Buys a Holga.
— nick (@vossbrink) January 22, 2013
@Kalli Or "Tries new Photoshop filter"
— nick (@vossbrink) January 22, 2013
@Kalli @vossbrink or just "gets out wallet"
— *h₂nérrrrd (@earthtopus) January 22, 2013
@earthtopus @Kalli "Starts comparing prices."
— nick (@vossbrink) January 22, 2013
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I’m totally angry that I missed this on Twitter when it happened.
If it’s any consolation, the only replies I got were people asking me whether I’d been hacked.