26 ways to annoy a photographer

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Yes, it's not easy being a photographer - just ask Reddit user Kjoro who put a thread on Reddit's photography thread last week. His question? How to piss off photographers in one sentence.

Unsurprisingly, there were plenty of (brilliant) responses. Here's a few of our favourites:

1. “Can I see the pictures on your camera’s display?”

2. “Your camera takes really nice pictures!”

3. “Can you just send me the RAW files (or ‘give me the SD card’)?”

4. “What filter did you use?” *after hours of careful post-processing*

5. “I can take a photo like that with my phone.”

6. “We don’t have a budget, but it will be great exposure.”

7. “I could take great pictures too, if I had a camera like that!”

8. “I like it, but…” *anything that follows*

9. “Can you just take a photo with my phone real quick?”

10. “Oh, so your photos are edited?”

11. “You can Photoshop that, right?”

12. “Can you just bring your camera and take a few snaps?”

13. “Gear doesn’t matter.”

14. “Yes, I used your photos on my website. But don’t worry, I added filters.”

15. “Do you take passport photos too?”

16. “Real photographers don’t shoot with *insert any brand* of camera.”

17. “What do you mean, photography is hard? All you do is press a button!”

18. “Can you make it ‘pop’ a bit more?”

19. “Film is dead.”

20. “You should always use the rule of thirds!” *or any other technical prejudice*

21. “Can you make it look more Instagrammy?”

22. “What do you mean you don’t care about exposure we have highly active followers?”

23. Friend who you haven’t talked to since High School: “What super nice camera do you suggest for $300?”

24. “Canon or Nikon?”

25. “What lens is that?”

26. “Can you fix it in post?” *to everything*

Any others? Let us know in the comments.

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