You know you're a photog if...

[<Shoot-it>]

I saw this tread a while back and laughed for about half an hour. Let's revisit it shall we. I'll start it off

...If you can rattle off the correct color temp. of any light source known to man!

[<geezer>]

If you sit down for dinner and one hand reflexively grabs for the steering wheel.
If you can detect electrical outlets by smell.

[SigLife]

when driving in your off time you wonder if you could get a live shot from there....

you know what department it is on the scanner by voice...

you can fix anything in the field with duct tape and a little hit here and there...

[<zipper head>]

...you get blamed for it. ;)

[LaxJedi1]

...If after having a few to many beers you have these meaninless "philosophical" discussions with fellow shooters saying stuff like "couldn't it also be called a blue balance??"

[<geek>]

you leave your shoes at the end of your pants when you sleep.

the mayor and cheif of police know you by first name.

you only go to resteronts that you can see the car in the parking lot.

[<Flour City>]

You wear a fleece and cargo pants to work everyday.

[Currentchief]

...The only people you know are the people you work with. :D

[Tippster]

If while walking your dog you happen upon an outdoor presser and you look at the photogs first, speaker second, and journos last to see whom you recognize. (Happened to me alot here at the Capitol during Monica ... I lived down the street.)

Also - if public figures know you by sight (or as stated, by name,) but not your producer. I love that.

[TeeveeGuy]

...If your dreams occasionally include a nice rack focus...

[Lensmith]

You know you're a photographer if...you can't attend a wedding or other event without making a judgement about the ability of the photographer or VJ hired to cover the event.

You know you're a photographer if...you can't see a sunset without for one moment thinking how you would frame it in the viewfinder.

You know you're a photographer if...you're on vacation and constantly avoid getting in peoples way as they take pictures or video...then again...any fugitive on the run does that!?!? ;o)

[pictureperfect]

...while at family gathering's everyone hands you their camera's!

[<HornyToad>]

...when you have to debate whether it is appropriate or not to shoot T and A shots at a funeral.

[<grammar police>]

...when you claim to be a professional then spell out words like "cheif" and "resteront".

[<cactus>]

...when you're telling a story to a friend it always begins with, "So I was shooting this story about..."

[<Poor Girl>]

....You're over worked, under paid, and under appreciated :mad:

[sneakybastard]

You're at work at 2am trying like hell to get the hell out of the market that you are stuck in.

[<Mi3ke>]

...when you're telling a story to a friend it always begins with, "So I was shooting this story about..." &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;

Or worse..."So I was shooting this dead body..."

Cheers, Mi3ke

[TeeveeGuy]

...So I met this girl when shooting this dead body...

[<Jumper>]

...if your friends are afraid to watch the news with you because everytime you see a flash frame you act as if you've been punched in the gut.

[2000lux]

I yell at the TV during all kinds of shows. "It's called an iris! Use it!" Etc.

-Brian

[<Hiring Chief>]

...your right shoulder is better developed that any other muscle in your body...

[<Hiring Chief>]

...you flinch when you hear the words "film" or "cameraman".

[Sentinel94]

.....when you know the exact milemarker on the highway where the accident is..........

...you can, without a map, plan your route down to the exact minute and be there early....

[<Veteran>]

If you're wondering what you will do when you're too old to carry the gear.

If you are your worst critic.

If you have to live where you really don't want to live because of the money.

If you still get that dizzy feeling when you shoot a great story!

[<Grip>]

After working with several reporters the janitor who comes in at night doesnt seem so stupid anymore.

When you day dream you get stuck on your opening shot, or how much nat sound to include.

You take Warm Cards on a date.

[David R. Busse]

...your first glimpse of your future wife was in the pages of News Photographer magazine 24 years ago.

...your kids shoot cutaways, wide shots and plenty of closeups when they shoot with the home video camera.

...you have more than three scanners at home.

...your family has half a dozen pieces of beat-up Halliburton luggage and you look like a network news crew when you take a vacation.

...when your kids were babies, you discovered that folding playpens fit very nicely into old tripod shipping tubes.

...you take pride in knowing everything about your city's most horrible neighborhoods.

...you go to work dressed like a model from the Cabela's catalog.

...you have a reason to visit Sidney, Nebraska, on vacation.

...you own exactly one suit and a couple of ties and can't remember the last time you wore any of them.

...You have a closet full of 455 ball caps with embroidered logos of helicopter operators, jet charter companies, railroad wreck clean-up firms, fishing boat manufacturers, oil drilling companies, Navy ships, Canadian airlines, fishing lodges, satellite truck owners, police SWAT teams and colleges most people have never heard of.

...you go to work tomorrow hoping to glom onto your 456th free hat.

...your wife HATES hats.

[ January 21, 2003, 10:15 PM: Message edited by: David R. Busse ]

[photogguy]

Originally posted by David R. Busse:
[QB
...you have a reason to visit Sidney, Nebraska, on vacation...

[/QB]...and that reason was.....?

:)

[David R. Busse]

Originally posted by photogguy:
quote: Originally posted by David R. Busse:
[QB
...you have a reason to visit Sidney, Nebraska, on vacation...

...and that reason was.....?

:) [/QB]Uh, I guess there's at least one photojournalist who hasn't discovered Cabela's.

Out west, some news events look like Cabelas catalog shoots, judging by the way crews dress.

[<lensflare>]

When your in conversation with some friends who are not in the business, and you can relate a story to everything they talk about. :cool:

[<lensflare>]

Sorry. That's supposed to be "you're".
It's been a long night.

[young shooter]

...you're called in early to shoot a fluff story, and instead of being thanked, you're told "it's your job."

[<sooner>]

when you have to talk with Tonya Harding without laughing.

[<soundbite>]

....If you drive your family to the mall in your SUV and park it on the sidewalk out of habit.

[<Hes>]

Great post David.

I have a closet full of hats, maybe we could start an exchange program.

I know people in Nebraska so I do have a reason to go there.

Enjoy,

Hes

[The Daywood]

When your family refuses to watch the news with you because you constantly have a running comentary of the things that that guy did wrong, and you tell the TV what he should have done.

;)

[<Nonnie>]

You want to be on the cover of Voge? H**L NO! You want to be a B-Roll net girl!

[Photog--69er]

****when you shoot the same walk through and know that you'll have to file it and then shoot the same walk in two weeks.****

**** When shooting that same criminal over and over he or she starts to tell you to get his good side. (I love to have criminal friends)****

[<exphotog>]

When your right bicept is larger than your left.

[<young but experienced>]

You know if you sit in the stands of a sporting event and wish your eye had a zoom lens.

if your under 30 and talking about your two back surgeries.

you log onto b-roll.com before checking with the AD

[SeattleShooter]

...by the time you get home dinner is cold.
...your gas card is your identity.
...you walk lop sided.
...you are the only one in your family that cares about there shoes.
...your paycheck is the amount of your kids allowance.

and the best

You know when you are a photog when someone you are watching a movie with is telling you to shut up because you say that you can do better at every cut.

[Jesster]

--you love the color of porta-brace blue
--you are very critical of the "head-room" in video and photographs that your family takes

[<P.J.-dizzy>]

you start listening for a sound bite while talking to a friend.

when a person pointing reaction shot gets you more excited then the action.

[<FormerCheef>]

...to impress friends and family, you snap your fingers when watching an out of town newscast and you match the timing of each edit perfectly.

Then you see a flash frame and point it out and everyone around you says "what? I didn't see anything!"

...When you watch Monday Night Football and you actually see someone you know shooting on the sidelines...every week.

[Cambot Mk. II]

... when tours of your hometown include "there was a weird wreck here," and "you should have seen the fire here..."

... when it's a toss-up of which catalog is more exciting- B&H or Victoria's Secret.

... you give out tips on how to improve the quality of your friends' home movies.

[<critic>]

...when you are at the movies and you lean over towards your wife (or girlfriend) but instead of giving her a kiss you ask her: "Did you see that awful edit?" ;)

[livedownunder]

- when you can walk backwards with a camera through a maze of obstacles, and not fall over

- when you can score a free lunch everyday while on jobs

- when you get christmas cards from your local politicans each year

- you have more divises hanging off your belt than Batman (cellphone, leatherman beeper etc)

- when you get a "hello" wave from each and every fire engine, ambulance and police vehicle that passes the other way on the streets.

- when hearing a helicopter flying overhead and you can tell the make and model without seeing it.

- you know the police radio codes better than most officers

[<Shoot friendly>]

...after you move to a new town you memorize the news vech. gas code before you know your own phone number!!

...you nextel your wife/girlfriend everytime you head out to a do an errand

...you can carry out an entire conversation using abbreviations. You know what I mean -- "Yeah, I grabbed a SOT from the PIO with the local PD about the traffic Ax, maybe you can cut a Vo or a Vo-sot-Vo for the 11."

[TXPhotog]

....when you are off-duty in your personal vehicle you, out of force-of-habit, keep checking the rearview mirror to see if the camera is in the back.

[Flash-Frame]

..when you are doing laundry and you think about how you would sequence it.

..when you have more keys on your keychain than you know what to do with.

..when the idea of going to work dressed in work-casual clothes is hilarious.

..when you are driving your personal car through an underpass and you hestitate to make sure if you have enough clearance.

[ January 26, 2003, 01:47 PM: Message edited by: Flash-Frame ]

[TXPhotog]

.....when you yell at cousin Bob who is shooting the family thanksgiving to get more cutaways.

[Deaf and Blind]

You really know when...

Local Politicans know your name... when out at night you are always looking for something white to balance on.
You know the location of every fast food outlet in town, and quite a few in most major cities.

Every time you hear a police / Ambulance / Fire truck siren you wonder if it could be a paying news job.

Your rig is worth more than the family car!
_______________________________________________

Why would you go to Sidney Nebraska unless you were in a truck sitting at the truck stop getting your log book up to date Knowing you have a good chance of being pulled up at the scale at North Platt?

[ January 26, 2003, 10:46 PM: Message edited by: Deaf and Blind ]

[<BOOK>]

CAN ANYONE PUBLISH A BOOK ON THIS?&gt;??? I WILL BUY IT!!! :D

[<Macro>]

Good Idea!!!! :D

[<footcandle>]

when you enter a room the first thing you notice is the color temp of the lighting.

[<Coolfire>]

When all the photographs you take of your family are candids.

[<Mettacam>]

....you won't move to LA because you "don't like the light."

Now Nantuckett....

[<Laxjedi1>]

...if at least one of your dates the past year included listening to scanner traffic

[queen of blue]

Originally posted by &lt;Coolfire&gt;:
When all the photographs you take of your family are candids.Is THAT why I do that???? ..... Heck I even direct the candids nowdays .... "No no honey, pretend I'm not here." :rolleyes:

You know you're a photog when Flourecent Light Green is your LEAST faviorite color. (Pretty sure I spelled it wrong, but you know what I mean.)

[z-one-b]

...when the phone rings in the middle of the night, you pick up after one ring.

[<get a life>]

Wow you guys really have to get out more. Believe it or not there is more to life than shooting. All of you should do yourselves a favor and take a long vacation and not think about work for awhile. Most of you guys sound clinical. Sad.

[<wow>]

Originally posted by &lt;get a life&gt;:
Wow you guys really have to get out more. Believe it or not there is more to life than shooting. All of you should do yourselves a favor and take a long vacation and not think about work for awhile. Most of you guys sound clinical. Sad.Oh come on.. Most of us (I hope.. ;) ) are only joking.. So please, don't take it so seriously. And even though we might do some of those things, even regularily, it doesn't mean that shooting is the only thing we do...

[photogguy]

...it's called making fun of yourself. You know, sense of humor?

[<ksbyer>]

when you show up at a structure fire and you can tell if is serious or not by the smell of the smoke.

[TeeveeGuy]

You can tell by the tone of the dispatcher's voice wheither the fire is serious, or just food on the stove.

[queen of blue]

Or

You can tell by the tone of the dispatchers voice if this is a "I'm already loading the live truck" kind of call.

[<Mi3ke>]

Afte the dispatch, the phone rings and it's the dispatcher letting you know what's going on.

Mi3ke

OK, so it's MY pipe dream.

[<justaguy>]

you know your a photog if...

when you heard the shuttle had exploded, your first thought was, "I wish I had shot that video!"

[amp]

Originally posted by &lt;P.J.-dizzy&gt;:
you start listening for a sound bite while talking to a friend.I have actually done that several times!

...You buy a light fixture for your kitchen, but the light coming from it is too yellow, so you buy some "1/4 Blue" gel to color correct the light. (It works, really!) :D

[<Thursday>]

You take a betacam and a scanner on vacation "just in case".

I've actually done this... :rolleyes:

[cameragod]

You’ve been on the road so long you can’t sleep at night without the sound of the battery charger in the same room as you.

[<morningphotog>]

...when you're on vacation and you volunteer to take a photo for people you don't know so they can all be in one shot, not because it's nice, but because you know you can frame it better.

[<kinda sick>]

when you've had so much coffee.....you're pee smells like dark roast when you finally find a bathroom.

[<amp>]

Originally posted by &lt;kinda sick&gt;:
when you've had so much coffee.....you're pee smells like dark roast when you finally find a bathroom.Mmmmmm, coffee! Mmmmmmm, donuts! Mmmmmmm, dark roast! :D

[avphoto]

.....when you arrive at the accident or crime scene before the fire or sheriffs.....

.....when you know the deputies by first name

[tiffenkj]

....when you're on vacation and plan the day around the news.

....when you know the exact price and have exact change for two burritos, nacho chips and a 32oz. soda...$5.09.

[Sentinel94]

....when you can reprogram the car's scanner frequencies without using a cheatsheet

[Anton Saur]

...you look forward to holidays, not because of time off, but for the extra pay while working.

[Cambot Mk. II]

You memorize your licence plate number using the police phonetic alphabet.

[<Yellowbeta>]

You know your a photog when you walk into a presser and all the police stop talking and say "HI".

[<HOW DO YOU PUBLISH A BOOK>]

:eek:

Who sais Get a Life??? This ****s in our blood, we cant control it.

[2gigch1]

When you are on vacation sitting in a restaurant when you hear lots of sirens and people come in saying there's a really bad accident a block away with rescue and medevac....

and you don't bother moving because that sandwitch & beer are really good and darn it you are on VACATION!

until it turns out it was your brother in law, and then you have to start the "really it's nothing to worry about. Flying priority 2 trauma by mechanism just for safety, be home tomorrow" routine and have people look at you like you are CRAZY

until it turns out to be true.

[<big pimp>]

... if your worst fear is not getting killed by a tornado, but not having your camera with you when you actually see one.

[TXPhotog]

You are able to tell if it is a building, shed, car or trees on fire just by the smoke.

[<news girl>]

You understand the phrase "hey, put me on tv!" in several different languages. :D

[<shuttlephotog>]

You can get to a location 20 different ways using back roads!!!!

[TXPhotog]

You wonder how regular people get through a normal day without owning a Leatherman.

[Austin Reeves]

Originally posted by TXPhotog:
You wonder how regular people get through a normal day without owning a Leatherman.OMG! How true!

---------------------

You might be if... You wake up in the morning, put on your clothes, NEXTEL, cell phone, Leatherman, and pager, and then realize its your day off....

(or you consider the items above PART of your clothing)

Liveshot

[<rolling>]

you turn the headlights on three different ways before you remember which vehicle you are driving

you need at least five things turned on before you can think straight

the only time that you eat at a nice restaraunt, you are out of town and the sat truck operator is paying with the company card

[<will>]

You frequetly eat fast food, look at the map book, and steer with your knees...all at the same time.

[<I'm one too>]

You know you,re a photog if...

You think the amount of power in your camera batteries before leaving the house to get milk.

[<Geezer>]

Your family has trouble picking you out of a lineup.
You refer to foreplay as "ball leveleing the Sachtler" and the word Sachtler is what gets you hot.
You see an enchanting woman in a tight dress and all you can think is "how would I hide wireless on that?".

[<Bob>]

The Assignment Editor tells you that you have a 5PM liveshot at 3:57... and it's 45 minutes away... and this is normal to you.

[<no life>]

You spend your time at home on line posting on B-Roll.

You look at the names on B-roll to see which one would be suitable for your first born...

better go now!

[Austin Reeves]

Originally posted by &lt;Geezer&gt;:
You see an enchanting woman in a tight dress and all you can think is "how would I hide wireless on that?".That's absolutely great! :)

Liveshot

[Austin Reeves]

When you realize that your "blankie" as a kid is akin to your "scannie" as a photog.

Liveshot

[<*k*>]

you bi*#@! about everything

[<Wil N. Dowd>]

... you have "Senheiser" envy.

... you've edited your personal "adult" home videos on the newsroom Avid.

... you're an expert at disguising beer as food on out-of-town expense reports.

... when the assigment desk calls, you say "I'm gassing up" when you've actually gone home for a quick game of "Madden 2003."

[<lifer>]

when talking about the small details of shooting with non-tv friends you have a vision of Chris Elliot in Groundhog Day, when he was trying to pick up the girl in the bar. Happened to me once, and I immediately shut up:) Sounded too much like him:)

[<Nematode>]

"... you're an expert at disguising beer as food on out-of-town expense reports."

When did Beer stop being food. Did I miss a memo?

[<again>]

When our family asks what part of the country you live in now. You have an open account at U-Haul.

[<sick puppy>]

You find yourself having fantasies involving your girlfriend dressed in nothing but a Porta Brace Slinger.

[Cambot Mk. II]

Originally posted by &lt;sick puppy&gt;:
You find yourself having fantasies involving your girlfriend dressed in nothing but a Porta Brace Slinger.Mmmmmmmmmmmm... Slinger.... :D

[PhotogFromFL]

...traffic is backed up, you start driving in the median or on the shoulder.

[PhotogFromFL]

...you get your vacation photos back and critique them

[<Anton>]

Originally posted by &lt;rolling&gt;:
you turn the headlights on three different ways before you remember which vehicle you are driving
Happens EVERY time I get in my "family" car! My wife can't stand it!

[<Geezer>]

I just broke my car trying to put the turn signal into Park.
OOPS...

[<Marlboro>]

If you know how to get anywhere in your town.
Using alleys and parking lots to avoid being stuck at a stop light.

[<Very Sick Puppy>]

This actually happened to me this weekend. I was driving my family to the movies and a beautiful Audi A8 Quattro in white pulled up next to me at a stop light.
Before I knew it I caught myself musing about where the best place would be to put the Peacock logo on it. Man I need a vacation like nobody's business!

"HDTV, we're here, we're clear, get used to it..."

[it's grim up north]

When you walk into a church or sports hall you automatically clap your hands to check the echo

[<Or...>]

You notice how bad the lighting is.

[<WVa Tre>]

When you wave to a rival's news vehicle. You start to get upset because they didn't wave back, then you realize you are in your personal car.

[<femphotog>]

You can't watch local news without flipping through ALL the stations to see who is leading with what......

[<yellowbeta>]

when you know gas station workers....in several different towns.

[Scannerhound]

Everytime you get out of your car you say
"Lock your door."

[ March 10, 2003, 11:10 AM: Message edited by: kauzphotog ]

[KahunaPhotog]

You know you're a photog if...

The terms: "Spray", "real quick" and "Breaking" have totally different meanings.

You wear your News ID on your days off and don't realize it.

You have stock in Jeans manufacture's because of how many you own.

And finally, your family(of teachers) doesn't understand the concept of working during the summer. :rolleyes:

[<CHIEFPHOTDOG>]

When you wake up in a cold sweat look over to you significant other and say "damn camera wouldn't work" :mad:

When you visit another city you play where waldo with ENG trucks. :)

Family members tell you they hate the news before saying hi. :(

You bump you tunes all while having an IFB connected to a scanner. :P

While in line at the bank you swirl your finger saying wrap wrap. :rolleyes:

[<Workin' In The Truck>]

...instead of watching free ppvs, porn, and movies on a hacked dss system, you are constantly watching other markets' newscasts.

...when vacationing or traveling in markets outside your own, you keep an eye out on to what vehicles they drive (if marked units).

[CANVAZ]

...you throw out your McDonald's trash at Buger King...your Del Taco, at Taco Bell...etc
:cool:

[<Chase>]

... You can't stand listening to long stories from friends or relatives.

Why? - Is there anything THAT amazing and worth sitting through that YOU haven't already experienced (in much more loving detail I should add)a hundred times before?

GET TO THE POINT!!

Aunt Ida:

"Well ya know, you have to be carefull these days. I heard the other day that these Mexicans were pullin' a scam on some of the elderly people here. What they would do is...

Photog:

"Yeah I know... the lotto scam, sucks huh... anyway... "

[Tippster]

When our country's going to war means a bigger paycheck due to increased OT. Yay. :(

[Cambot Mk. II]

... If the respect you thought you had earned in your years of service can be suddenly be rendered null and void by a green reporter or producer with a smart mouth and a dim intellect.

... If you work your tail off to make chicken salad from a chicken s#!+ story, only to have it scrapped in favor of an MOS presidential address reaction piece that takes 15 minutes to shoot and less to edit.

... If you find yourself wondering with increasing frequency if your self-respect is worth fighting for in a newsroom of cynics and slackers.

... If you can gripe and complain online to people whom you will never meet and know they share your pain and can help you face another day at work.

(Bad day today... Sorry for the sour mood.)

[<Whoolz>]

how about: You know you're a photog if:

A guy is yelling obsenities at you and flipping you off for taking video of his car after it was in an accident...and you are laughing.

sorry. i'm new at this, it happened to me today, until the cops told him to "get the heck over there so he can do his work"

[<Mi3ke>]

....you notice that your left shoe is more scruffed up because you put the tripod on it to close it down.

Cheers,Mi3ke

[<anton saur>]

Originally posted by &lt;Mi3ke&gt;:
....you notice that your left shoe is more scruffed up because you put the tripod on it to close it down.@##%#$^!#$^ your post made me notice it! know it will haunt me every time I grab my sticks!

[Flash-Frame]

In the summer, you have a dark tan everywhere EXCEPT: from where you wear your t-shirt, shorts, socks and of course hat.

This is otherwise known as the "Photog-tan".

It is closely related to the "Farmers-tan" which just includes the face, neck and arms as being tanned.

[A Step Above Productions]

...When no matter where you go or, what town you are in you, you see some one you know on air.

...When on vacation the best part is watching the news to see how the Photogs shoot.

[PhotogFromFL]

...when you use your press pass to get into events so you don't have to pay

[BluesDaddy]

You're outside on a sunny day, and a cloud passes over the sun and you think "open the iris" and then you realize it's Sunday and you're holding a weedwhacker, not a camera. :rolleyes: :cool:

[jbone]

you have a beta fish named porta..a dog named frezzi and you think anton bauer would be a great name for your next son...you just bought your woman a new outfit from cabelas because you think she would look oh so sexy....you bought stock in Mt.Dew or coffee. you can lift 200 pounds with your right arm and only 10 pounds with your left....

[Cambot Mk. II]

Originally posted by jbone:
you have a beta fish named porta..a dog named frezzi.......or a pet tarantula named Gitzo! :D

[Tyna]

I named my beta fish "Esspee".

[Beef]

You've BARFED over the Golden Gate Bridge AND Bay Bridge twice in two years out of the same Coast Guard chopper.

[2000lux]

You know you're a photg' when... you talk about clothes with your male friends.

Out west, some news events look like Cabelas catalog shoots, judging by the way crews dress. I find Cabelas to be way over priced. I regualrly make the 90 mile trip to the nearest REI. Great out door gear, and every thing is garanteed for life. Ripped your pants? Bring 'em back! Don't like the color of that rain coat any more? Bring it back! Plus they give you a coupon for a percentage of what you spent the previous year if you pay $15 for a life time membership. Mine paid for it self several times over in the first year. Check out http://rei.com/

Personally I love the convertible pants. I wear them to work every day. They have lots of pockets, but most importantly you can zip the legs off and turn them in to shorts when it gets too hot. As far as the ND knows, you walked in wearing slacks... ;)

-Brian

[sherriff2]

when you admire the smooth wrap-around light that two eye-line fluros give in the bathroom of some hotel. Damn, it even made me look half-good. Well, I might be exaggerating a little on that last point... :D

[PhotogFromFL]

you can talk signal code better than most cops

[<Watch Guy>]

...if you set your watch alarm to go off 10 or 5 minutes before the show.

...if your only chance of a real relationship is someone you work with and has the same hours.

...if you act like you're rich to women as you drive around in a News car.

[ravenm]

...you've ever yelled at a cop and gotten away with it.

...you use a pager and you're not a drug dealer.

...you own a fishing vest, but it doesn't have a single lure on it.

...you keep buying the same brand and model of shoe over and over again.

...you're only 25, but your body's in worse shape than your 75-year-old grandfather's.

[2000lux]

You have to look at your watch to figure out that ti's Monday because you work weekends etc.

-Brian

[<true story>]

when its your day off, your eating lunch at a local resturant with your girlfriend/wife and all you can think about is how nice the diffused window light would look in an interview

[Cambot Mk. II]

... If you suddenly notice your left arm is slightly more tan than your right arm.

(Maybe I've put in too much driving lately! ;) )

[<IShootU>]

...when you realize the talent that brings you the news is no smarter nor any more mature than the average person...

[Coolfire]

...you coil up your garden hose using the over/under technique.

[Tippster]

Originally posted by Coolfire:
...you coil up your garden hose using the over/under technique.HAHAHAHAHA!! Too damn funny...I do that!

[<left_eye>]

or, your left-eye has more wrinkles around it from squinting to look into the viewfinder.

Originally posted by Cambot2000:
... If you suddenly notice your left arm is slightly more tan than your right arm.

(Maybe I've put in too much driving lately! ;) )

[<tootrue>]

When interns are your only source of action!

[KahunaPhotog]

...if you have better police and official contacts than your reporter.

[LaxJedi1]

...if your right eye sees a slighty different color then your left -- must be that bright red REC light!!!!

[2000lux]

...you coil up your garden hose using the over/under technique Hee hee! I do that at the gas station after I've pumped air in to my tires!

How about: When asking some one out on a date you preface the question with, "If there isn't any breaking news..."

For example tonight I called my girlfriend and said, "Hey, if I don't get stuck on some breaking news story, do you want to have dinner tonight?" After I said that I imediately thought of this list! :) :rolleyes: :) :rolleyes:

-Brian

[Austin Reeves]

Originally posted by Coolfire:
...you coil up your garden hose using the over/under technique.God help me... I'm guilty.

Liveshot

[<IShootU>]

....when you are at the beach and a passenger ship is sailing close to the shore and you practically panic becuase you don't have your camera with you 'just in case'....

[A Step Above Productions]

Originally posted by Coolfire:
...you coil up your garden hose using the over/under technique.I also do this to the vacume cord, the drill cord, any type cord.

[BluesDaddy]

You come home from work and the right shoulder of your shirt is grubby because of your camera strap.

[HamCam]

Originally posted by LaxJedi1:
...if your right eye sees a slighty different color then your left -- must be that bright red REC light!!!!And I thought it was just me... My optometrist thinks I'm weird!

:cool: :cool:

[Coolfire]

Originally posted by Liveshot:
quote: Originally posted by Coolfire:
...you coil up your garden hose using the over/under technique.God help me... I'm guilty.

LiveshotAt least we have the advantage in being able to whip out our hoses faster than our neighbors.

[Coolfire]

Originally posted by news-quest:
quote: Originally posted by Coolfire:
...you coil up your garden hose using the over/under technique.I also do this to the vacume cord, the drill cord, any type cord.Good thing we can't get to our intestines.

[<Photo Issues>]

You find yourself saying weird things like:

"I can't talk right now, I'm going out to shoot the governer"

And I actually said to my boyfriend once "Let's go out to dinner tonight" adding "Barring any breaking weather"

Breaking Weather?! He had a good time with that!

[A Step Above Productions]

If while at home... you answer the phone "news" or when talking again on the phone at home you tell your Mother/Father, Wife/Husband, Girl/Boyfriend, or friend to "stand by" when the call waiting clicks in.

[<photoggggg>]

...if your phone rings in the middle of the night and you are already half dressed by the time you realize someone has the wrong number.

[<Bryan K. -NY>]

The whole "You know you're a photog if"...has me laughing out loud at my desk. I don't have as many hats in my closet....but growing close. Thanks guy for making my evening

[Rebby1234]

News Quest,

I have actually done that in production with my girl friend... she was calling to see if I could take her to the store after I was done with the newscast... and she didn't realize the show wasn't over... She wasn't watching go figure! Anyways she called as we were comming back from our last break... My cell answered so i picked it up and said hi... then the prod started screaming at me... I called to get in to the last weather then talked on the phone for 15 sec... told my g/f to stand by then went back to the show and talked to her during the credit roll... Was quite amusing and pissed the prod and news director off something fierce... made a good air check with director track...

[2000lux]

You know the "bad" parts of town better than the "good" parts of town.

-Brian

[shootcam]

You know you are a photographer when you are always the designated driver cause you know all the shortcuts.
You know you are a photographer when you drive around town lost and figure out where you are by remembering quadruple car accidental deaths you shot on the corner you just passed, and one night you arrived on the scene first where a guy was stabbed at that gas station on the left........

[<theick>]

You know you're a photog when ...

You've been seeing the same chiropractor for months, and he's still correcting the same misalignment of your spine you initially went to him for. The relief is there after the adjustment, but as soon as you head back to work and pick up the 'axe,' your spine is in the same condition it was BEFORE the adjustment.

Damn the things we do to our bodies ... :(

****************************

Remember, it's just TV, kids .....

[2000lux]

You've been seeing the same chiropractor for months, and he's still correcting the same misalignment of your spine you initially went to him for. I find my problem is that my screwed up muscles are what pull my spine out of alingment. I try to see my massage therapist every couple of months for some deep tissue work. It makes a world of difference for me.

You know you're a photog when you have these kind of discussions. :(

[shooter k]

when you can sit and read this string and just nod in agreement.
when it's your day off and your kids hear something over the scanner at home and ask if you have to go shoot that?

[Curves Ahead]

When its your day off and driving down the freeway you say an accident and don't even bat an eye in that direction as you pass the scene. (Discaimer: Unless of course it's REAL bad and you end up calling the station to inform them).

[<iris>]

You know you're a photog if......

Your personal car is a 1995 camry but it only has 1200 miles on it.

When your wife calls you on her cell, you ask her, "What's your 20?"

When someone asks you what time you get off work and you tell them you have no idea...could be as early as 6....or as late as tomorrow

[<iris>]

Your know you're a photog when....

You're on a first name basis with the Mayor, the chief of police, the entire city council (and the cop that is stationed next to the metal detector at the courthouse).

You unconsciously make sure there's a pen in your pocket after putting your pants on.

[2000lux]

You unconsciously make sure there's a pen in your pocket after putting your pants on. HAHAHA!

I carry two because the reporter always steals one!

YKYAP if... You feel naked with out your Leatherman on your days off.

-Brian

[<bigshooter>]

Every time you stop for fuel the gas cap is on the other side of you car away from the pump

[<Iris>]

You know you're a photog if....

After a few drinks, you start to think about how you need to adjust your backfocus.

[Photog--69er]

best way to keep the reporter from borrowing your pen, is to carry a Sharpie. Sharpies tend to write to thick for the likes of a reporter. They only come to me as a last resort, knowing that I carry a sharpie.

[<There's no audio>]

The most arrogant reporter obviously can't stand you, but still asks you questions because he knows you know more than his fellow reporters. :cool:

[Coolfire]

When city officials can't recognize you unless you cover the right side of your face.

Your average conversations trigger visual cues in your head:
"Nice shirt, where did you get it? The mall?" (hmm, those stripes sure would moire and the white would go hot. My lav would really stick out. If I were shooting him I would definitely shoot a tight close up. It would also hide those sweat stains. I hate that mall. The security goons at that mall are real tight asses. Plus you can't get a good signal out. And the food court is just plain nasty.) Of course this entire thought comes and goes in a split second.

[ewink]

...You can identify emergency vehicles blocks away simply by the sound of their sirens...

[<Mi3ke>]

You can identify emergency vehicles blocks away simply by the sound of their sirens... &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;
I know where all the fire stations are in town and am pretty good at guessing which engine is which. I impress my nephews by telling them "Listen, that's Engine 13. I can tell by the sound of the engine." Sure enough, the truck comes by and it's Engine 13. They think I have a cool job!
Cheers, mi3ke

[focusthis]

You feel sorry that your wife that spent the afternoon vacuuming the house, so you correct the vacuum's headlight to 5600K !

Your bathroom vanity has a backlight.

[Jason Old]

you know where all the best public restrooms and rest areas are in and around town.

[OU- BOBCAT]

You address the competitions photogs in the field by thier B-Roll. net user names...

[texas photog]

your asked to drive from one end of town to the other in 10 minutes.... during rush hour

[Photog Cowboi]

*laughing* God...we have no lives! I think everyone needs to find the discussion on things we do to relax...and then follow them!

[<photogfl>]

feeling normal when squating in the bushes and using leaves and old fast food bags as toilet paper

[<HlDEOUSvid>]

These are so true.

[Photog Cowboi]

Ok everyone...

This list is long enough to make a book out of it. Let's get these and Ivan's artwork "Adventures..." and write a photog book. The money from it will go to supplement as many salaries as possible (everyone who contributed). What do you all say?

[HIDEOUSVlD]

everytime you see anything beautiful or eye-catching, instead of fully enjoying it, you are cursing the fates that caused you to leave your camera at home.

[HIDEOUSVlD]

you have control over a quarter of a million dollars worth of equipment, gear and vehicles, but you make less per hour than the guy in the drive-through at McDonald's.

[BluesDaddy]

... your 5-yr-old son, when playing with his toy cars, always uses the Matchbox TV News Truck you got him, and says things like, "Daddy, the workers are building a new road, and you're there taking pictures with your live truck."

[Lensmith]

Originally posted by Photog Cowboi:
Ok everyone...

This list is long enough to make a book out of it. Let's get these and Ivan's artwork "Adventures..." and write a photog book. The money from it will go to supplement as many salaries as possible (everyone who contributed). What do you all say? I think Evil Media would do a good job with these too. It would be fun to have a collection of cartoons that related to this crazy job. I bet there are a lot of photog family members who could relate too...and want to buy a copy as a gift ;o)

Between Ivan and Evil Media, I don't see how you could lose.

[BluesDaddy]

... the floor of your car is littered with dead 9-volt batteries.

[HIDEOUSVlD]

you are working outside, after usual hours, in the dark, when the temperature is -17 and you aren't getting paid any overtime for it, due to having missed a day of work earlier in the week when you had a heart attack.

[Xchroma]

....you start to park in the yellow, white, or green zones in your personal car, then realize you don't have a media placard.

[Scannerhound]

(I am sure this has been posted.)
If you are shuffling through your closet and realize, "All of my shirts have station logos on them."

[Xchroma]

You get excited because you somehow got 2 days off in a row

your yearly overtime pay exceeds your yearly base pay

when people ask you what radio station you listen to, you say "Southern, Central, Eastern and fire dispatch"

[tdelarm]

You ask for extra time off and they deny it saying "we need you just incase something happens"

...and you believe it! :rolleyes:

You get excited because you somehow got 2 days off in a row
Hell...2 days off in a row I'm planning an out of town trip! :D

[<Photogsteve>]

If your right shoulder is two inches lower than your left.

If you think the screaming woman running by you on a shooting, will make a good nat break.

If you've ever wondered if that burger you found in the glove box might still be ok to eat.

If you've ever had to explain to your passenger that the red/black squares on the map are grid lines not roads.

[yellowbeta]

You know your a photog when you go on vacation, travel several states away...and have to have your friend yell at you for watching the news cast.

[2000lux]

YKYPI...

Today I was having a casual conversation with some one when it suddenely occured to me that it was a perfect interview shot. He was lit beautifully and the background was fantastic! Oy.

... your 5-yr-old son, when playing with his toy cars, always uses the Matchbox TV News Truck you got him... I've got one of those (the blue TV 6 one). I've been looking for a bigger one for toddlers like a Fisher Price, Tonka, or Playmobil would normally make. My god kids would love it. Has any one seen such a thing? They make ambulances, fire trucks, and police cars. Why not live trucks? :confused:

[Scannerhound]

This post has gotten long.
"I wonder if I could hit from here."

[SeattleShooter]

You know you are a photog if you shoot blue video, never use a tripod, you are so desensitized even when you lift the blanket off a dead person on location and you shoot a close up, you have a fling with a reporter, when you drive 80 mph down a 55 mph freeway, you drop batteries everyday, you show up late to work, you skip having coffee in the morning and go straight for vodka, and when you drive with your mast up.


But then you wake up and find out that was just a dream. That is when you know you are a photog.

[<WhenI waskid>]

Originally posted by 2000lux:
YKYPI...

Today I was having a casual conversation with some one when it suddenely occured to me that it was a perfect interview shot. He was lit beautifully and the background was fantastic! Oy.

quote: ... your 5-yr-old son, when playing with his toy cars, always uses the Matchbox TV News Truck you got him... I've got one of those (the blue TV 6 one). I've been looking for a bigger one for toddlers like a Fisher Price, Tonka, or Playmobil would normally make. My god kids would love it. Has any one seen such a thing? They make ambulances, fire trucks, and police cars. Why not live trucks? :confused: When I was a little kid my old man (he was an engineer) bought me a toy mobile production truck. It was pretty large, about 10 inches tall or so, a replica of the 53 foot ABC sports truck. It had little plastic rows with molded one inch machines, and a GVG 300 switcher up front. The top was open so you could see inside the trailer. It was made really nice too. Wish I still had it cos it was fing cool.

[queen of blue]

..... There are six, count 'em SIX pages of replies on this thread and you're still excited when it gets bumped up to the top.

[Anton Saur]

Originally posted by &lt;WhenI waskid&gt;:
quote: Originally posted by 2000lux:
YKYPI...

Today I was having a casual conversation with some one when it suddenely occured to me that it was a perfect interview shot. He was lit beautifully and the background was fantastic! Oy.

quote: ... your 5-yr-old son, when playing with his toy cars, always uses the Matchbox TV News Truck you got him... I've got one of those (the blue TV 6 one). I've been looking for a bigger one for toddlers like a Fisher Price, Tonka, or Playmobil would normally make. My god kids would love it. Has any one seen such a thing? They make ambulances, fire trucks, and police cars. Why not live trucks? :confused: When I was a little kid my old man (he was an engineer) bought me a toy mobile production truck. It was pretty large, about 10 inches tall or so, a replica of the 53 foot ABC sports truck. It had little plastic rows with molded one inch machines, and a GVG 300 switcher up front. The top was open so you could see inside the trailer. It was made really nice too. Wish I still had it cos it was fing cool. http://vecchigiocattoli.it/playmobil3468.jpg

[<thisisit>]

that wasn't it...it was fromt he 80 abc sports winter olympics

it was a nylint I dfound pics but can't make em work

[BluesDaddy]

http://members.aol.com/m217w/newsvan
found on eBay

[2000lux]

If you live in a big sports town where one of the local teams is in a championship and you decide to get out of town on vacation or start drinking to avoid a call-out.I hadn't thought of that! "Sorry, I'm too drunk to come in to work today." Hee hee! Although I know some people, reporters and photog's, that hasn't stopped before...

[Baltimore Shooter]

You know you're a freelance photog if you get paid from clients 60 days later.
Warren

[2000lux]

You know you're a freelance photog if you can't remember what you shot for that client three months ago (always keep records). :)

[JPGinSC]

You know your a photog when you refer to the days of the week by what story you did instead of the actual name.

[<if>]

if your fashion accessiories consist of a Leatherman, tool pouch, maglite, and press id.

[<and>]

if girls with cameras are your fetish

[Xchroma]

.....you're out sick at least 3 times a year because your back (or shoulder) is acting up.

[Austin Reeves]

I was talking to a buddy of mine explaining the story I was on. He lookeded at me dumbfounded when I told him it was a b.s. story, the guy that was shot had a history of 95.

Austin

[<mr shooter>]

....while shooting your child's school band concert , you find yourself shooting crowd cutaway shots!

[Austin Reeves]

You might be a photog if:

When you're girlfriend asks, "have you ever had that dream where you're falling?" You respond, "No, but have you ever had that dream where you're trying to set up a liveshot in time? It's kinda like that.

[<vicente2125>]

you have the desk page you in the middle of church just to get out of there...

you attend a live ball game and spend your time watching the monitors...

all your girlfiends are interns...

you mic your wife during an arguement, just in case...

you give the best advice on make up and suits but don't own any...

you buy your wife some lingerie in porta brace blue...

your personal car has strobes...

you want everything for free and to go...

you send out a press release for your kids birthday...

you only like cops while you are working...

people don't recognize you when they can see both of your eyes...

you make a wish to watch a movie from the projector room...

and finally...

you vacation based on market size and you take resume tapes with you.

[2000lux]

You know you're a photg' if...

You feel that 70 MPH is excruciatingly slow.

[WarBird Dude]

You know you're a photographer if......

You take a picture with your still camera while on vacation and say G__ D___~!! Forgot to White Balance~!

You dream in sequenced video.

You know the Cops never block the alleys, so there's always a way in to the scene.

You want to kill people when they f___ up your passenger side mirror.

You hate it when the reporter launches her WMD hairspray in the car.

Your left arm is always tanner than your right.

WarBird

This thread is most entertaining. Very prophetic stuff.

[<InMyI's>]

If you start to see viewfinder/viewscreen info when there's not a camera in site, especially if...

the tape counter is reaching the end...

does this mean the end of... ??

[<unregistered>]

you vacation based on market size and you take resume tapes with you.


-Ahahahahhahahahahahahah!!

[<Figures>]

...if you watch LIVE fireworks on TV on the 4th of July!

[KahunaPhotog]

...if your opinion of a great 4th of July is setting a high angle fireworks Live shot. :rolleyes:

[2000lux]

...if you watch LIVE fireworks on TV on the 4th of July! I was going to say, "If you're the one shooting those fireworks LIVE on the 4th of July!"

And I don't mean lighting them off...

[focusthis]

... a national holiday means a quicker drive to work!

[videohead]

you drive a truck that stalls out at every intersection.

[satop]

you know the tow truck drivers kids because you call his house soo much.

[Sundowner]

... if you drive trucks that would be rejected from a Mad Max movie.

[TightShot]

if your News Writing teacher makes the entire class watch "The Paper" and you are nodding off until it shows the photog's darkroom, when you perk up considerably to try to decipher imagery in photos in background.

[Eye of a Tiger]

your taking a picture of a beautiful sunset with your personal still camera and you turn to the person next you and say...

"Shhh, your ruining my nat sound."

[BluesDaddy]

You adjust your side-view mirrors based on the "Rule of Thirds."

[MadMax]

If even farmers laugh at your un-even tan

[Photog Cowboi]

if...at X-Mas...you ask your significant other for a new camera and mic instead of sex.

if your romantic getaway involves going to a job interview first.

and finally...the next getaway involves stopping at a Camera Store, A CNN Studio Tour and...stopping in the middle of B.F.E not because it is beautiful, but because it would make great stock footage!

[ July 17, 2004, 09:04 PM: Message edited by: Photog Cowboi ]

[Deaf and Blind]

You keep finding those little plastic caps from 9 volt batteries all over the place, in pockets,all of your jackets & the bin in the laundry always has a few in the bottom of it.
You breakout in a cold sweat when you can't see your mobile (cell) phone, or have it within arms reach.
Your cell phone is never off.
You take you cell phone in to the shower with you.
(yes it's waterproof)
The fastest way to get you attention is when you hear tone.
Your home office has blue walls...
The home office looks more like a crew room.
You have a rycote at home which you only let the cat's play with.

[news-shooter]

You know you're a photog if....you would be out shooting a fire on a 10 degree day, with ice from the firehoses forming slush at your feet and ice pelletts forming on your camera and not once saying to yourself "I'd rather be in house"