"Dangers of Photography Addiction" at Petapixel

jcdoss · 12-01-2016, 07:37 AM - **3 Likes**

Does this sound familiar to anyone?

The Dangers of Photography Addiction

Last edited by jcdoss; 12-02-2016 at 09:02 AM.

Joe Dusel · 12-01-2016, 08:01 AM - **2 Likes**

Hi, my name is Joe, and I am a photo-holic...

severalsnakes · 12-01-2016, 08:16 AM - **2 Likes**

@jcdoss are you sure you didn't write this?

**pepperberry farm** · 12-01-2016, 08:19 AM

Originally posted by severalsnakes

@jcdoss are you sure you didn't write this?

alter-ego, perhaps..... pseudonym, etc?

photoptimist · 12-01-2016, 08:45 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by Joe Dusel

Hi, my name is Joe, and I am a photo-holic...

LOL!

Is there a 12-click program for this?

jack002 · 12-01-2016, 08:48 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Joe Dusel

Hi, my name is Joe, and I am a photo-holic...

Hi Joe

JimBrennan · 12-01-2016, 08:55 AM - **1 Like**

I'm into the Voitlander's , I could stop anytime... if I wanted too! Where oh where am I going to find a mint 125mm Lanther ????

lightbox · 12-01-2016, 08:55 AM - **1 Like**

Oh, man. I've turned into a "-holic" for just about every hobby or interest I've picked up to date.

I really need to learn how to stick with one and be happy

Doundounba · 12-01-2016, 08:57 AM

I like the story...! [EDIT: stuff removed]

**savoche** · 12-01-2016, 09:03 AM

Where's the danger?

DougieD · 12-01-2016, 11:19 AM

To me, this reads more like an addiction to gear than an addiction to taking pictures. I guess you could reach a point where buying the gear is the reason you take pictures, rather than the other way around.

Myself, lately I've been heading the opposite direction. I've been looking at pictures I took with my old Finepix S5200 5 Mpix point and shoot. I absolutely love some of the pictures I got with that camera! And I like to think I've learned a thing or two since then, so I wonder what I could do with that camera today? Or a little MX-1? I think with a good P&S my DSLRs could easily be relegated to wildlife duty (which would be nearly every weekend).

**Alex645** · 12-01-2016, 11:22 AM

Because that addiction hit me when I was young, it turned into a college degree and then a career.

I know a wealthy business man that became addicted at the end of his corporate career and now he travels the world shooting, printing, exhibiting, publishing, and selling his work.

On the other hand, I knew another wealthy business man that was a collector and enjoyed buying gear and it never left the original wrapping/box and his vault/safe. To him, it lost value as soon as the first shutter was actuated. Sorry, but to me, that's a crime against photography although I suppose a museum curator would disagree.

**savoche** · 12-01-2016, 11:56 AM

Originally posted by DougieD

To me, this reads more like an addiction to gear than an addiction to taking pictures. I guess you could reach a point where buying the gear is the reason you take pictures, rather than the other way around.

True. And more than a few of us have a streak of collector in us.

Quote:

Myself, lately I've been heading the opposite direction. I've been looking at pictures I took with my old Finepix S5200 5 Mpix point and shoot. I absolutely love some of the pictures I got with that camera! And I like to think I've learned a thing or two since then, so I wonder what I could do with that camera today? Or a little MX-1? I think with a good P&S my DSLRs could easily be relegated to wildlife duty (which would be nearly every weekend).

Sort of the same here. Not much love for my old P&S images (although some of them aren't too bad), but after I got a small and light large-sensor compact (a GR in my case) the DSLRs have spent more time at home. I have even contemplated getting a m43 body and prime to get a small kit with more reach than the GR. The problem is all the adapters that open up the entire universe of vintage lenses. Not sure I dare go down that path

Jens Lyn IV · 12-01-2016, 12:27 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Joe Dusel

Hi, my name is Joe, and I am a photo-holic...

*Deadpan* Hi Joe.

lightbox · 12-01-2016, 12:46 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by savoche

True. And more than a few of us have a streak of collector in us.

The whole line of Limited primes seems perfect for that... like little Pokemon.

12-01-2016, 07:37 AM - 3 Likes	#1
jcdoss Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,801	"Dangers of Photography Addiction" at Petapixel Does this sound familiar to anyone? The Dangers of Photography Addiction Last edited by jcdoss; 12-02-2016 at 09:02 AM.

12-01-2016, 08:57 AM	#9
Doundounba Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Montréal QC Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,351	I like the story...! [EDIT: stuff removed] Last edited by Doundounba; 12-02-2016 at 09:49 AM.

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12-01-2016, 08:19 AM	#4
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,766	Originally posted by severalsnakes @jcdoss are you sure you didn't write this? alter-ego, perhaps..... pseudonym, etc?

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photoptimist Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2016 Photos: Albums Posts: 5,128	Originally posted by Joe Dusel Hi, my name is Joe, and I am a photo-holic... LOL! Is there a 12-click program for this?

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jack002 Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Missouri Photos: Albums Posts: 727	Originally posted by Joe Dusel Hi, my name is Joe, and I am a photo-holic... Hi Joe

12-01-2016, 08:55 AM - 1 Like	#7
JimBrennan Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 53	I'm into the Voitlander's , I could stop anytime... if I wanted too! Where oh where am I going to find a mint 125mm Lanther ????

12-01-2016, 08:55 AM - 1 Like	#8
lightbox Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 599	Oh, man. I've turned into a "-holic" for just about every hobby or interest I've picked up to date. I really need to learn how to stick with one and be happy

12-01-2016, 09:03 AM	#10
savoche Master of the obvious Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Lowlands of Norway Posts: 18,311	Where's the danger?

12-01-2016, 11:19 AM	#11
DougieD Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Southwestern Ontario Posts: 89	To me, this reads more like an addiction to gear than an addiction to taking pictures. I guess you could reach a point where buying the gear is the reason you take pictures, rather than the other way around. Myself, lately I've been heading the opposite direction. I've been looking at pictures I took with my old Finepix S5200 5 Mpix point and shoot. I absolutely love some of the pictures I got with that camera! And I like to think I've learned a thing or two since then, so I wonder what I could do with that camera today? Or a little MX-1? I think with a good P&S my DSLRs could easily be relegated to wildlife duty (which would be nearly every weekend).

12-01-2016, 11:22 AM	#12
Alex645 Site Supporter Join Date: May 2015 Location: Kaneohe, HI Photos: Albums Posts: 3,527	Because that addiction hit me when I was young, it turned into a college degree and then a career. I know a wealthy business man that became addicted at the end of his corporate career and now he travels the world shooting, printing, exhibiting, publishing, and selling his work. On the other hand, I knew another wealthy business man that was a collector and enjoyed buying gear and it never left the original wrapping/box and his vault/safe. To him, it lost value as soon as the first shutter was actuated. Sorry, but to me, that's a crime against photography although I suppose a museum curator would disagree.

12-01-2016, 11:56 AM	#13
savoche Master of the obvious Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Lowlands of Norway Posts: 18,311	Originally posted by DougieD To me, this reads more like an addiction to gear than an addiction to taking pictures. I guess you could reach a point where buying the gear is the reason you take pictures, rather than the other way around. True. And more than a few of us have a streak of collector in us. Quote: Myself, lately I've been heading the opposite direction. I've been looking at pictures I took with my old Finepix S5200 5 Mpix point and shoot. I absolutely love some of the pictures I got with that camera! And I like to think I've learned a thing or two since then, so I wonder what I could do with that camera today? Or a little MX-1? I think with a good P&S my DSLRs could easily be relegated to wildlife duty (which would be nearly every weekend). Sort of the same here. Not much love for my old P&S images (although some of them aren't too bad), but after I got a small and light large-sensor compact (a GR in my case) the DSLRs have spent more time at home. I have even contemplated getting a m43 body and prime to get a small kit with more reach than the GR. The problem is all the adapters that open up the entire universe of vintage lenses. Not sure I dare go down that path

12-01-2016, 12:27 PM - 1 Like	#14
Jens Lyn IV Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Ringsted, Denmark Photos: Albums Posts: 260	Originally posted by Joe Dusel Hi, my name is Joe, and I am a photo-holic... Deadpan Hi Joe.

12-01-2016, 12:46 PM - 1 Like	#15
lightbox Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 599	Originally posted by savoche True. And more than a few of us have a streak of collector in us. The whole line of Limited primes seems perfect for that... like little Pokemon.