Have you got your partner interested in Photography?

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Having just had a day in the house watching TV with my partner simply to placate her as she thinks I spend too long on the computer or taking photos I wondered how many people have managed to get their girlfriend, boyfriend, wife, husband interested in photography and to ultimately share a hobby?

If you've got your partner interested in photography I'd love to find out how have you done it as I don't know if I can cope with another day like this :shrug:
 
Jill is certainly interested in photography ... but only as long as she doesn't have to wield a camera ... :lol:


She does encourage me and likes to work through my stuff ... :thinking: ... but that is about as far as it goes although she does accompany me on some field trips ... :suspect: ... combined with birding or dog walking ... :shrug:



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NO WAY!!!! My wife has no interest in anything I do. Which suits me fine. Means she doesn't know anything about anything so can't interfere.

That said I've no interest in doing dishes, dusting, hoovering etc:D:D
 
The only way I could interest my wife in photography is if I became the official "Next Catalogue" photographer.Good luck.
 
My wife doesn't understand why I want to stop and fall into a bush to get that shot of that rare caterpillar or spider and I don't understand why it takes all day to buy a pair of shoes, earrings and a frock :lol:
 
Only interest my wife has in photography is how much I'm spending on it.:lol:
 
no my boyfriend has no interest in photography :( - although he spends most of his time with his PS3
 
Nope my partner has a digi compact for pictures and will come out with me if there is something of interest for her.....she says cant we go somewhere 'camera free' for a change after i started making a list of places including scotland and wales to visit this year and a holiday with a pool with sun to sit around for a week doing nothing :thinking:
 
There's a lot to be said for living alone :lol:
 
I let Sue have a go of my 350d when we were out at Chester Zoo the first time (when I'd just got the camera).

She produced this stunner with her first click:

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I could tell she was absolutely amazed at what she'd managed to do, so I got her a 350d of her own. She's now got a 400d, her very own 100-400L and can take better photos than I can ;)

Its very expensive when you need two of everything, but sharing something I love with the one person in the world that has the key to my heart is so rewarding it makes up for it. :)
 
As i am youngish, free and single now it,s not a problem.
 
Thanks for posting my photo matt, I have always kind of liked taking photos but like matt says when I got hold of DSLR I think I fell in love with what I could achieve with it. I personally wouldnt say I can take better photos than him, but we both enjoy going out and taking photos.

Suggest she comes out with you a couple of times, and let her use your kit on a seperate memory card so she can see what she has taken when you get home.
 
Liz wasn't that much into photography when I got my 400D although we both had P&S cameras.
Having seen the DSLR it was a "I want one". Now it's your lens is better than mine!!
Expensive for two people.:D
 
Yeah, Dave is quite interested in photography, but not to the extent that I am (unless it involves cars!). I bought him his own bridge camera last year. We sometimes go out together with the cameras.
 
I got the best deal here :) my OH bought me a D200 last year so he could have my old D50 to play with, trouble is he now keeps trying to nick my lenses:bang:
 
My wife's not interested at all and in truth she's a pain to be with when I've got the camera. It's all, hurry up, why do you need to change that lens, surely one pictures enough, I'm cold, I'm warm, I'm fed up, people are watching, get back from there it's not safe, does my head in :bang:
 
Sod that, photography is MY thing :D

He does take an interest, but I know its not his sort of thing, and thats fine with me :)
 
dod said:
My wife's not interested at all and in truth she's a pain to be with when I've got the camera. It's all, hurry up, why do you need to change that lens, surely one pictures enough, I'm cold, I'm warm, I'm fed up, people are watching, get back from there it's not safe, does my head in :bang:
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After a big row a few hours ago... I agree totally. I was only standing right on the edge of a flooded river trying to get a good shot! Does she not understand I'd quite happily get my feet wet to get the shot :bonk:
 
My fella doesnt say anything if we go out and I have my camera, but I dont like keeping him waiting if I want to get a shot just right, so I just leave him home :D
 
I'm single so not an issue for me, although I'd prefer someone I could drag along with me. On the other hand I'm free to spend what I want on lenses (something my ex wasn't happy with :shrug:)

Rob
 
Wow; what a dicotamy (is that spelt right?) of responses. Seems like you and your partners are fully involved together or are very glad that togging is only of interest to you.

dod said:
My wife's not interested at all and in truth she's a pain to be with when I've got the camera. It's all, hurry up, why do you need to change that lens, surely one pictures enough, I'm cold, I'm warm, I'm fed up, people are watching, get back from there it's not safe, does my head in :bang:
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dod (& mattyh) - your situation is very much like mine - it is one of the reasons why I'd like her to get "in to it". I'd love her to actually understand why I want to spend 60 minutes looking at a marvelous view waiting for the right light to appear in the landscape and why 800 pictures of cars going round a track is neccessary to get one of the blighters in perfect focus whilst panning at 1/15th.

I also like the suggestion from Sue

sue said:
Suggest she comes out with you a couple of times, and let her use your kit on a seperate memory card so she can see what she has taken when you get home.
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I think I may have to get her into "helping" me with a competition theme so that she gets in to looking at things differently otherwise I suspect she'll continue to say what's the point? why are you taking 20 shots of that? it's only a photo! ultimately getting bored and frustrated.

One of the complicating factors here is that I work away during the week so the only time I see her is at the weekend so if I go out on my own I feel guilty and as I work during the day often 7:30 - 18:00+ I don't get the opportunity to shoot in the evenings.
 
mattyh said:
^^:lol:

I tried... failed :(

She's into card making and stuff though, so she does that while I'm on the computer in an evening, and she doesn't mind if I'm out all weekend with the camera!

It works out pretty well
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Matty,I tried and also failed, but my wife has the same interest as yours and also teaches cardmaking crafts at night school. Problem is we both use the same table and when she is doing her intricate stuff it is like walking on glass trying not to rock the table when I am hitting the keyboard!!.
 
My wife let's me indulge in my hobby, the real challenge was when I started taking studio glamour photo's..I thought she would go off the rails but no... she looked through the shots and her comment was, "mmmm she does have big boobs doesn't she... !!! and how much did she and the studio cost ?" ;) ( I halved the price.. lol)
and about the quality of the shots she said " one pictures looks like another too me"..
 
Me and hubby had both had P&S's for ages, used for clubbing and family piccies.
We came into a bit of money, a one off thing, and I decided it was now or never, and bought a 350d. Hubby has since upgraded to a bridge camera (Samsung Pro 815, 28-420mm lens!!) and read "Understanding Exposure".
Now he talks ISO and shutter speed just like me. He doesn't want an SLR though, and he doesn't mind me upgrading later this yr, because I get paid for my work now!
 
Galaxy66 said:
Matty,I tried and also failed, but my wife has the same interest as yours and also teaches cardmaking crafts at night school. Problem is we both use the same table and when she is doing her intricate stuff it is like walking on glass trying not to rock the table when I am hitting the keyboard!!.
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LOL I can just imagine me and her sharing a table, I'd have a craft knife stuck in my neck the first time I got the hump with the computer and hit the table :lol:

We have seperate desks (and rooms at the moment) so we don't get in each others ways!
 
mattyh said:
LOL I can just imagine me and her sharing a table, I'd have a craft knife stuck in my neck the first time I got the hump with the computer and hit the table :lol:

We have seperate desks (and rooms at the moment) so we don't get in each others ways!
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Sounds so familiar .... :naughty:
 
I have tried to spark an interest in the other half.

I started with a bridge camera whihc she has used since I got my nikon.

A few times we have gone for walks etc and tok a few. I will end up with 30 or 40 pics and she will take about 5, which is a real shame, becasue she has a wonderfull eye for a picture.

If she got into photography I really do think she woudl make a wonderful tog.

Oh, and I am always borowing her judgement when I am editing a picture. "which looks best babe" is probably my most spoken phrase when im in photoshop
 
Im suprised at the amount of people who have partners who don't share not only an interest in photography, but any interests at all. Me and Sarah share most of our interests and I think this is why we get on so well. How did you people with wives and girlfriends who don't share interests meet and stay together if you don't mind me asking?
 
Messiah Khan said:
Im suprised at the amount of people who have partners who don't share not only an interest in photography, but any interests at all. Me and Sarah share most of our interests and I think this is why we get on so well. How did you people with wives and girlfriends who don't share interests meet and stay together if you don't mind me asking?
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My wife and I have lots of differing interests and lots of common interests. It's good to do things together but, In my view, it's also important to do things apart.
 
madmitch said:
We didn't
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:lol:

Jan loves to do a bit of photography particularly if it's wildlife, which she loves anyway. She has no interest whatsoever in learning the technicalities, but gets some worrying good results. ;)
 
My lady was modelling before I started taking pictures. She sometimes has a look at the portrait stuff I do (or demands I take more of her), less so for everything else (beyond 'that's nice').
 
my lady is more than keen to grab the camera and take shots whenever she gets the chance - and shes not bad either. Problem is only have the one camera :(

Once I get a second camera body there will be no more rushing along when out taking photos like some of you have mentioned - horrahhhh
 
Nope, hubby has no interest in photography - he'll say whether he likes a shot or not but that's about it. He'd rather be on the golf course ;) than traipsing about 'looking' for photographic opportunities!
 
Messiah Khan said:
Im suprised at the amount of people who have partners who don't share not only an interest in photography, but any interests at all. Me and Sarah share most of our interests and I think this is why we get on so well. How did you people with wives and girlfriends who don't share interests meet and stay together if you don't mind me asking?
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My partner, I live with her and I work with her in our own businesses.
Except for photography our likes and dislikes are pretty much the same.

It's not that she doesn't like photography, she just isn't interested at all in the technical side of things and is quite happy with her Fuji finepix.
 
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