agamemnonymous

Maybe you're pressing too hard?

Yes, I know, that's why I used it as an overly-reductive example. I'm saying you can't just easily explain your technique. Even if you identify the leading style, a good photo is going to incorporate a number of principles and techniques. That's why my alternative was launching into a Photography 101 lesson.

When someone asks you what equipment you use, they probably fall into one of two camps:

-They're making smalltalk about your hobby, in which case again, that opens the door to a more in depth conversation if that's the vibe. "I used X camera with Y lens, which works really well with this kind of framing at these settings." You can even skip the equipment entirely and just focus on a particular effect and how you achieved it, explaining how it's more to do with lens settings and composition than a specific camera.

-They're interested in the hobby themselves, and looking for information that will inform what kind of equipment they will start using. A good photographer can make use of a disposable camera, but someone starting off needs a bit of guidance to find equipment that is good enough for serious work, but cheap enough for an entry level enthusiast.

Never had a problem. Lint on a dry ass was always way worse.

I don't think anyone "just" uses a bidet. I follow up with a couple wipes, it's just more a finishing move than the whole strategy.

Yeah, when he said "He said Free Luigi!", I was like, "...and?"

I don’t get about bidets: How do you know you’re clean

Precisely my question to those who don't use them

lean-to

Start the fire however you want, but with a big enough log on the side to support new logs so they don't smother the fire

That's why you start with a pile of shavings, then add a pile of twigs, then a pile of increasingly bigger sticks up until about 1in in diameter. You don't put anything heavier on until the base fire is caught and has coals.

Basically just a lazy teepee, and I mean "lazy" in the most flattering possible sense.

Precisely

._. photography is 80% skill and 20% gear and yet, i never get asked "what technique did you use?"

How do you even answer that question? "Rule of thirds :)"? It's not like you're using a technique, it's a mixture of many techniques. Do you just go into a Photography 101 lesson?

"What equipment do you use?" Has a simple, exact answer, which can open the door to more in depth conversation.

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