Biggest photographic screw ups...

[lanatir]

Some of my biggest mess ups in my photographic journey...

1) when i first started indoor flash photos - using a studio flash system triggered off by my Canon flash only to realize that ETTL's preflash causes the studio flash to be triggered off before the actual shutter release and thus, all my photos turned out black (this was during the film days). it was an important production shoot for a theatrical performance. luckily i had backup photogs that day.

2) nearly tripping over a model while running from one spot to another while shooting a fashion show in a restaurant

What's yours?

[ckchowov]

I left the camera's lithium battery at home...sigh...

[chuah406]

shooting fireworks in "portrait" mode?....haha! :redface:

[mac]

forgot to bring my camera for a shoot

[Ming]

Was asked to shoot a birthday party for a friend the first week I got my camera.. Really didn't know how to use it.. Ended up with blur pics and no keepers..

Used the 100-400mm L lens for a portrait shoot. Just testing it out, most pics came out blur

Got a photograph opportunity, immediately clicked my shutter without even knowing I had left the lens cap on

Umm, connecting my camera to a notebook.. Transfer pics, forget to take my camera out.. Wanted to move to another spot, lifted my notebook and walked off.. Didn't know my cam was still connected, it dropped to the ground and got dragged.. Lol :0

[alancheong7]

Forgot to bring extra batts and CF card

[ShaolinTiger]

Shooting an event at the polo club..the 2nd day after shooting late night I shot the whole day at ISO1200 and didn't understand why my pictures kept overexposing.

D70s didn't show ISO in viewfinder or on top LCD (I blame it on interface design flaw).

Also going on a shoot after changing bags and forgetting to also change the CF cards...so shot whole day with only 1 CF (Had to shoot JPEG only).

Also other stuff like ming, using too long focal length and too slow shutter speed and ending up with all blur shots.

Shooting models and not really understanding DoF and Aperture with 50mm f/1.8D and getting one clear eye and one eye out of focus.

[ckii96]

Forgot to bring extra CF cards and left with only 64MB to shoot, for 3 days!

[Crazymalaysian]

Not bringing any memory cards, haha! Forgetting to change ISO is a common mistake too.

[Ming]

Yes I'd like to add.. I used to wonder why it always got overexposed when I forgot to change my ISO back down to 100... Nowadays, if I have a shoot on day B, I'd predict the settings I'd use on day A

[Hamidi]

1. Same with CM, forgot to change ISO setting to 100 (from 800 for outdoor portrait???)

2. Send my car for a wash with my D70 & P2000 in the boot... Guess???

[Ming]

Lol so that's how you got your D200.. Hehehe

Using the flash for a close up portrait at ISO 1600.. I forgot to set it back down. Lol! High key like mad

[qqmeng]

shooting night time parade with my CPL still on

[Norm]

Shot Airbus A380 only visit to Malaysia
using the wrong WB setting... and in JPEG (was using FZ5)
and it was during the low fly pass, flying off...
Had a hard time to remove all the blue-cast..:redface:

[leslie]

1) Mistakenly assumed i loaded film in my camera (which i did not) and starting firing away only to realise later... why is my crank winding so light....with film loaded it should feel harder..( i use manual film cam)

2) Forgot to bring batteries for flash, had to pay 2x extra to get AA batts, this was in a resort island..

3) Forgot to bring extra battery for digital... end up have to charge battery at a coffeeshop for 1 hour plus and wasted my time

4) Forgot to bring my clamp for the tripod so end tripod lying in the car wasted and this was while i was in JB....on the way to Singapore.

[ckchowov]

forgot to bring my camera for a shoot

??Wat?? How could u?...

[bimmer_man]

driving back home for about 40km since left all the CF cards in the house.. ;)

[KohJL]

Forgot CF x2
Forgot Batteries x1
Dropped camera x3 (Inclding once from a height of approximately 2 1/4 metres)
Dropped lens x1
Dropped camera AND landed lens first x2
Getting my camera wet x3
Lost rubber eyecup x1
Fiddle with EV and forgot about it x(?)
...and many more

[silentshutter]

forgot to eat breakfast. slipper died on me. wore shorts.

[noruazumi]

my biggest photographic screw ups?
i think it would be bought my Nikon D50 instead of straight away for Nikon D80 when i got the money last time.
now have to scratch my head to let go this D50 and check pocket for extra money to buy D80!

oh yes, not to forget the classic "forgot to change ISO". :P

[simonliu]

Always worried about screwing up! so always end up bringing too much gears.......carrying it around for 1 day!! tiring and mentally worried that i'll misplace something somewhere.

[seethoe]

1. want to be hero, took a 50mm f/1.8 n mid zoom....wedding table too close...shooting that time look so funny...

2. indoor low light...took out gear n shoot n shoot without checkiing...flash not switched on....ISO 200...

[galvin]

Totally forgotten about the shoot!

[LoctorMayat]

Asking someone for advice....

[mobbes]

Clicking thinking it's on auto-focus when the blardy switch is still on M .... :mad:

[Ming]

Asking why I couldn't focus when I pressed half way down... Forgot that the settings were "AF = AE lock"

[noordin]

Brought all the camera and gear but forgot the CF card! :0

[mohamadfazli]

Brought all the camera and gear but forgot the CF card! :0
forgot that there was a shoot ...

[matikatak]

screwups?
my biggest one is then i first picked up a camera and ended up in this money sucking scheme disguised as a hobby.

others?
three words: "lens cap photography"

[noordin]

forgot that there was a shoot ...

No was so sure everything is checked and done. :(

[noordin]

screwups?
my biggest one is then i first picked up a camera and ended up in this money sucking scheme disguised as a hobby.

others?
three words: "lens cap photography"

Only with your RF camera, I'm sure. :D

[matikatak]

Only with your RF camera, I'm sure. :D

yup, those dammed money sucking thingies.

[Exarkun]

Umm, connecting my camera to a notebook.. Transfer pics, forget to take my camera out.. Wanted to move to another spot, lifted my notebook and walked off.. Didn't know my cam was still connected, it dropped to the ground and got dragged.. Lol :0

Urgh... I hope that wasn't with your 400D....:rolleyes:

[Levin]

Drove all the way from Subang to Sepang for MME 2006. Took 10 shots then battery went flat. I smiled smugly and put in my spare battery. Took another 5 shots before the spare went flat too. I had forgotten to charge both my batteries. :azz: I walked back to my car, got in, banged head on steering five times, then drove home.

[koochey.koo]

Brought my camera and found out later that all my batteries were dead... :(