Excuses for your partner??

[Trieu]

I just thought it would be nice to hear some of the EXPERIENCED excuses used in the field of photography... so in future I can use them TOO

What did you in order to buy another lens/body/tripod

What did you use to go on the photography meet

What did you use to head out early at the break of dawn to capture that morning shot

[birddog114]

I just thought it would be nice to hear some of the EXPERIENCED excuses used in the field of photography... so in future I can use them TOO

What did you in order to buy another lens/body/tripod

Tell her the new lens which you had for ages.

What did you use to go on the photography meet

Darling! I have some thing fun, do you like to come with me tomorrow?

If she says Yes: You're lucky bugger, coz she'll support you in the long winding road and she'll understand what the lust is.

If she says No: Then it's your favour, you can be free for the whole day.

What did you use to head out early at the break of dawn to capture that morning shot

Darling! I let you sleep-in and enjoy!!!!!

Doctor asked me: I have to do a walk at least once a week and in the early hours, no fumes and polution from traffic.

I can bring home for you some fresh and warm Krispy Kream for your breakfast.

[xerubus]

my tactic is very easy for all of these things... i just talk and talk and talk about them to her non-stop.. when i get out of bed.. when i have breakfast.. on the phone during the day... during dinner.

it's gets to a point that the Minister for War & Finance buckles just to shut me up.

cheers

[rokkstar]

I told her that I would suffocate her bunny rabbit unless she gave in.

[Finch]

I just thought it would be nice to hear some of the EXPERIENCED excuses used in the field of photography... so in future I can use them TOO


What did you use to head out early at the break of dawn to capture that morning shot

My wife is a gym fanatic and feels guilty sometimes if she goes to the gym early on Saturday morning, rather than spend time with me. If I want to do photography, I tell her "I don't mind if you go, sweetheart, as it will be good stress release for you"

I then go off to take pics.....

Cheers

Michael

[Trieu]

I told her that I would suffocate her bunny rabbit unless she gave in.

You what

[Trieu]

Heya Finch, I think I missed something with your reply..

[glamy]

I am lucky I do not have to make excuses, she is happy I am happy . She understands we live only once and as long as nothing else suffers (budget or time spent together) I do pretty much what I like. I used to spend money on the V8 now I am much more resonable spending on photo equipment ( bought an Astra )
Gerard

[Trieu]

Birddog, you are a pro

You have all the answers

[Zeeke]

Dazza has a new boat, needs it photographed so we can skip it off a few jetskiers and fix up the repairs before the cops show up

Tim

[Trieu]

I am lucky I do not have to make excuses, she is happy I am happy . She understands we live only once and as long as nothing else suffers (budget or time spent together) I do pretty much what I like. I used to spend money on the V8 now I am much more resonable spending on photo equipment ( bought an Astra )
Gerard

The fuel difference alone is enough to get some serious photography gear huh?

Hmmm I should really get a non-turbo car...

[Finch]

Heya Finch, I think I missed something with your reply..

Sorry

I have re-edited....

[glamy]

It's alredy $1000.00 a year in insurance alone (was a HSV) and another $1000.00 in tyres... and I still get to work on time .
Gerard

[rokkstar]

I told her that I would suffocate her bunny rabbit unless she gave in.

You what

only joking.
My woman is really quite cool about everything to do with photography and actively encourages me to buy things, meet people, go out. She wants in on it too.

[smac]

I told my wife that the D2X had a baby...hence the new D200.

And we didn't even know our D2X was a female!

I now have to do a paternity check on all other D2X's.......or perhaps a dirty little D100 has been "sniffing around".

All jokes aside, my only problem is the damn boxes that I keep for the bodies and lenses, they are much harder to explain than the equipment (and much harder to hide).

[Finch]

I just thought it would be nice to hear some of the EXPERIENCED excuses used in the field of photography... so in future I can use them TOO


What did you use to head out early at the break of dawn to capture that morning shot

My wife is a gym fanatic and feels guilty sometimes if she goes to the gym early on Saturday morning, rather than spend time with me. If I want to do photography, I tell her "I don't mind if you go, sweetheart, as it will be good stress release for you"

I then go off to take pics.....

Jokes aside, my wife is also incredibly supportive of my photography. She met me as a nature photographer and often says she wouldn't want to take that passion away from me as she can see the joy it brings

Cheers

Michael

[Trieu]

Matt... aka rokkstar, Andre Agassi ( sorry I couldn't help it )

You are a very fortunate man.

Gerard... Damn!! that is already a VR lens your talking about

[Trieu]

SO TRUE

THE DAMN BOXES

I can't bear to part with them... they are like trophies to me

I think I am wayyyyy too weird.

[losfp]

What excuses? I have none. None work.

Stuff just turns up. I just disappear for periods of time.

Mostly just to the sound of the Marge Simpson murmur of disapproval.

[glamy]

That's what I was thinking this afternoon, a dozen boxes some with nice leather cases inside, some in the garage, some in a drawer, some on a shelf... I thought they might come in handy if I want to sell some of them some day.
Gerard

[shutterbug]

my tactic is very easy for all of these things... i just talk and talk and talk about them to her non-stop.. when i get out of bed.. when i have breakfast.. on the phone during the day... during dinner.

it's gets to a point that the Minister for War & Finance buckles just to shut me up.

cheers

That is what I do too....

[Sir Tristram]

Now here boys is a little gem I have used when I have to hide a fairly decent investment. Be warned this is like a once off never to be repeated to the same wife, fiancee, girlfirend etc etc.

Rule1: Have patience. Pick the item you want and sow the seeds by saying casually one night that you had been to say a camera expo and that they had a special prize for depositing your card into a barrel at the door. MUST MUST mention to say that you hope you don't get spam or sales calls to you phone from doing it, but its all a bit of harmless fun. Throws off the scent.

RULE 2: 4 weeks later. GOOD NEWS!!!! You won the door prize that you mentioned many weeks ago and cannot believe your luck as you never win anything. Now if you want extra points, drop this one - " its all because of you sweetheart because you bring me so much in life including luck"

RULE 3: Have one of your mates courier your new purchase to your house with a fake Winners Certificate attached.


All Done. New equipment has been laundered.

BE WARNED!!! Do not try and pull this twice. This jig will be up and blood will be in the water.....

[losfp]

... until she looks in the shared account transaction details and then you're screwed

[Trieu]

YOU ARE A GEM!!!!

Photography Equipment Laundering!

I should have thought about that at PICA with my (about to be) new lens.

[sirhc55]

Sometimes it is very hard to hide the truth.

My last partner loved driving my MGF (colour Volcano). So when I purchased a bright yellow Mercedes SLK230 I knew it was going to be hard.

I told her that I had the MGF repainted and she left me

[Sir Tristram]

See that’s where you have gone wrong straight off the bat. 2 Words for the initiated - SLUSH FUND or could be known as SLY KICK. You have to syphon off amounts from the shared account into the sly kick over a slow period as not to arouse suspicion.

[Trieu]

Wow... full mafia style here...

I am pretty new to photography, but this is the "real secret" to photography.... "How to get new gear"

Cause without gear... all this photography talk goes no where

[blacknstormy]

OK, as a female, I find 'but it was on sale, you'll never believe the amount of money I SAVED by buying it now' works pretty well

Well, he lets me THINK that it worked, and we are both happy... .kind of  LOLOLOLOL

Rel

[macka]

Wow, I feel really lucky. I don't have this problem. Rooboy and I are as bad as each other. Of course, that does make us somewhat poorer.

[Marvin]

OK, as a female, I find 'but it was on sale, you'll never believe the amount of money I SAVED by buying it now' works pretty well

Well, he lets me THINK that it worked, and we are both happy... .kind of  LOLOLOLOL

Rel

Hee hee, that's what I use too! Must be a female thing. The problem for my husband is, I get upset when my hubby spends money but I'm allowed to. The joy of holding the purse strings! At least I know when we can afford to, he just spends it with no idea!

[avkomp]

get paid for the odd repair job in cash. keep the money until you get enough for what you crave, no problems, except when she sees the result of the craving and has a bit of an idea of the value.

perhaps sir tristrams first prize scam could be deployed at this stage??

Steve

[stubbsy]

Being single is worse than is the case for you guys with partners. At least you have someone to slow your spending done a little before you go to paupers prison  BTW - Another tip: don't, whatever you do, let your partner join the forum or they'll be onto you and the jig is well and trully up. PS - Matt love the bunny idea

[Manta]

Sure fire method for me:

I get all excited for weeks about stuff I don't even want then, at the last minute, go all glum and say something like, "Nah...I decided not to get it. It was a lot of money and I'm not sure I'd get the use out of it. Maybe another time."

Do this a couple of times and your ready to make a move on something you really want. At this point, the good wife feels I need a reward for being so mature and sensible about the other things. Voila!

(Still - we have to realise we boys are rank amateurs when it comes to this sort of scam. We're playing against the MASTERS of financial deception and shouldn't get at all cocky if we come off with a win occasionally. She'll get you back tenfold!)

[Trieu]

Ah! Too true Manta... too true...

[LOZ]

I wear the pants in my house .



What a bunch of wimps.

[Manta]

I wear the pants in my house .

I thought that too until I realise those pants stayed on quite a lot....

[Big Red]

I wear the pants in my house .



What a bunch of wimps.

yeh ... but she tells you which ones to wear

[Big Red]

i didn't use any excuses ... i just bought the things i wanted !!

i'm now single again and can still get whatever i wanted except for one thing ... i got to keep the bills

[Frankenstein]

...scribble...scribble...scribble...

More please - this is gold.....


Frank

[curly]

All that subterfuge.

My discalimer says it all

and remember, you're dead for a very long time!

[Raskill]

The early mornig rises aren't a problem, I've only ever done it when we go on holidays, she's just glad to get my ass out of bed before it wakes up.

The gear turning up isn't an issue (fingers crossed, touch wood). Mostly I can write it off as being purchased from photo jobs I've done. I haven't introduced her to mr D70s yet. That will have to wait, although she is expecting me to buy a D200 at the end of this month.

I will pull in the spending reins shortly, once I have a 300mm prime (F/2.8 or F/4.0), another speedlight and a tokina 12-24). That should suffice for a while.

[MattC]

I work and so does she... I spend my money how I please and she spends hers as she pleases... I do not ask what she spends money on and she does not ask me... Good thing too!

We only share the cost of living (groceries, bills, etc). She gets the bills, pays them and tells me what I owe. I do not pay for upkeep of her house, but she does get half of what I collect in rent from the property that I own next door. I guess that makes me a boarder in her house, with all of the rights of a boarder - ie NONE!

Life is reeeally simple!

Cheers

[phillipb]

I work and so does she... I spend my money how I please and she spends hers as she pleases... I do not ask what she spends money on and she does not ask me... Good thing too!

We only share the cost of living (groceries, bills, etc). She gets the bills, pays them and tells me what I owe. I do not pay for upkeep of her house, but she does get half of what I collect in rent from the property that I own next door. I guess that makes me a boarder in her house, with all of the rights of a boarder - ie NONE!

Life is reeeally simple!

Cheers

Matt, if it's not too personal a question, are you married to her? If you are, that's hell of a pre-nuptual agreement.

[MattC]

No pre-nup. That is just the way things have worked out.

Cheers

[Raskill]

Don't forget, there ARE only two houses in Tennent Creek!!!

[MattC]

There might as well only be two houses here.

Take away all of the public housing (NT Government and aboriginal corporations) and there would not be too much left.

Cheers

[birddog114]

Trieu,
Pls. take my word:
Convince her to come to one of the mini meet, let her get together with the Woman section inside the den, once all secrets revealed, she'll be happy to let you free to go whenever you say that you're going to a photographic related events, even shooting nude, nude portrait or visiting a nude beach.

[Trieu]

HAHehaehhaehae once again Birddog, you have everything down pat, all angles covered

[birddog114]

HAHehaehhaehae once again Birddog, you have everything down pat, all angles covered

Trieu,
Try it once and once only, you'll be sastified

[spada]

HAHehaehhaehae once again Birddog, you have everything down pat, all angles covered

Trieu,
Try it once and once only, you'll be sastified

Ha ha Birddog why are you so sure on this

Regards
spada