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Ariane Sherine

These are the five worst things you can say to a photographer

Portrait photo by Ariane Sherine.

I've been a professional photographer for a year now, and there are five things clients say which get my goat. I don't have a literal goat, you understand - lugging my camera, lenses, tripod and laptop to shoots is enough without dragging an unwilling ruminant along with me too. But I'm sure these well-meaning but irritating questions and statements would annoy any creature able to understand language. Disclaimer: none of the three lovely clients pictured in this article said any of these things. Here goes...

1. 'Your shots are good - it must be your camera'

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