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Phonetographer

One who is always taking photos with the camera in their phone. Most often artsy photos that end up posted on social network sites like Facebook.
Guy: Hey, Jackie is such a phonetographer!
Girl: I know! Did you see the ones she took last night? I think I want her to phonetograph my wedding!
by Spicylilredhead June 17, 2010
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photographerspeople

A typo in a mistake-ridden rejection email sent to over 3,000 photojournalists who applied for the 2020 New York Times Portfolio Review. A common phrase to refer to a photojournalist.
Damn, the New York Times really rejected thousands of photographerspeople from their annual portfolio review.
by freshbranflakes December 18, 2019
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Photographer

Term often misused to describe a "Camera Owner."

Photographer should define to individuals using cameras who are dedicated, show some level of skill, talent, or expertise, and usually persist in taking pictures for extended periods of their life.

Buy a piano you aren't automatically a pianist.
Buy a plane and you aren't automatically a pilot.
Buy a camera and you're a photographer.
Look I just got this camera at a garage sale, say cheese, I'll be your photographer.

Dude, you're just a camera owner... take the lens cap off... you've got a long way to go before you're a real photographer.
by schafphoto August 2, 2012
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Soccer Mom Photographer

The slippery slope of becoming a wannabe "Pro Photographer" that starts with the rule of 1 in 1,000.

With the advent of digital slr cameras for under $500 every mom with a camera takes 1,000 pictures of their child, 1 of those pictures is pretty good and when shown to a friend or family member she hears the golden words "that shot is great...you have a real knack for photography" and so the journey begins.

Without any inkling of ISO, shutter speed, aperture, color balance, lighting, composition...any thought at all (AUTO EVERYTHING) mom thinks she has actual talent.

Through the marketing avenues of friends she books a few gigs shooting babies on bedsheets with gerber daisies, wearing funny colorful hats, hanging in cheese cloth, hands shaped in the form of hearts on expecting bellies, bad lighting, composition and exposure, but the ability to "sell it as art" since she's now a pro shooter.

1.) Images way to photoshopped, skintones are blown out, yellow, way to saturated.

2.) Won't give you a receipt since hubby is the bread winner and doesn't claim her income, it's tax free money under the table.

3.) Uses pirated photoshop.

4.) All the comments on their "mommy photo blog" are posted by the same 10 people every post with generic comments like "OMG, SO CUTE!!!!" or "Lisa, you are SO talented, OMG!!!" It's pretty much a must to have multiple exclamation points OMG! All comments must be dripping with unbelievable back patting ooze.
How was your session? I forgot all of my equipment at the studio so I just soccer mom'd it.

Wow, uuum, those images are really something? Yeah, I went to a soccer mom photographer. We didn't have the money for a professional photographer.

Those pictures look like my mom took them! That's because we used a soccer mom photographer.
by stinkbuttboy February 17, 2010
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Facebook Photographer

This is some kid who was given or purchased a DSLR and now believes they are photographers. Like every picture they take could be in a gallery.
by Master bv October 12, 2010
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Instagram Photographer

An "Instagram Photographer" is someone who believes that due to them having an Instagram account and taking tons of photos with their iPhone, they are now worthy of calling themselves photographers - even though most will have no real knowledge of text book photography.

It is also a growing hipster culture.
Me: Bro, change the ISO settings on your phone.
John Smith: Ummm, what the hell is that?
Me: Bro come on! The ISO settings! Your phone does have them somewhere right?
John Smith: Bro, I just press this button and it takes photos... That's all.
Me: You're such a damn Instagram Photographer!
by MCMXCII January 7, 2012
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Fashion Photographer

One who takes enormous amounts of pictures of other, beautiful people. They yell at the models, lie on the floor, or stand on a ladder to get the right pose. But, they are basically amazing.
by colorfulkaleidoscope February 24, 2009
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