Pictographer 

A person who assumes that because they bought an expensive camera they are a professional photographer.

My wife bought a new dslr and is starting to charge people for pictures. Im worried that she has become a pictographer.

Pictographer by Komi Kona December 19, 2012

Pootographer 

Someone who frequently photographs their poo.

Ernie fancies himself a pootographer and sends a "daily poo" email to all of his friends. Yesterday's email title was "A tribute to corn."

Pootographer by Big Herm October 20, 2006

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.

photographerspeople by freshbranflakes December 18, 2019

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.

Photographer by schafphoto August 2, 2012

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.

Soccer Mom Photographer by stinkbuttboy February 17, 2010

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.

Emily is a Facebook Photographer

Facebook Photographer by Master bv October 12, 2010

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!

Instagram Photographer by MCMXCII January 7, 2012