Murphy’s Law for Photographers | Anything That Can…

We’ve all heard Murphy’s Law before: anything that can go wrong, will.
I know that there are lots of things this concept can be applied to, but I feel that the concept of Murphy’s Law for photographers is especially applicable! During a photo shoot it seems like the stars have aligned and you have got everything perfect: the lighting is right, the client has a genuine smile, the pose is gorgeous… it is at that (most inopportune) time that something will go wrong: the camera will give you an unexpected error message, you’ll have forgotten to change your settings to get a properly exposed image, the memory card might be full, or a myriad of other things.

Take a minute to laugh over the things ont his list because, chances are, one, or some, or all of them have happened to you!

• Automatic Cameras – Aren’t
• Auto Focus – won’t
• Weather never cooperates.
• If it works in your home, it will fail on location.
• The nature shots invariably happen on two occasions:
      -when animals are ready
      -when you’re not
• Same rule as the previous one, just substitute children
• Flash will fail as soon as you need it.
• A camera is a magnet for dust, mud and moisture.
• The lens that falls is always the most expensive.
• Your batteries will always go dead at the least opportune moment.
• You never really need a tripod when you’re actually carrying one.
• Success occurs when no one is looking, failure occurs when the client is watching