Michael Ventura Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Taking group photos are no fun in the best of circumstances. http://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/impatient-duke-of-edinburgh-caught-on-video-swearing-at-photographer-10382019.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 I saw this. It's hilarious. Philip has still got it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustydingo Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 If that was the behaviour of a member of a rock band or a professional sportsman/woman, it would be called arrogant, rude and self-centred. Thomas Paine was right. dd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 I don't know what Tom Paine was supposed to be right about but we don't know the circumstances, how long the photographer was taking and so on. Anyway, Prince Philip is 94. He hasn't got time to suffer fools gladly. Even if he was inclined to. Besides, he's a Navy man. Not going to give ground to the RAF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustydingo Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 I don't know what Tom Paine was supposed to be right about but we don't know the circumstances, how long the photographer was taking and so on. Anyway, Prince Philip is 94. He hasn't got time to suffer fools gladly. Even if he was inclined to. Besides, he's a Navy man. Not going to give ground to the RAF. You are quite right about us not knowing all the circumstances . . . but that's irrelevant to my point, which still stands. Mark Twain was also right. dd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 I don't know what he was right about, either. We know and love Prince Philip, warts and all. You don't have to, but we will defend him. I think an airman in the course of duty can cope with a tetchy superior. WHat photographer hasn't dealt with impatient subjects? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustydingo Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 I don't know what he was right about, either. We know and love Prince Philip, warts and all. You don't have to, but we will defend him. I think an airman in the course of duty can cope with a tetchy superior. WHat photographer hasn't dealt with impatient subjects? I have often dealt with impatients subjects . . . some of whom moved from impatience to displaying themselves as arrogant, rude and self-centred subjects . . . but never once found such behaviour suddenly hilarious or acceptable because of who that subject was--which remains my point. As always, I speak for myself only. dd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanGibson Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 I don't know what he was right about, either. We know and love Prince Philip, warts and all. You don't have to, but we will defend him. I think an airman in the course of duty can cope with a tetchy superior. WHat photographer hasn't dealt with impatient subjects? I'm mindful of the fact that this is a stock photography forum, and not a place to have political discussions, so this will be my first and last post on this thread. I've been a subject of this particular family for my whole life, and on the whole, I'd much rather that the UK was a democracy, like some other countries are. Just to say, I will not be lifting a finger to defend them. Nor, you may by now have realised, do I love any of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Ventura Posted July 12, 2015 Author Share Posted July 12, 2015 Sorry, I did not intend to make this into a political discussion. More about photographing groups and running into this kind of pressure from someone on a shoot. I am not a wedding photographer, but the few that I have shot, I have seen people act like this. Does not make the already difficult job, any easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 I've never done this type of photography and likely wouldn't be any good at it. However, I'm sure that when a subject behaves this way, it can turn the photographer's job into a real nightmare. P.S. I won't get into my thoughts about the royals, but I guess the moral of the story is that anyone can be a royal pain in the you-know-what. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 I don't know what he was right about, either. We know and love Prince Philip, warts and all. You don't have to, but we will defend him. I think an airman in the course of duty can cope with a tetchy superior. WHat photographer hasn't dealt with impatient subjects? I'm mindful of the fact that this is a stock photography forum, and not a place to have political discussions, so this will be my first and last post on this thread. I've been a subject of this particular family for my whole life, and on the whole, I'd much rather that the UK was a democracy, like some other countries are. Just to say, I will not be lifting a finger to defend them. Nor, you may by now have realised, do I love any of them. If it's not a place to have a political discussion then don't have one. I am proud to be a subject of the Crown in this particular democracy. Whether you are is your business. For the record, you are not a subject of Prince Philip. He's the Queen's Consort, not the Queen. I have reported my own post as well as yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 Sorry, I did not intend to make this into a political discussion. More about photographing groups and running into this kind of pressure from someone on a shoot. I am not a wedding photographer, but the few that I have shot, I have seen people act like this. Does not make the already difficult job, any easier. No apology necessary and you didn't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyn Llun Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 I have been commissioned to take group photographs with Phillip's eldest son twice. Odd jobs for me given my line in photography but I was asked and they were paying well so I did it, twice. Apparently I have a very high security rating so am a safe bet that needs no checking out beforehand. I was surprised at that given my views on the royals and my politics but I guess they knew I am also peaceful and wouldn't harm him! Anyway, the biggest prats on both days were the bumptious jobsworth sycophants who surround the royals. I swatted those away with no problem. Charlie himself was pleasant enough and just grinned and bore it like a pro. He even said "well done, thank you". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 I imagine that the corgis are the toughest Royals to photograph. They look like they can get really cantankerous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Speciality of mine. I spent a couple of years photographing dogs. Never been asked though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyn Llun Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 I imagine that the corgis are the toughest Royals to photograph. They look like they can get really cantankerous. Of course they do, they are Welsh, our bite is worse than our growl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 I imagine that the corgis are the toughest Royals to photograph. They look like they can get really cantankerous. Of course they do, they are Welsh, our bite is worse than our growl. Thanks for the heads-up. I'll keep that in mind. I've always wondered, are the royal corgis in the lineup for the throne? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armstrong Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 I imagine that the corgis are the toughest Royals to photograph. They look like they can get really cantankerous. It's Princess Ann's Dogs that have the reputation for trouble. One dispatched one of the Queens Corgis in a particularly brutal way. Another attacked a couple in Windsor Great Park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyn Llun Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 I imagine that the corgis are the toughest Royals to photograph. They look like they can get really cantankerous. Of course they do, they are Welsh, our bite is worse than our growl. Thanks for the heads-up. I'll keep that in mind. I've always wondered, are the royal corgis in the lineup for the throne? Being Welsh they are probably more entitled than the 'so-called' Prince of Wales. The last real one died in 1282. Prince, not Corgi! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 I imagine that the corgis are the toughest Royals to photograph. They look like they can get really cantankerous. Of course they do, they are Welsh, our bite is worse than our growl. Thanks for the heads-up. I'll keep that in mind. I've always wondered, are the royal corgis in the lineup for the throne? Being Welsh they are probably more entitled than the 'so-called' Prince of Wales. The last real one died in 1282. Prince, not Corgi! Wasn't the Corgi called Prince? Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Being Welsh they are probably more entitled than the 'so-called' Prince of Wales. The last real one died in 1282. Prince, not Corgi! I'm going to start reporting this stuff if you don't give over! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustydingo Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Being Welsh they are probably more entitled than the 'so-called' Prince of Wales. The last real one died in 1282. Prince, not Corgi! I'm going to start reporting this stuff if you don't give over! While you're at it, you'd better report this from the BBC too dd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Being Welsh they are probably more entitled than the 'so-called' Prince of Wales. The last real one died in 1282. Prince, not Corgi! I'm going to start reporting this stuff if you don't give over! While you're at it, you'd better report this from the BBC too dd Not really a matter for our forum. It may all be a bit of fun but just because you can take cheap shots it doesn't mean you should. It's still high treason to deny the succession. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alamy Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Quick reminder - this is a photography forum Cheers Alamy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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