Do you have a supportive partner or spouse, boyfriend or girlfriend? And when I say supportive, I mean supportive of your photographic endeavours?

I ask after reading on a photo forum a while back about a bloke who was continually frustrated by his partner complaining about him always being out taking photos. This went on for a year or two until someone suggested he buy her a camera. So her bought her a low end digital SLR, which he says now, saved his marriage. Now the only arguements they have is over who is using what lens!

Now I am one lucky fellow. The bride is very supportive of me and my photography. But having a photography tragic in the family has one small negative. We have very few photos of us together.

A rare photo of the bride (Andree) and I together.

I am not all that keen on having my photo taken (probably because the camera lens adds 10 kilograms to the extra 20 I am already carrying) and when I do, I like to take it. Which creates a bit of a problem. I have to hand over the camera to someone else to get a shot of the two of us. Now that shot isn’t going to be a shot that I took, it isn’t really my photo. Also, it will usually be on auto focus and a I try and set the camera up to be as easy to use as possible which will probably result in a photo slightly different to what I would like. In the end, it isn’t my photo. Maybe it is time to get the tripod out and get some shots of us together. Or grab one of my photography buddies and drag them along.

Suggestions or comments welcome.