Photog Addiction... It's Symptoms and Treatments

Wondering if you might have the disease... or how to treat it?

The Photog Buzz’s very own Dr. Digital has come up with the following symptoms of a photography addiction. If you show any of the following symptoms... you just might be a photog addict:

Classic Symptoms of a Photog Addiction

• you’re easy to shop for because the only thing you ever ask for is a gift card to B&H Photo;
• you have at least one camera lens that cost more than your mortgage payment;
• you do not show up in any of your family’s photo albums because you’re always the one taking pictures;
• you believe that Nikon and Canon are not only cameras... but ways of life;
• if you had to choose between your camera and your spouse, you’d choose... Uhmmm... your spouse... of course;
• you believe that... no... size really DOES matter! (have you checked out Canon’s
• you walk through a crowd and people say things like, “hey dude/babe, nice camera!”;
• you always need “just one more lens/fix”;
• you know what that little red stripe on a Canon lens means;
• when you meet people you secretly judge them based on the camera they are using;
• you have been to the Photoshop World Conference more than once.

Do you have a symptom you would like to share with Dr. Digital? Just leave us a comment. We might add it to the list.


Recommended Treatments for a Photog Addiction

Fortunately, at the Photog Buzz we do not believe there is a cure for Photog Addiction or any proven treatment. The good news is you probably won’t die from it. The bad news is you might go broke.