As a photographer, these are real things people have said to me during shoots. I wish I was kidding, so here is a wonderful PSA, for those who are booking a photographer in the near future. Please, I'm begging you do not say these things.

1. "So....I'll be able to see these in an hour?"

No. No. No, I'm not a miracle worker, I shoot then I edit them, then you'll see a select few. My turn around is a week on a good day, not an hour. In fact, I probably won't look at these until tomorrow.

2. "Can you take one on my phone?"

I'll say yes to be polite, however, please, I'm begging you let me take the photos on my DSLR, not your iPhone so your Snapchat followers can see what you are doing at this exact moment.

3. "What camera is that? It takes really nice pictures!"

"A camera didn't make a great picture any more than a typewriter wrote a great novel." - Peter Adams

4. "Can you take a picture of me like this"

Well, the lighting isn't the greatest like this, and this will most likely be your least favorite photo but I'll agree, again to be polite.

5. "You charge how much?"

Well, you see camera lenses aren't cheap, photoshop isn't cheap, the price of props adds up, and oh? Did I forget to mention I work by myself?

6. "I'll just edit them myself."

Well, define edit, do you mean you'll put them through photoshop or are you going to put an Instagram filter over my photo and call it editing?

7. "Your job is so easy!"

See number 3.

8. "You must make a lot of money!"

Clearly, you have no idea how much one lens costs.

9."Can I see the photo?"

Asking me this promptly after I take a shot will cause me to just laugh awkwardly and avoid the question because I have no idea what that photo looks like, I'm focusing on my next shot.

10. "Anyone can be a photographer with that camera."

Anyone can call themselves a photographer for sure. But again, it isn't the camera that's making the picture you like. Like other forms of art, photography is a talent.