Today, while backpacking in Switzerland I had my camera stolen. Not only does this have photos of my entire trip but the pictures I took for my best friend's wedding. I was the only photographer of her elopement. FML
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Today, I went to the UK for the first time, and had the most amazing time with my girlfriend, catching it all on tape. When I got back to South America, I realized someone had stolen my camera. FML
Today, my bag, including phone, money, keys and cards, was stolen. In a church. During my wedding. FML
Today, at a family reunion, we all squeezed in for a picture. I set the self-timer and ran to get in it. 2 seconds before the picture went off, some guy came up, stole the camera, and ran away. FML
Today, a "friend" tried to sell me a digital camera that I recognized that was stolen from my home a week earlier, along with a few other things. FML
Today, I found my car had been robbed. The thieves stole my GPS, my iPod and my digital camera. While I was filing the police report, the officer recommended I take photos for insurance purposes. Then she remembered my camera had been stolen. She actually started laughing. FML
Today, I went to a friend's wedding. I took stupid photos all day long and when came the moment that the bride entered the church, my battery died. FML
Today, I was tasked with taking a photo of my best friend getting engaged. As her boyfriend got down on one knee, I got so nervous that I fumbled the camera. It landed right in the lake. I didn’t get a single picture, and now I owe them a new Canon EOS R10. FML
Today, I asked a woman to take a picture of me and my girlfriend kissing on the beach. When I looked up, the woman and my phone were gone. FML
Today, I dropped my camera into water. The good news is that it's waterproof. The bad news is I dropped it off London Bridge. All the pictures and videos of my four-month trip around Europe were on it. FML
Today, I found out that one of my best mates had his backpack, clothes, and everything else in it stolen at an airport overseas. I was feeling sorry for him all day. It took me 9 hours to remember that I actually loaned him my backpack for his trip. FML
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Archon810 0
If you were the photographer at the wedding, it should have been your uttermost and foremost responsibility to get those pictures safe and store in multiple copies. Sorry for your camera, that part is FML, but the wedding pictures are YDI.
MaddieMonster 0
always back up if you can. but this totally ******* sucks.
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MaddieMonster 0
always back up if you can. but this totally ******* sucks.
no1askdu 5
Maybe the shouldn't have eloped, then maybe the wouldve had more pictures
genius_man16 1
That's what I was thinking. I'm sorry about your camera, so i clicked FYL. But your friend deserves it for #1 eloping, and #2 only having one cameraman. Your friend is a total idiot.
divineinstrument 2
They eloped so that they could having a weeding without lots of people. That means they probably didn't want an entire fleet of photographers there. And most weddings only have one photographer, but photograpers take VERY good care of the photos and try and make sure they don't lose the photos (as they'll lose all the money from the job if they lose the photos) Why do people never think before posting their insensitive, illogical comments on this site?
Greendarthpotato 0
What do you people mean "should have not eloped"? Usually when couples elope it's for a good reason like parents who don't want them to be together. If you made a big deal out of the wedding and hired a proffesional photographer, they'd know something is up. Theres other reasons too. This is definetly an FYL. How was he to know that the camera would be stolen?
americayay 0
Just because the majority of people are overly materialistic snobs obsessed with keeping up with the Jones's, doesn't mean everyone else wants to spend somewhere between $15,000 and $100,000 for what is essentially a PARTY, when they can have the same party with only very close friends and family for a fraction of the cost. The friends definately didn't deserve it, but OP should've saved those photos immediately after taking them. A lot of other things could've caused the loss of those photos, such as the camera getting lost in travel or even broken.
americayay 0
^ My point being that the friends don't deserve to lose all of their wedding photos because it wasn't mainstream enough.
mydgmax 0
my dad accidentally deleted a couple's wedding video and he was the only wedding filmer. he could never recover it:(
ahti546 11
You were the ONLY photographer? I find that hard to believe, usually everyone at the wedding is busy taking pictures.
saraitkddh 47
back up is one of the most greatest inventions!
Archon810 0
If you were the photographer at the wedding, it should have been your uttermost and foremost responsibility to get those pictures safe and store in multiple copies. Sorry for your camera, that part is FML, but the wedding pictures are YDI.
GrantEatAirplane 0
Agreed!
sulitak 27
My "fun pics" from my wedding got unloaded before I took my camera on the honeymoon... OP YDI
magnetic_aura 26
Exactly, definitely should have made a copy of the wedding photos. Unfortunate that the camera was stolen (people are jerks) but, OP should have made a backup of the pictures.
xDrakeNinja 12
I agree, but there is a possibility OP didn't get a chance to, couldn't , or was about to
corbygray528 0
YDI for not backing up the wedding pictures. Sorry for the camera and trip pictures though.
divineinstrument 2
He was backpacking. He probably didn't have an opportunity to do so
ichwillkeinengel 0
He should have backed up the pictures from the WEDDING before he LEFT for the backpacking trip. That's just moronic.
blalien 0
You can now purchase SD cards that automatically send their content to your home computer at regular intervals. They aren't expensive either. There is no excuse for being a quality photographer and losing your photos.
girandwogpig 0
#60 I want to see a link to these SD cards. I would also like to know how they send it without an internet connection >.>
IN5AN3 0
Any photo shop can transfer your photos from memory card to CD... no excuse for not backing up, especially important photos...
IndigoArkanian 4
maybe they were all on the backpacking trip and that's when they eloped
ssyyyykke 0
this suckss
ohhdamn 0
wow, you suck.
av232 0
that sucks about your camera but who gives a shit about the photos? people only look at them once ever.
divineinstrument 2
Ay i know! People go crazy over these photos, and really I don't see much of a use to them. Most of them are fairly boring, and it's not like you're gonna look at them again.
trivel64 16
My parents look at their wedding photos every year on their anniversary, and they have a photo hanging in their bedroom as well. I guess no one else is as fond of the moment they dedicated their lives to one another as they are...?
soonerstud 0
As a photog, you definitely deserve this.
_Noon_ 0
FYL. IMO the bride should've hired more than just one photographer. But it's pretty stupid that you didn't make back ups.
kitkatkelly 0
It's an elopement, many don't even hire even one photographer. Wait, what kind of normal wedding has multiple photographers anyway?
_Noon_ 0
Don't know, never been to one xD
jnic 0
Hahah damn... that's so not gonna happen. Photographers charge around $800-$1,000 for their services, imagine getting another one? Then you usually have to pay out the ass for prints. Don't get me wrong, I go to art school, my boyfriend's a photographer, etc., so I appreciate what photographers do... but if they're getting $1,000 for the day, there's no reason for them to profit further.
brrrx 0
Idiot, you didn't upload your pictures as the sole photographer of a wedding!? YDI majorly for that.
missbucket 0
why didn't the bride ask for copies of the photos before your trip?
ichwillkeinengel 0
She assumed the OP wasn't a total idiot and would back them up. Besides, she'd probably left on her honeymoon.