19 Tell-Tale Signs You Are Obsessed with Your Canon DSLR

Lights! Camera! Addiction…

If you’re in college now and have developed an interest in photography, it’s safe to assume that this is the time when you will get yourself a DSLR. And if good sense prevails, it will be a Canon.

Now that you’ve got yourself a Canon, you are one of those people who will wield their DSLR like a weapon. A very effective one, which makes you the envy of your friends who constantly bombard you with their FB dp requests. Regardless, you are obsessed with your camera, some could even argue that you are possessed by it. So if your addiction to photography in general, and your camera in particular, has reached gargantuan proportions, you will totally relate to these 19 signs.

Check out this list of things which will make you say, ‘So me!!!’ if you love your Canon DSLR more than anything else in your life right now.

1. You Treat Your Canon Like Your Newborn Baby

Your life revolves around your precious baby.

2. Noone Is Worthy Enough to Hold Your Camera

You are ready to defend your precious against any and every threat.

3. You Have Taken a Close-up Shot of an Insect

Yeah, you have. And it’s a damn good photo.

4. You See Photo Opp in Mundane Things

You’re suddenly obsessed with sunsets and sunrises, even though they literally happen every single day.

5. You Click Photos from Every Angle Possible

The perplexity of your mind-boggling camera angles confuses people. You don’t blame them.

6. You Feel Gutted When You Miss a Great Picture

You can’t help wondering if that shot would have been THE perfect shot.

7. The Joy of Capturing The Perfect Moment!

When you finally do get the perfect shot, you feel like you are God’s most gifted creature on Earth.

8. You Plan Trips Entirely Around Photo Opps

The more exotic the locale, the better the photo op.

9. Cuz ‘Vacationing’ Equals ‘Taking Photographs’

Because photos are life. Amirite or amirite?

10. You’re Willing to Go to Any Length

Who’s always up for putting themself in potentially life-threatening situations for a photo? You!

11. You’ve Joined Your College Photography Club

You want the world to appreciate your talent!

12. Your Pocket Money is Spent on These

Your baby needs more accessories than you do.

13. You’re Saving Up to Buy Zoom Lenses

Because incessant begging does not work on your parents.

14. You are The Official FB DP Photographer

You make your friends’ inner Victoria’s Secret Model pop out for your camera.

15. But, You Take Forever to Upload Photos

They gotta wait their turn, you have a backlog of photos to upload.

16. Because You Gotta Edit Those Photos

You spend more on Photoshop than on food.

17. You’re Booked for Your Friends’ Weddings

Multiple Friends.

18. Your Next Step is to Create an FB Page

You may not be a professional photographer, but you might as well be.

19. You Have an Archive of Memories

Even though people sometimes make fun of your Canon addiction, you know that you’ve got a treasure trove of beautiful memories that will last a lifetime.

So, how many of these things do you do?