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Uncle Bob en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (derogatory, slang) A guest at an event who takes a lot of photographs and gets in the way of the hired professional photographer.
    • 2018, Christopher Stets, 30 Days to a Better Wedding Photography Business I committed to this couple months or years ago, and it's the most important day of their lives, so I'm going to be there hell or high water. Some of the challenges you are going to encounter are what we call "Uncle Bobs" in the industry. Before a ceremony starts, I can get a good idea of who the "Uncle Bob" will be, as he/she is sitting on the aisle with a large iPad or SLR.
    • […] Uncle Bobs shooting their own snapshots on similar-looking equipment […] 2006, Liverpool and Manchester Photographic Journal, page 10:

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