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04/10/2005 09:51:27 PM · #1 |
Human Scavenger Hunt: A Challenge
The object of this ‘game’ is to help you become more comfortable photographing people. Photographers, in general, seem to be afraid to ask permission to photograph people. This little exercise should help us overcome that fear.
Objective:
Locate and photograph the people on this list. When you find the person, you should ask them for permission to take a photo. The photo should be a simple snapshot and the subject should be looking at you when you shoot. You should also get the subject̢۪s name to go along with the photo. The subjects of these photos should be people that you don̢۪t already know. The subjects should also be over 18 years old.
Prize:
The first person to collect all of these photographs will win a ‘virtual ribbon’ and bragging rights.
The List:
1. A uniformed police officer **complete**
2. A grocery store clerk (in working environment) **complete**
3. A fast food restaurant employee (in working environment)
4. A uniformed referee at a sporting event **complete**
5. A bartender (in working environment) **complete**
6. A waiter/waitress in a restaurant
7. A musician with musical instrument in hand
8. A person eating ice cream
9. An adult on a bicycle
10. A photographer pointing his/her camera at you **complete**
11. A person sitting on a public bench
12. A uniformed delivery person (UPS/FEDEX/Pizza Delivery/Mail/etc) **complete**
13. A person with their pet
14. A person selling tickets at a movie or event ticket window
15. Someone cooking food **complete**
Give it a tryâ€Â¦ you will have a good timeâ€Â¦
Message edited by author 2005-04-23 17:23:59. |
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04/10/2005 10:01:16 PM · #2 |
| Hmmmmmmmmm Would a police officer sitting in a donut shop,being served by an employee and eating ice cream count as 3 entries??? :O) |
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04/10/2005 10:21:48 PM · #3 |
| This sounds fun! ... I'm up for it.. although it may take a few days.. |
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04/10/2005 10:26:08 PM · #4 |
This challenge will sure bring up great stories of people trying this... i think i might have a go on this one... but i don't know if i have the guts for that. :)
Great challenge.
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04/10/2005 10:32:27 PM · #5 |
| I'm not allowed to go in a bar |
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04/10/2005 10:36:09 PM · #6 |
I like this alot. It's sort of funny but I know alot of photographers that are really sort of shy. While they may love to watch and think alot about what they see, many times they are rarely aggressive to get into the thick of things and get the shot. That 'aggressiveness' is really integral to being a successful event photographer imho. Anyway, since I think there's a glut in market for ribbons, how 'bout a ribbon for each and everyone that accomplishes the 'mission' and then maybe a virtual award for the best group of shots, a GGA (Gutsy Glamour Award), if you will.
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04/10/2005 10:40:03 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by xtabintun:
I'm not allowed to go in a bar |
just go into a bar anyway then when they call the cops on you it gives you the chance to get another shot under your belt..(joking).
Im up for it why not I need a break away from concentration. |
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04/10/2005 10:50:52 PM · #8 |
when i took my pic for extreme action, i was absolutely "packing it". i was so scared, i couldnt believe it. If i did this challenge i would end up in hospital from a massive panic attack LOL
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04/10/2005 10:52:28 PM · #9 |
there are bars in most large family restaurants, If you explain why you're there they usually wont kick you out.
Originally posted by xtabintun:
I'm not allowed to go in a bar |
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04/10/2005 11:04:45 PM · #10 |
It sounds like fun but I think I will try for the first one last just in case I get arrested
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04/10/2005 11:08:52 PM · #11 |
Originally posted by puma:
It sounds like fun but I think I will try for the first one last just in case I get arrested |
then you should do it first not to waste all that time for nothing =) |
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04/11/2005 06:01:48 PM · #12 |
| I'm gonna start shooting mine tonight and I'll post a pbase link to some of them when I get home... |
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04/11/2005 06:53:24 PM · #13 |
Do all of the photos have to be of "uniform" quality? ;-)
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04/11/2005 08:10:57 PM · #14 |
Originally posted by xtabintun:
I'm not allowed to go in a bar |
Try a Salad Bar just when the attendant shows up with a big bowl of lettuce. I dare anyone to say that doesn't qualify. (heh, heh) |
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04/11/2005 08:24:45 PM · #15 |
Originally posted by xtabintun:
I'm not allowed to go in a bar |
a BAR can also be a CoffeeBAR :) |
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04/11/2005 08:31:31 PM · #16 |
| Well I had the opportunity to take a picture of number 1 - a uniformed police officer tonight but chickened out. Just accomplishing one on the list would be a huge accomplishment for me but doesnt look like it's going to happen :( |
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04/11/2005 09:55:36 PM · #17 |
| You may interpret the descriptions of the photos any way you see fit as long as the 'rules' are met as described in the original post. |
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04/11/2005 09:58:56 PM · #18 |
I started my collection here:
Human Scavenger Hunt
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04/12/2005 06:52:35 PM · #19 |
well, i'll have to say that this 'challenge' has been one of the coolest things i've done since, well, i guess since the dc g2g ;-) maybe i should say, this is one of the coolest challenges i've ever taken up.
anyways, i decided to see if i could do it today. i came close, getting 13 out of 15. hard to find a referee working in the middle of the day, and it was too cold to find anyone eating ice cream. all the same, this was an excellent adventure, on a number of levels.
for one, i wanted to get a feel for the mechanics of approaching i people don't know to take their picture while also getting a model release. another thing i wanted to find out was just how much of this could i do in a day. i ended up with about 90 shots, editted almost 30, and have uploaded about 15, so far. not bad for a days work.
i took a very straight forward approach. if i went into a place of business, i tracked down a manager to let them know what i wanted to do, and to make sure they were ok. i told them that i was participating in an on-line photo safari, and that i had to take pictures of 15 different people. i had printed out the list, using a very large font, and i showed it to them. i also did this with the subjects i wanted to shoot. when i had their permission, i explained that i would need to take at least two pictures, one with them holding up the model release, and one of them doing whatever. i also had printed up and cut out some business card sized slips of paper with my dpc url and instructions for finding the images, as well as my regular web address. once they signed the model release, i gave them the slip of paper, telling them how to see their pictures. everybody seemed to like this idea.
and, to make it even better, when i was in a restaurant, some patrons asked if they could pay me to take their picture. so i took it, and will be taking them prints tomorrow.
at this point, i'll say, "Thanks, John, for giving me a vehicle/reason to go out and do something different today!"
now, on to the pictures...
 
  
  
  
 
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04/12/2005 07:01:37 PM · #20 |
Wow that is just fabolous... you just not did it but you actually took great pictures of the subjects... great work and especially great guts to do this... congratulations... that is just awesome i thought it would take a while to do this but no... you did it in a day's work...
Very nice. You really deserve that virtual ribbon.
And i guess it must have been lot's of fun...
Great work Rowland
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04/12/2005 07:05:57 PM · #21 |
What a great collections of photo's!
I was going to do this today, but got lazy, I still plan on attempting it this week.
I took the time to view each of them, and read the captions too.
Just Awesome work, Congrats.. |
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04/12/2005 07:31:19 PM · #22 |
| thanks, tim & fredrico! unfortunately, after looking back over the original post, it appears i have a little more work to do...no all my subjects are looking AT ME...oh well... |
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04/12/2005 07:36:30 PM · #23 |
Damn Details! :)
And you need some ice-cream, game is still on, lol..
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04/12/2005 08:14:53 PM · #24 |
Wow Skip! you got some great shots there. Looks like you met some interesting people too.
Looking forward to seeing your people entry! |
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04/12/2005 08:48:49 PM · #25 |
Originally posted by PollyBean:
Wow Skip! you got some great shots there. Looks like you met some interesting people too. |
and that i did! thanks, paula!
Originally posted by PollyBean:
Looking forward to seeing your people entry! |
holy cow! i almost forgot about that. i guess i'll have to head back out tomorrow ;-)
btw, i added the model release images to all of the photo notes; some of them are pretty fun, in and of themselves... |
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