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11/03/2007 03:23:09 PM · #1 |
I was reading someone's blog a bit ago where the writer was recounting an experience he had. He is a photo enthusiast and while out to dinner became overwhelmed with capturing images of his "orgasmic" meal, as he called it. Apparently his obsession attracted the attention of the owner of the restaurant and approached him wondering if he was a food critic or a chef. The idea of him being a photo-hobbyist didn't occur.
The other day when i was out taking shots for the photojournalist challenge i found myself mistaken for a real photojournalist. I guess that one was expected. I suppose if i was hanging around an elementary school I would be mistake for a child predator.
Being a hobbyist seems to be an odd thing. |
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11/03/2007 03:48:46 PM · #2 |
People thinking you are a professional photographer can be a good thing. In a public event situation, you may get people to stay out of your way a bit better and maybe even get better access than you otherwise might have gotten. On the other hand, if you are trying to capture candid shots, people may either try to avoid you or pose for you- either way less spontaneous shots.
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11/03/2007 04:47:44 PM · #3 |
It is cool sometimes... I was at the Boston marathon and had a spot but people avoided the 5sq-foot in front as I was shooting up the street with a white lens so they just kept out of the way :-) Everything else was crush room around me and all the way down the street.
Almost makes up for the look at stupid questions at other times :-)
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11/03/2007 07:38:16 PM · #4 |
Originally posted by JeffryZ:
People thinking you are a professional photographer can be a good thing. In a public event situation, you may get people to stay out of your way a bit better and maybe even get better access than you otherwise might have gotten. On the other hand, if you are trying to capture candid shots, people may either try to avoid you or pose for you- either way less spontaneous shots. |
Actually this is true. I was shooting at a high school football game once and security kept people from a front rail where i was left unbothered for a long time. |
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11/03/2007 07:53:19 PM · #5 |
It's weird. People just ask if I am a photographer period when I have the Panny with the big lens shade slung around my neck. I never know what to say, it sounds so existential. One person was more specific: why was I lugging my camera around in the grocery store? So that was easier: to take pictures of all the food I couldn't afford to buy. Nobody asks when I carry the little Nikon, though this is the same model(Coolpix L10, silver, but comes in pink!) a freelancer journalist uses for her pics.
Message edited by author 2007-11-05 18:48:31. |
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11/03/2007 09:39:58 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by tnun:
.... though this is the same model a freelancer journalist uses for her pics. |
exactly. This is why I'm thinking about looking for a really nice p&s, something small with quality features. You can be shooting in places where a large camera would be intrusive. Better candids.
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11/03/2007 09:57:17 PM · #7 |
I was taking macros of tulips in the park once and a woman stopped and asked if I was looking for bugs. She thought I was doing research for the park or government or something.
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