What is the rap for carrying and shooting a dslr?

[tecboy]

....or maybe I'll stop shooting at public places anymore. I got tired of people approaching me in the weird ways.

Why? Embrace it. I used to feel a little self conscience too when I was shooting out in public, but after a while it went away, now I love the interaction. Hell, I came home with more girls numbers from an informal runway shoot at a club then ...ever (married though}

I live in the area with high crime rate and homeless people. People get shot and killed. Group of people asked me to smoke pot. Teenagers committed suicides. Oh yea, I being weird, that is good to know.

 

[tecboy]

There are registered sex offenders my area. Maybe I'll go say "Hi" to them and have a small talk.

 

[Newtricks]

Yea, what's he thinking, doesn't he know they are paying him to dick around with his settings, not make sure he gets the moment.

Yep... you've got it, full auto rock and roll. Don't want to be bothered with those pesky aperture or shutter settings that make the most of the shooting environment when using aperture or shutter priority mode.

 

[vintagesnaps]

I've done work (not photography related) that sometimes involved going into neighborhoods that are always on the news with drug related shootings etc. (and now it's not just late night, there have been shootings in broad daylight). There have been a couple of times I didn't even get out of the car because the place looked like a crack house (new assignment, found out the family had moved).

Maybe some of the people you encounter have reasons to not want their pictures taken - or don't want you to photograph their get-away car! - if you don't know the people you don't know who you're dealing with.

I had a couple of co-workers who literally had home visits where the place was being watched and as soon as they were leaving the police raided the place (the building, not the apartment where they'd just been necessarily). So families who live in that environment have that type thing going on and might be uncomfortable with someone with a camera wanting to take their pictures. Often on the news they'll show someone with their face obscured because they don't want to risk talking on camera.

Over time we (my team and I) got known in the neighborhood, we'd be carrying baby toys, the neighbors know we're there to see someone's baby etc. If it would be a new home visit people would sometimes initially seem uncomfortable or suspicious til they'd get to know us and know why we're there. People you encounter might feel like you're putting them at risk in some way if you take their picture. Seems like if you're going to do street photography you might need to consider how and where you go out to take pictures.

 

[tecboy]

And Jenko, I have a pit bull mixed. In my area, there have been several pit bulls attacked and mauled to death on humans. There were outraged and threaten to ban pit bull. I was worried I'll going to lose my dog.

 

[Derrel]

Might want to inquire about Xanex...

 

[tecboy]

Might want to inquire about Xanex...

Why, so I don't have to be careful about my surrounding?

 

[71M]

If people don't know I'm a photographer and just carry my dslr, I wonder what are they thinking? What is the reputation for carrying and shooting a dslr? I hope people don't think I'm a paparazzi!:mrgreen:

Well they might. DSLR - big black camera - looks purposeful; that's what it says: "I'm here to photograph this thoroughly, for reasons unknown to you". iPhone held at arms length, framing a snap, says 'casual curiosity', 'harmless photo geek', or sometimes 'nosey parker'. "Artist", or "documentary film maker" aren't really at the forefront of people's expectations or assumptions. BTW, one of the paparazzi is a paparazzo.

 

[Newtricks]

BTW, one of the paparazzi is a paparazzo.

What do you call a Paparazzo with cheese?

 

[xj0hnx]

....or maybe I'll stop shooting at public places anymore. I got tired of people approaching me in the weird ways.

Why? Embrace it. I used to feel a little self conscience too when I was shooting out in public, but after a while it went away, now I love the interaction. Hell, I came home with more girls numbers from an informal runway shoot at a club then ...ever (married though}

I live in the area with high crime rate and homeless people. People get shot and killed. Group of people asked me to smoke pot. Teenagers committed suicides. Oh yea, I being weird, that is good to know.

Then why are you even asking this question? It's kind of like asking why you keep getting wet, and then telling us you are pouring buckets of water on your head.

 

[71M]

tecboy, why do you make these kind of photos? What reasons do you give, if asked by the locals?

 

[table1349]

BTW, one of the paparazzi is a paparazzo.

What do you call a Paparazzo with cheese?

I'll Bite....:mrgreen: What????

 

[tecboy]

Why? Embrace it. I used to feel a little self conscience too when I was shooting out in public, but after a while it went away, now I love the interaction. Hell, I came home with more girls numbers from an informal runway shoot at a club then ...ever (married though}

I live in the area with high crime rate and homeless people. People get shot and killed. Group of people asked me to smoke pot. Teenagers committed suicides. Oh yea, I being weird, that is good to know.

Then why are you even asking this question? It's kind of like asking why you keep getting wet, and then telling us you are pouring buckets of water on your head.

This is reality. I have already been bullied by other photographers.

 

[tecboy]

I live in the area with high crime rate and homeless people. People get shot and killed. Group of people asked me to smoke pot. Teenagers committed suicides. Oh yea, I being weird, that is good to know.

Then why are you even asking this question? It's kind of like asking why you keep getting wet, and then telling us you are pouring buckets of water on your head.

This is reality. I have already been bullied by other photographers.

That photographer who uses full auto, he insulted me.

 

[71M]

This is reality. I have already been bullied by other photographers.

Other photographers?