35mm's Snapshots
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- 7,836
- Horbury, West Yorkshire
- GTP_Sprite
Sorry I've not posted on your thread for a while. I have been dipping in to view your images.
As always I've been enjoying the tones and editing choices. One thing I'm curious of though... I've read some articles about traveling and especially taking images around temples and of the monks themselves, did you have many issues or paying to take photos. there are mixed reports around the interweb, I'd be interested to hear your experiances.
As always I've been enjoying the tones and editing choices. One thing I'm curious of though... I've read some articles about traveling and especially taking images around temples and of the monks themselves, did you have many issues or paying to take photos. there are mixed reports around the interweb, I'd be interested to hear your experiances.
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- Leiria
- jpfctf
- jpfctf
That's alright, thanks. 👍
About the photos of the monks, I didn't have any problem whatsoever and didn't notice anything of the kind. In fact, there was so many people around with all kinds of digital cameras that it would be hard for them not to be photographed, even if they didn't want to.
Most of my shots were candids, but I even asked that young monk (two shots above) for a photo and he was kind to accept and even posed.
1/250 | ƒ/8 | ISO 100 | 15 mm
About the photos of the monks, I didn't have any problem whatsoever and didn't notice anything of the kind. In fact, there was so many people around with all kinds of digital cameras that it would be hard for them not to be photographed, even if they didn't want to.
Most of my shots were candids, but I even asked that young monk (two shots above) for a photo and he was kind to accept and even posed.
1/250 | ƒ/8 | ISO 100 | 15 mm
- 6,041
- Puget Sound
- Crash852
Serious question, how do you shoot people? I have a hard time taking pictures of people since I always feel really awkward pointing a camera at random people. Do you just do it? Do you find people generally being pretty ambivalent or do people get mad at you? Do you ask for permission before shooting, or do you just photograph?
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- Leiria
- jpfctf
- jpfctf
I'm really surprised that you're saying that. I'm very cowardly (and shy) regarding to shooting people - even people that I know!
The only reason you see some more shots of people here on this set is because there were so many people around with cameras as well, that no one minded at all.
Rarely do people notice that I take their shot - that's what I'm all about. The only exception is the shot of the monk above, which I gathered some courage and asked him for a shot. Also, I never had any episode of people being mad or anything.
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- Leiria
- jpfctf
- jpfctf
1/500 | ƒ/8 | ISO 100 | 135 mm
This was taken, literally, just a few minutes before the heaviest rainfall I've ever felt or seen in my life.
To make matters more interesting, we were on top of the Phnom Bakheng temple (to watch its famous sunset), which had no cover whatsoever and was a 15 minute walk from the nearest road/taxis.
Running down that hill, soaking wet, without being able to see anything in front of me because of so much rain, is a moment I'll never forget.
- 4,555
- Australia
I would say that I was the same except now working in a newspaper for almost a year I take zillions of snaps of people both staged and candid. Its just something you get used to if you do it heaps. Another surprising thing is that most people I take don't mind at all, which is completely the opposite of what I thought would happen.
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Amazing stuff as always man! 👍
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Amazing stuff as always man! 👍
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- Puget Sound
- Crash852
I see. I just remember some of your shots of street life in Macau. I've tried taking more people photos discreetly, but it doesn't always work out as I find it much harder to frame the shot and do what I want that way. If it was at an event, then yeah, I think people expect to be photographed and is generally ok with it. It's just shots randomly on the street that I don't know how to approach. I guess it's good to hear though that no one has gotten mad at you so far.
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- Leiria
- jpfctf
- jpfctf
I was now looking back at my shots from this trip and can understand what you're referring to. There are, indeed, some candid shots.
Thinking about it a bit, I can see two reasons for that:
1) Wide-angle. You see, shooting at 15mm, I can be pointing in a totally different direction and still capture the subject. I use this a lot. I normally even antecipate the shot and I'll be waiting for the subject to be at the place I want in the frame. They will acknowledge me (with the camera already at eye level), but they'll never guess that they're in the frame.
2) For some reason, being in a foreign country (which, normally, is flooded with tourists) makes me a bit more "loose". You know, being a tourist, you can be that silly guy that shoots everything and locals won't give a damn. I probably wouldn't do most of those shots where I live.
(Of course, this can be a false feeling and it can potentially get you in more more trouble than shooting people in your home country, but that's another story...)
There are some candids at 135mm, too. But the reason for those is obvious: I'm far from the subject and the my 135mm is so small it won't raise any eyebrows.
- 4,117
- United States
Your photography is so consistent. Do you have like a set theme or style for when you go out on trips?
- 7,837
- Leiria
- jpfctf
- jpfctf
None whatsoever, Phillip.
I just pack pretty much all my lenses for long trips and then, before I go out of the hotel room, choose around 3 of them to carry with me on a smaller bag for that particular outing - depending on what I expect to find.
That's the closest thing I do to "setting" anything.
And thank you. 👍
I just pack pretty much all my lenses for long trips and then, before I go out of the hotel room, choose around 3 of them to carry with me on a smaller bag for that particular outing - depending on what I expect to find.
That's the closest thing I do to "setting" anything.
And thank you. 👍
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