Ants. that's the only thing I can compare people to at this work shop to. when all 90 or however many of us were unleashed on the Riverwalk to capture work and play in San Antonio, you never only saw just one person with a camera.
even when you think your alone, and you see a mariachi band strumming away in some unique light from a bar, as soon as you click the shutter closed on the first shot, the noise is echoed somewhere behind you from no less than three other photographers trying to capture the same moment.
An even worse scenario is when you see that great shot, check your back to see if your idea will be copied in less than five seconds, and see noone. So you line your shot up, and as you reach for that little button on the front of a camera, another photographer steps in behind your subject and completely ruins your shot.
I understand shadowing an experienced photographer is a great way for new people to learn, but for me its just off-putting and demotivating.
That's not to say I am experienced, I just hate being copied, regardless if my photo isn't going to come out right, which it usually doesn't. Imitation is the greatest form of flattery, or so the ever-present they say.
Needless to say I have been very flattered all week. I just hope everyone had better luck capturing the things I tried shooting.
even when you think your alone, and you see a mariachi band strumming away in some unique light from a bar, as soon as you click the shutter closed on the first shot, the noise is echoed somewhere behind you from no less than three other photographers trying to capture the same moment.
An even worse scenario is when you see that great shot, check your back to see if your idea will be copied in less than five seconds, and see noone. So you line your shot up, and as you reach for that little button on the front of a camera, another photographer steps in behind your subject and completely ruins your shot.
I understand shadowing an experienced photographer is a great way for new people to learn, but for me its just off-putting and demotivating.
That's not to say I am experienced, I just hate being copied, regardless if my photo isn't going to come out right, which it usually doesn't. Imitation is the greatest form of flattery, or so the ever-present they say.
Needless to say I have been very flattered all week. I just hope everyone had better luck capturing the things I tried shooting.
