I know what you mean, and putting up a sign may be a bit much, but wanting to keep 'influencers' or Instagram people out of places is understandable.
Maybe I'm neurotic and old about it but it just bothers me to see people in places of spectacular beauty and all that they care about is getting a good picture of themselves to post online and then not appreciating at all where they are. Add a dozen of them or more and it quickly kills the experience for people there looking to be in the moment whereever they may be, and considering that this area appears to be in the San Francisco Bay Area I could especially believe that they would suffer from that there if a trend broke out.
Also, disabling geolocation tagging is just good praxis anyway. Everyone should do it.
This is why I hate going on vacation with certain people lol. They start seething when I just want to look at something without posing for a photo and they start going on and on about how this is the only time we’re gonna be here or whatever.
Yeah, that sounds rough. Luckily I haven't traveled with someone like that. Haha
I mean, when I travel somewhere I may want to take a picture of it or have my own picture there but it's not the focus of the moment and I'm not posting it anywhere either. And sometimes I don't think about or want to take a picture/video, I just want to be there. That's what I mean. I'm not anti-pictures and I don't think anyone else is. It's more the influencer culture that wants a picture not because they want to remember that moment but because they want to look good for their followers. Not saying you're saying any of this, just clarifying.
I love candid photography and the disposable film camera (as wasteful as they are) because it reflects the moments more accurately imo. You have one shot, and it may be imperfect. It may be blurry. You might be making a weird face or blinking. But that’s what makes it special to me. I also hate weddings because of how sterile everything is. I get it, we need perfect choreographed photography for certain things. Fine. But rarely do I see any photos of people just having fun and being themselves and goofing around at these sort of events. At best, it’s captured on video by the photographer, but that’s not the same as some candid, intimate photo of the couple with an interesting composition.
I remember when I went on my first date, my family kept asking me if I had pictures. Like… no? I see why people take them, but to me it’s just weird lol.
Yeah, I completely agree. It better captures the transitoriness of life and each moment. That's a really good point about disposable cameras.
As a kid I hated how much my mom and family would take pictures but now that I'm older I'm so glad to see pictures of how things were back then, to see people who are no longer here. I also really like when I'm with a partner who initiates and wants to take pictures (within reason), otherwise then there are no photos of our life together because I rarely initiate. Probably something I should work on more.
I know what you mean, and putting up a sign may be a bit much, but wanting to keep 'influencers' or Instagram people out of places is understandable.
Maybe I'm neurotic and old about it but it just bothers me to see people in places of spectacular beauty and all that they care about is getting a good picture of themselves to post online and then not appreciating at all where they are. Add a dozen of them or more and it quickly kills the experience for people there looking to be in the moment whereever they may be, and considering that this area appears to be in the San Francisco Bay Area I could especially believe that they would suffer from that there if a trend broke out.
Also, disabling geolocation tagging is just good praxis anyway. Everyone should do it.
This is why I hate going on vacation with certain people lol. They start seething when I just want to look at something without posing for a photo and they start going on and on about how this is the only time we’re gonna be here or whatever.
"Yeah, that's why I want to enjoy it."
Yeah, that sounds rough. Luckily I haven't traveled with someone like that. Haha
I mean, when I travel somewhere I may want to take a picture of it or have my own picture there but it's not the focus of the moment and I'm not posting it anywhere either. And sometimes I don't think about or want to take a picture/video, I just want to be there. That's what I mean. I'm not anti-pictures and I don't think anyone else is. It's more the influencer culture that wants a picture not because they want to remember that moment but because they want to look good for their followers. Not saying you're saying any of this, just clarifying.
I love candid photography and the disposable film camera (as wasteful as they are) because it reflects the moments more accurately imo. You have one shot, and it may be imperfect. It may be blurry. You might be making a weird face or blinking. But that’s what makes it special to me. I also hate weddings because of how sterile everything is. I get it, we need perfect choreographed photography for certain things. Fine. But rarely do I see any photos of people just having fun and being themselves and goofing around at these sort of events. At best, it’s captured on video by the photographer, but that’s not the same as some candid, intimate photo of the couple with an interesting composition.
I remember when I went on my first date, my family kept asking me if I had pictures. Like… no? I see why people take them, but to me it’s just weird lol.
Yeah, I completely agree. It better captures the transitoriness of life and each moment. That's a really good point about disposable cameras.
As a kid I hated how much my mom and family would take pictures but now that I'm older I'm so glad to see pictures of how things were back then, to see people who are no longer here. I also really like when I'm with a partner who initiates and wants to take pictures (within reason), otherwise then there are no photos of our life together because I rarely initiate. Probably something I should work on more.