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 03/13/2007 11:05:52 AM · #51
solitary, definitely. with the exception of the occassional company of my husband who may be shooting.

I also tend to get "in a zone" and completely ignore and shut out everything around. Of course, mine is concentration, not creative genius.
 03/13/2007 11:06:23 AM · #52
Although I savor the solitude and freedom of going off on my own, I also greatly enjoy the company of other photographers. I find that shooting with others, particularly those that share my photographic interests, greatly enhances the enjoyment that I get out of shooting. I also enjoy the social aspects; the social interaction before, during and after a shoot is the icing on the cake.
 03/13/2007 11:07:06 AM · #53
100% solitary
 03/13/2007 11:34:08 AM · #54
I like both, though they are very different experiences. Alone, is a more contemplative, calm experience. It suits landscapes, macros and quiet introspection.

Shooting with others can be a wild ride, with the right people, pushing you to higher and more creative outlets, playing, experimenting, riffing of other ideas and often producing surprising and breakthrough images. When it works well, it can be an exhausting, invigorating ride.
 03/13/2007 11:34:12 AM · #55
Alone. Ill go out with my g/f every once n a while but she has little patience and loves yelling at me. (But sometimes she's good to have around to chase birds twards me)
 03/13/2007 11:37:02 AM · #56
There something special about shooting alone. Its a good time for me to get away and leave worries somewhere else. When I look through the camera and its just me and my subject, I feel very calm.

But always bring friends when drinking
 03/13/2007 11:48:39 AM · #57
Originally posted by jaded_youth:
100% solitary


Yep. For me too. 100%.
 03/13/2007 11:59:13 AM · #58
90% alone. No body would want to bushwack the Colorado backcoutry like I do. Never met a trail I liked. :)

10% Teaching my kids to explore the wild like me. Van
 03/13/2007 12:03:00 PM · #59
Originally posted by faery:
Alone, alone, alone - that's what I love, but very rarely find myself without some small person stomping along behind me huffing and saying "when are we going to go and get ice-creams, I'm bored now?"

Those pictures I've taken when I'm alone are usually better composed, have more poetry about them and have less to alter in PS later.


Mais oui.
 03/13/2007 12:42:18 PM · #60
I am almost always with someone when I shoot (my two kids and/or wife). I get out by myslef every so often but usually only later in the evenings. I would love to find a couple of other people who like to shoot as much as we do to go out with. What friends that we have that own cameras aren't as into it as we are. So if any of you live in or visit Columbus let me know and we can go shooting.

And I must say that now that we have 2 dslr's going out and shooting with Aimee is much more fun. We arent fighting over the camera to shoot whatever it is we both see. It is interesting to see comparisons of some shots that we both take at the same time but from different perspectives.

03/13/2007 12:48:51 PM · #61
Usually I shoot alone. My fiancee just doesn't have the patience to wait while I shoot 50 pictures of a fallen leaf =)

The results when I shoot alone I find are better but the subject matter is usually more interesting when I am with her. We go to more picturesque locations and of course she can be the subject of a lot of photos. She unforunately doesn't like me submitting pictures of her for challenges so I am going to have to find a different model for the color portrait challenge.

I guess when I am alone I don't rush as much and take more time to compose and think about what I am shooting. When I am out walking with my fiancee the goal is go somewhere not take pictures so I find that I feel a bit rushed.

Anyways...
 03/13/2007 01:00:43 PM · #62
There's no simple answer to this one. The majority of the time, I shoot alone. I do enjoy the self-time, but if there were another photog around who wanted to go, much of the time I wouldn't mind the company.

I do enjoy the GTGs, and have never found them constricting; everyone seems pretty cool with doing their own thing wherever we are, so it's not like you're ever "stuck with the group."

On the other hand, shooting with non-photogs around is not nearly so agreeable. In those cases, I always end up feeling rushed and don't often get the shots I really want. I would much rather shoot alone than travel with non-photogs.
 03/13/2007 01:16:02 PM · #63
More or less solitary. When I look at the shots I treasure the most, those are shots I have taken on my own. A few exceptions though, my significant other has patience like you would not believe - I can take all the time in the world.
 03/13/2007 01:16:22 PM · #64
Originally posted by option:
I much prefer going lone wolf. No distractions, just me and my camera.

I dont think many people enjoy being around a photographer. Admit it - we're weird. Wandering around absent-mindedly, peering over every bridge and railing, crawling around on the ground, climbing into flowerbeds, etc. The lengths we will go to to get "the shot" are, well, embarassing to most people.


That's probably one main reason I enjoy shooting with other photographers...I feel "undersood"! My family is actually really good at putting up and even helping with my photography. They offer me suggestions and watch out for traffice if I'm in the middle of the street :)

One night, around midnight:30, I was standing atop a planter in the center of the main drag through town, camera up to my eye, when I heard a voice yell "Hey, that's my mom! Hi mommy!" I turned to find my older daughter and two friends ready to walk into a late night coffee shop nearby. They all laughed at me good naturedly then asked me to take their picture.

I'm surprised to get this many responses to the question. I'm really not an antisocial person, but do prefer my photography alone and it seems I'm certainly not alone in that thought! I do enjoy meeting and learning from other photographers, but my best work is alone.
 03/13/2007 01:39:31 PM · #65
I'm a loner as well. I don't like to keep anybody behind waiting for me, and vice versa. I just like to get out and do my own thing. I really enjoy going on extended weekend "photo retreats" by myself a couple times a year, and my wife is very understanding.

In groups, there's bound to be one person that nobody likes who annoys everybody, and the nice people in the group just don't have the heart to say anything, so the annoying person is oblivious. Now, if you're saying to yourself, "My group doesn't have an annoying person like that..." well, you're probably that person. :-)
 03/13/2007 01:48:25 PM · #66
I'm usually alone, but with a model... so I guess I have my cake and eat it too :-)
 03/13/2007 01:59:49 PM · #67
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
I'm usually alone, but with a model... so I guess I have my cake and eat it too :-)


Showoff!!! :-P
 03/13/2007 02:02:30 PM · #68
im a floatacious floater
i can never get anything good with others around
i get very self conscious because i know they're thinking "what in the h-e-double-toothpicks is she taking a picture of"
i really don't even like to show my work to people.... if they want to look at it on there own... COOL... but i dont like sitting right there while they look at my work. at all.
 03/13/2007 02:10:28 PM · #69
Wow... talk about a suicidal thread... I've never seen so many people talking about how they just want to shoot themselves!

I like shooting myself, too, actually. I've really enjoyed the get-togethers I've attended, but I'd almost rather leave my camera home for those events. I get a lot more enjoyment out of meeting new people than I do shooting with everyone.

Like others, I often feel like I'm either holding someone back, or wanting to go too fast, or whatever. I just like to shoot at my own pace and go my own direction.
 03/13/2007 02:14:29 PM · #70
I prefer taking photo alone since I often ignore people around me while taking photos. Friends and families have been complaining allot about it.

There are certain time I like taking photo with other photographers especially when it's giving me the opportunity to improve my photography and exchanging points of views.

Originally posted by alanfreed:
Wow... talk about a suicidal thread... I've never seen so many people talking about how they just want to shoot themselves!



hahahhahaha..makes me laugh! :D

Message edited by author 2007-03-13 14:16:24.
 03/13/2007 02:26:33 PM · #71
If you don't count my groupies, assistants, agent(s), lawyer(s), and caterers - then yes, I shoot alone.

Actually, I don't. I usually bring my daughter with me - she likes being outside with me and I like the Dad/daughter time. And my wife likes the break...
 03/13/2007 02:58:37 PM · #72
Sometimes I like to be alone so i have no distractions and can do things at my own pace.

Sometimes i like to go with other photogs so I can learn/share from/with them and have good company.
 03/13/2007 03:34:01 PM · #73
Also a loner. Only one of my friends who shoots more than just snaps. My girlfriend is the kind who used to go through a 24 exp. roll of film in a year...maybe, and now doesn't bother to download the few images she takes off of her digital camera. The people I know tend to like the pictures I take, but just don't understand why it takes so much time to get them.

I think that photography, like most artistic habits, is driven by at least a modicum of introspection and that introspection requires time alone to operate.
 03/13/2007 04:56:04 PM · #74
I need to caveat my earlier answer - while I do like to shoot alone and often do so simply because I don't have anyone to shoot with, I REALLY enjoyed the few get togethers I've been to: shooting with just SandyP and PhantomEWO in San Antonio; shooting with the whole gang in Austin (dang that was fun!); and wandering his part of the world with Bear_Music. So while I enjoy shooting by myself, I also have greatly enjoyed shooting with other like-minded individuals.
 03/13/2007 05:23:33 PM · #75
this depends on where I am going and what I am planning on photographing. There are times where I am on another venture with friends and the camera happens to be along. other times me and a friend or two will venture out all with cameras and shoot for fun. then there are the times I enjoy most when It is just me a form of transportation and no destination I drive around aimlessly looking for things to shoot. Kind of like Elmer Fudd.
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