The Oddest Question You Have Been Asked, While Taking Photos? (Page 2): Paste up a quick calendar page and post it to their fb or website with a "thanks for the idea." note.

PhotoKurtz Loc: Carterville, IL

CO wrote:

I was taking photos at the the Virginia House in Richmond VA. I was in the garden area behind the house. The office manager came out and was angry with me. She thought, since I was using a tripod, that I was a professional photographer and would be using the photos to put together a calendar. I had to convince her that I was not a professional photographer and I was only taking the photos to show at my camera club. She finally went back into the office. Here is a photo I took there.

Paste up a quick calendar page and post it to their fb or website with a "thanks for the idea." note.

Mac Loc: Pittsburgh, Philadelphia now Hernando Co. Fl.

Feiertag wrote:

Here is mine. While vacationing last year, in Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, I was taking shots from the Government Wharf. The passenger in a beat up pickup truck leaned out his window and yells, "Hey buddy, how many watts is your lens?" With a straight face, I told him it was a Nikon 200-400 watts. B^)

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Years ago, when I lived in Pottstown, Pa. I was taking pictures of an old factory that was made of bricks. The pattern the bricks made was interesting. A person came out of the factory and asked me who authorized me to take pictures. I explained that since I was taking pictures from a public street I didn't need authorization. She told me that if I didn't have written authorization I had to stop taking pictures. I explained again about photographing from a public area. She said "We'll see" and went back in the factory. I expected that she would call the police after she went back in side, so I waited around for a while, but when no one showed up I left.

CO

Feiertag wrote:

I had a similar circumstance, near Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia. An elderly man rushed out of his house and asked me what I was doing? I told him that I was from British Columbia and I was taking pictures with my camera! He was satisfied with my answer and went back inside. People are funny but I'm starting to like animals more and more, as I get older. B^)

He thought you had some nefarious intentions but it was all harmless.

CO

PhotoKurtz wrote:

Paste up a quick calendar page and post it to their fb or website with a "thanks for the idea." note.

She'd really be incensed then. It was years ago so I couldn't do that now.

Mac Loc: Pittsburgh, Philadelphia now Hernando Co. Fl.

rehess wrote:

Some time ago, when I was taking pictures at a state park, the docent asked my wife "Who is he with??"
{I had an SLR and was taking notes in the small notebook I always have with me}

One of the advantages of digital is not having to make notes about your settings anymore.

PhotoKurtz Loc: Carterville, IL

When I lived in PA (Schuylkill CO just north of Pottsville) I took lots of pics of abandoned buildings, old garage doors and walls to use as grunge backgrounds. LOTS of people asking what I was doing. Mostly elderly folks with nothing to do. Never had any complaints, though.

Leitz Loc: Solms

Feiertag wrote:

Here is mine. While vacationing last year, in Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, I was taking shots from the Government Wharf. The passenger in a beat up pickup truck leaned out his window and yells, "Hey buddy, how many watts is your lens?" With a straight face, I told him it was a Nikon 200-400 watts. B^)

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ChrisT has some competition!

rgrenaderphoto Loc: Hollywood, CA

Stand on the bow of a Princess Cruise ship entering Glacier Bay in Alaska. I notices a faint reflection rainbow in the fog. After taking a few shots, a woman asked me with a perfectly straight face, could that lens actually shoot through fog. I smiled and said, Yes Ma'am, like it isn't ever there.

Haydon

While photographing a flower in a town park using a 70-200 to get a decent close-up shot, I had someone ask "Hey buddy, are you with the press?" I turned and straight faced answered him "Why yes, I suppose the fact I was conducting an interview with this flower was the giveaway!"

Feiertag Loc: British Columbia, Canada

rgrenaderphoto wrote:

Stand on the bow of a Princess Cruise ship entering Glacier Bay in Alaska. I notices a faint reflection rainbow in the fog. After taking a few shots, a woman asked me with a perfectly straight face, could that lens actually shoot through fog. I smiled and said, Yes Ma'am, like it isn't ever there.

Good one.

On a side issue, I was at a casino in Vancouver, playing the penny slots (one penny, one line). A woman that was watching me, could not contain herself and had to comment about my method. She said, "Sir, you won't win much playing one penny, one line. I said, "Mam, I won't lose much, playing one penny one line. She went back to her slot machine, scratching her head. B^)

HOT Texas Loc: From the Heart of Texas

I have been asked why are you taking pictures of that train? from somebody just driving by, I ask why not? I like trains, he ask again but why? I getting a little po'ed now, I ask
have you ever seen a news paper or magazine or a picture on a wall of a train? his reply was yes, I said well somebody had to take that dam picture, he got back in his car and hightailed it out of there.

blue-ultra Loc: New Hampshire

I had a really strange experience in Jamaica 40 years ago. I was in the downtown area of Montego Bay shooting the colorful market place, along came this woman with a huge basket of fruits on her head, I though what a great vacation shot. I took a couple of frames and was walking away when this woman came up to me in a very angry way and demanded I pay her for my shots. I told her no way (I was a lot younger then) She said to me I was going to make a fortune selling my pictures to American magazines. Needless to say I got the hell out of there...

bdk Loc: Sanibel Fl.

I was asked by an old guy , is that a twitter camera? Whaaa? You know you use a twitter camera and take pictures for twitter. No sorry its not. And he was happy and walked off. Shooting a wedding a few weeks ago, I was asked why I just dont use a cell phone instead of that big bulky camera....Nooo I like my camera.... and started shooting something to get rid of em. Same wedding a guy asked if he could shoot with me. He had his 3400 and his little neck strap half choking him, when he asked why I dont use a strap like his, that my big sling must get in the way.

SharpShooter Loc: NorCal

LoL, I've been asked lots of odd questions.
And they usually vary considerably by whether I'm shooting professionally or for myself.
But the most fun questions are always when I shoot models. Now keep in mind these are pretty normal questions on many if not most shoots!
Models always ask things like "can you see my nipples?"
"If you shoot me with cameltoe, I'm gonna KILL you!
"You can't see my kitty/muff can you(usually asked when shooting commando), and if you can, can you shade it in during post?
I've shot locations a few times in Las Vegas and the most common question is always, "man, how do you get a job like THAT???"! My std. answer is always, "hey, it's a tough and dirty job and someone has to do it...., but better me than YOU"!!! LoL
SS

LoneRangeFinder Loc: Left field

SharpShooter wrote:

LoL, I've been asked lots of odd questions. br An... (show quote)

Is that a Cannon you have there, or are you just glad to see me?