Keeping Your Photo Locations Secret (Page 2): Heck, John Sexton taught a course in Yosemite referring to Ansel's tripod holes. He'd take classes to the locations and help them have at...

Photocraig

Rongnongno wrote:

When someone (not you) thinks he/she is the first ... (show quote)

Heck, John Sexton taught a course in Yosemite referring to Ansel's tripod holes. He'd take classes to the locations and help them have at it. The real Adams magic was in visualization of the moment and conditions and Post Processing.

TheDman Loc: USA

I agree that it's a bit ridiculous, not to mention rather presumptuous that you think so highly of your photo that you believe people would want to make pilgrimages to the very spot where it was taken.

However, I am guilty of this for one spot in particular: this tree in Red River Gorge. It's very hard to find, a bit dangerous to get to, and despite being by a popular tourist spot hardly anyone knows about it. I just happened upon it by accident, and have grown quite fond of it. When people ask me where this is I just give them a very vague "in Red River Gorge" answer. :)

(Download)

Photocraig

TheDman wrote:

I agree that it's a bit ridiculous, not to mention... (show quote)

I read your answer as intending to protect your subject not preventing competing images. Nice images that they are.

Erik_H Loc: Denham Springs, Louisiana

If somebody sees one of my photos and likes it enough to want to go to the same place and shoot it for themselves, then more power to them, I'm flattered. They may get a better shot than I did, or they may not. But it will be different either way. No two people see things in the same way and that's what's so great about our craft.

Amy00 Loc: Maryville, Tennessee

Mac wrote:

I agree.

I have mixed feelings about this subject. I think in a situation such as the link attached, it is better to keep the location secret. However, I would love to know where this place is to make my own photos.

http://petapixel.com/2014/07/31/urbex-photographer-discovers-eerie-train-graveyard-north-carolina-forest/

Erik_H Loc: Denham Springs, Louisiana

Amy00 wrote:

I have mixed feelings about this subject. I think in a situation such as the link attached, it is better to keep the location secret. However, I would love to know where this place is to make my own photos.

http://petapixel.com/2014/07/31/urbex-photographer-discovers-eerie-train-graveyard-north-carolina-forest/

It would be great to spend a day there. I love old, abandoned buildings and that type of thing.

Amy00 Loc: Maryville, Tennessee

Erik_H wrote:

It would be great to spend a day there. I love old, abandoned buildings and that type of thing.

Me too! I think when it comes to finding abandoned buildings and spots like Johnny did, it'd be hard for me to tell the location. I am selfish when it comes to spending quite a bit of time trying to find a location to shoot.

waykee7 Loc: Cortez, Colorado

jerryc41 wrote:

I read an article last night about keeping your favorite photo locations secret, rather than publishing them along with the images. The idea is to keep tourists away and to prevent other photographers from horning in on your favorite photo spot. I'd post the link, but that site isn't allowed on UHH - "too much self-promotion by Vanelli."

I've never been inclined to keep a photo location secret. How about you?

There's a photographer named Fatali who has a gallery in Zion.
He shoots 11x14 film, and prints huge cibachrome prints.
His prints have to be seen to be believed. He's secretive about
Locations. A bit bizarre to me; I mean if you don't shoot
11x14 and are a master printer of Cibachrome, you couldn't
Begin to touch this guy, no matter your talent. So why the
Secretiveness? It is, I suspect some kind of foolish pride or
Jealousy or maybe it's just like the fisherman who doesn't
Reveal his favorite fishing hole?

rook2c4 Loc: Philadelphia, PA USA

jerryc41 wrote:

I read an article last night about keeping your favorite photo locations secret, rather than publishing them along with the images. The idea is to keep tourists away and to prevent other photographers from horning in on your favorite photo spot. I'd post the link, but that site isn't allowed on UHH - "too much self-promotion by Vanelli."

I've never been inclined to keep a photo location secret. How about you?

If it's a landscape, you could (left/right) mirror the image in editing in order to obscure its location. By doing this, the overall effect of the captured landscape remains intact, yet no one will be able to pinpoint the exact vantage point you used to capture the landscape - as it doesn't really exist as represented by the image.

jfn007 Loc: Close to the middle of nowhere.

Leitz wrote:

I'm not about to tell anyone where I took my pictures of the Taj Mahal!

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Snecko Loc: Perth Australia

If you were hiking through The Kimberley's in North Western Australia and you stumbled upon an undiscovered cave full of aboriginal paintings or if you found fossilised dinosaur footprints you would need to keep it secret to prevent vandalism. Also if you found a large raw diamond or a gold nugget you wouldn't want to photograph it on location!😀

Fstop12 Loc: Kentucky

For those of you that want to share.

http://petapixel.com/2015/07/17/scoutt-a-crowdsourced-map-for-finding-and-sharing-photo-locations/

Christine105 Loc: Brisbane, Australia

Cdouthitt wrote:

I'm happy to take anyone out photographing to my favorite locations.

:thumbup:

Christine105 Loc: Brisbane, Australia

Rongnongno wrote:

When someone (not you) thinks he/she is the first ... (show quote)

Couldn't agree with you more. We all bring our experiences and eye to a location and we will always see something different. :)

Impressionist

At my age, I need to tell so I can find it again.