Asking Strangers to Take Your Picture
Aug 4, 2020 06:03:38 #
I read an online article about this last night. Here's a summary.
When we were all out and about, it wasn't unusual for a family to ask a passing stranger to take a picture of the group. Now, things are different. Passing your phone or camera to a stranger can be a risky operation. A cell phone is one of the most-handled items, so it could be loaded with Covid. In addition, you and the stranger have to be within touching distance each time you pass the phone/camera. Add to these conditions the fact that the family will remove their masks for the picture, and you have ideal conditions for spreading Covid-19.
I've never passed my camera to a stranger for pictures, and I certainly wouldn't rely on a phone for vacation pictures, but a tripod and a timer or remote would also get the job done. Of course, setting it up and taking it down might not be worthwhile. A wide angle lens and an extended arm could probably take a decent shot.
EDIT: I don't know if you'll be able to reqad this.
https://flipboard.com/@WashPost/should-asking-a-stranger-to-take-your-photo-go-the-way-of-the-daguerreotype/a-Y8U7rBr2SumUqsaW2Fo9Gw%3Aa%3A419161690-9373c6358a%2Fwashingtonpost.com
When we were all out and about, it wasn't unusual for a family to ask a passing stranger to take a picture of the group. Now, things are different. Passing your phone or camera to a stranger can be a risky operation. A cell phone is one of the most-handled items, so it could be loaded with Covid. In addition, you and the stranger have to be within touching distance each time you pass the phone/camera. Add to these conditions the fact that the family will remove their masks for the picture, and you have ideal conditions for spreading Covid-19.
I've never passed my camera to a stranger for pictures, and I certainly wouldn't rely on a phone for vacation pictures, but a tripod and a timer or remote would also get the job done. Of course, setting it up and taking it down might not be worthwhile. A wide angle lens and an extended arm could probably take a decent shot.
EDIT: I don't know if you'll be able to reqad this.
https://flipboard.com/@WashPost/should-asking-a-stranger-to-take-your-photo-go-the-way-of-the-daguerreotype/a-Y8U7rBr2SumUqsaW2Fo9Gw%3Aa%3A419161690-9373c6358a%2Fwashingtonpost.com
Aug 4, 2020 08:07:33 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I read an online article about this last night. H... (show quote)
With my luck the stranger would run off with my phone or camera.
Aug 4, 2020 08:08:05 #
Two words - "Selfie Stick".
I'm not going to put any cameras on it, but we have a couple and if I absolutely have to have a photo of my wife and I standing next to Mickey Mouse, that's how we'll roll.
I can't imagine handing over my Hasselblad or Leica to a stranger and asking them to shoot away.
Andy
I'm not going to put any cameras on it, but we have a couple and if I absolutely have to have a photo of my wife and I standing next to Mickey Mouse, that's how we'll roll.
I can't imagine handing over my Hasselblad or Leica to a stranger and asking them to shoot away.
Andy
Aug 4, 2020 08:08:18 #
WF2B wrote:
With my luck the stranger would run off with my phone or camera.
Right - like the scene from "Family Vaccination."
Aug 4, 2020 08:19:33 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I read an online article about this last night. H... (show quote)
I used to ask strangers to take photos with my camera, but since I started using BBF and, more recently, MF lenses, it’s too complicated to explain things. Also, times, things, and people have changed over the years and I’m too old and fat to chase anyone running away with my gear.
Aug 4, 2020 09:44:08 #
Mac wrote:
I used to ask strangers to take photos with my camera, but since I started using BBF and, more recently, MF lenses, it’s too complicated to explain things. Also, times, things, and people have changed over the years and I’m too old and fat to chase anyone running away with my gear.
On my Canon I can select "Auto" and it reverts back to PHD.
I have BBF and spot metering set, trying to explain.....
"Auto" makes it simple for them.
Aug 4, 2020 10:24:13 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Right - like the scene from "Family Vaccination."
I thought that one wasn't scheduled for release till 2021?
Andy
Aug 4, 2020 11:29:26 #
juan_uy
Loc: Uruguay
Longshadow wrote:
On my Canon I can select "Auto" and it reverts back to PHD.
I have BBF and spot metering set, trying to explain.....
"Auto" makes it simple for them.
I have BBF and spot metering set, trying to explain.....
"Auto" makes it simple for them.
And that is a great implementation from Canon, sadly not the case for Nikon (at least on my D7200
)Aug 4, 2020 11:36:44 #
My Pentax Q-7 in 'P' mode takes photos reliably, so I am willing for strangers to use it.
Perhaps I am too trusting, but I'm not worried that someone would "run off" with it.
We haven't been traveling much since Covid arrived, so that hasn't been an issue.
Perhaps I am too trusting, but I'm not worried that someone would "run off" with it.
We haven't been traveling much since Covid arrived, so that hasn't been an issue.
Aug 4, 2020 11:51:46 #
juan_uy
Loc: Uruguay
rehess wrote:
My Pentax Q-7 in 'P' mode takes photos reliably, so I am willing for strangers to use it.
Perhaps I am too trusting, but I'm not worried that someone would "run off" with it.
We haven't been traveling much since Covid arrived, so that hasn't been an issue.
Perhaps I am too trusting, but I'm not worried that someone would "run off" with it.
We haven't been traveling much since Covid arrived, so that hasn't been an issue.
You can sort of analyze to whom you ask and it is safe
Aug 4, 2020 12:04:40 #
juan_uy wrote:
And that is a great implementation from Canon, sadly not the case for Nikon (at least on my D7200 )
)Awww .....
Aug 4, 2020 12:10:16 #
juan_uy wrote:
And that is a great implementation from Canon, sadly not the case for Nikon (at least on my D7200 )
)It certainly is available. Just set one of your two User settings to automatic everything and JPEG at a lower quality. I use the two U settings on my D7100 for RAW and BBF for my personal photos, and auto everything for snapshots and quick work documentation photos. I just need to remember to switch back from one to the other.
Andy
Aug 4, 2020 12:12:09 #
AndyH wrote:
It certainly is available. Just set one of your two User settings to automatic everything and JPEG at a lower quality. I use the two U settings on my D7100 for RAW and BBF for my personal photos, and auto everything for snapshots and quick work documentation photos. I just need to remember to switch back from one to the other.
Andy
Andy
Why take any photos at lower JPEG quality??
I take everything at the highest quality JPEG available.
Aug 4, 2020 12:19:30 #
rehess wrote:
Why take any photos at lower JPEG quality??
I take everything at the highest quality JPEG available.
I take everything at the highest quality JPEG available.
Space. Sometimes I need 10 or 20 documentation shots of work from different angles. They will be emailed, won't ever be enlarged to provide more detail, and allow me to shoot C mode at a fairly high frame rate if I'm documenting something that's in motion. If I need email-able photos quickly and don't want to go through batch processing before sending them, this is what I do. If I'm sending thirty photos, without any need for higher resolution, I'm not crazy about separating them into ten or more emails.
In my world there are two versions of photos in the camera: Raw images that I may eventually process into high quality JPEGs for export and small JPEGs that I need to send to someone quickly for work.
Andy
Aug 4, 2020 12:21:07 #
rehess wrote:
Why take any photos at lower JPEG quality??
I take everything at the highest quality JPEG available.
I take everything at the highest quality JPEG available.
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