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I actually tested this theory recently; when I went to Machu Picchu, I took several pictures with my wife in them, and absolutely zero pics of the scenery or th

I actually tested this theory recently; when I went to Machu Picchu, I took several pictures with my wife in them, and absolutely zero pics of the scenery or the monument. When I got home, I inserted some random high-res professional pics from recognizable vantage points into an album and called it a day. I don't feel shortchanged. Although I'm somewhat glad for the tourist "gotta take my own shitty photo" attitude, because I saw a really nifty research project once that took thousands of tourist photos (of the Trevi Fountain IIRC) and combined them to generate a high-res 3d image without any people in it. That was pretty cool. If I could change anything about my Machu Picchu experience, though, it would have been to find some way to shut up that blathering loudmouth moron in front of me who barely paused for breath for the entire duration of the morning hike to the nearby summit. Jesus christ lady, I couldn't hear a single nature sound, and I did NOT need to know about what a slut your cousin is.

komali2 9y ago
For me it's an opportunity to practice and improve my photographic skills on something a bit more interesting than the regular shit I photograph all the time and am well bored with. Plus it's cool to get a nice picture of your friend / yourself with a dope thing in the background. Makes for great tinder pics ;) To this day though the best picture I ever took was in Hakone with a really shitty point-and-shoot and none of the photographic training (hobbyist level) I have now.
Animats 9y ago
I took several pictures with my wife in them, and absolutely zero pics of the scenery or the monument. When I got home, I inserted some random high-res professional pics from recognizable vantage points into an album and called it a day. I don't feel shortchanged. That's a standard service at Disneyland.[1] Costs $169. [1] https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/memory-maker/ https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/memory-maker/
j_s 9y ago
My perspective grows stronger every time someone close to me dies: the true value in photos is the faces. As a tech person, that is where I try to maximize my pixel budget. I actually prefer candid home video infinitely more -- most pictures on social networks are as authentic as pornography stills.
imchillyb 9y ago
> ...I did NOT need to know about what a slut your cousin is. Especially if she's not, ya'know, there...

komali2 9y ago

For me it's an opportunity to practice and improve my photographic skills on something a bit more interesting than the regular shit I photograph all the time and am well bored with. Plus it's cool to get a nice picture of your friend / yourself with a dope thing in the background. Makes for great tinder pics ;) To this day though the best picture I ever took was in Hakone with a really shitty point-and-shoot and none of the photographic training (hobbyist level) I have now.

Animats 9y ago

I took several pictures with my wife in them, and absolutely zero pics of the scenery or the monument. When I got home, I inserted some random high-res professional pics from recognizable vantage points into an album and called it a day. I don't feel shortchanged. That's a standard service at Disneyland.[1] Costs $169. [1] https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/memory-maker/ https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/memory-maker/

j_s 9y ago

My perspective grows stronger every time someone close to me dies: the true value in photos is the faces. As a tech person, that is where I try to maximize my pixel budget. I actually prefer candid home video infinitely more -- most pictures on social networks are as authentic as pornography stills.

imchillyb 9y ago

> ...I did NOT need to know about what a slut your cousin is. Especially if she's not, ya'know, there...