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I like to take photos because it brings me to places where I'd never go if I wouldn't want to try to take a photo and the stories themselves on how I got the ph

by jeena 5y ago

I like to take photos because it brings me to places where I'd never go if I wouldn't want to try to take a photo and the stories themselves on how I got the photo are super interesting. Let's take https://jeena.net/photos/301 https://jeena.net/photos/301 for example. The story is that me and my brother went to Italy together for one week of a vacation. At the end we went to Rome. I really wanted to get an iconic picture of the Colosseum. I walked around and tried to find an angle which would make for a great photo, then I saw Altare della Patria https://jeena.net/photos/299 https://jeena.net/photos/299 and I saw that there are people on top on the roof. That would probably be the perfect place for that photograph. I waited until golden hour and then tried to get up, but sadly there were no stairs, only a lift. And for that lift there was a huge queue. Even worse, they already closed it so I couldn't get there that day. So I went the next day like two hours before golden hour. I went up with the lift and waited. Slowly the light became more and more golden, but it was still 20 minutes until the perfect light conditions. They were already closing the terrace up there and pushed everyone slowly down. I waited as long as possible until it was only me and another couple. The guy was also a photographer. So while the last people were going down they asked me if I could take a photo of them in front of the Colosseum because they also saw my semi professional camera. So the guy prepared everything on his camera and I think I took a great photo for them in the perfect golden hour light conditions. Very romantic in Rome in front of the Colosseum. I like to imagine that they printed that photo and hung it somewhere special at home.

matsemann 5y ago
I feel somewhat the same. Not necessarily with photography, but the act of planning it makes the experience better. You can go somewhere, look at it, snatch a photo and leave, and be perfectly content. But the payoff when you achieve what you planned makes it an even greater memory. I don't do much photos, but for me it's action shots with gopro. An example https://youtu.be/oCXlwJYt0mg https://youtu.be/oCXlwJYt0mg The shot is not super spectacular, but it was lots of planning. Building the contraption, iterating on it, then trecking up the side of a mountain multiple times to get the shot I wanted. The skiing/conditions weren't out of the ordinary that place, but it's still one of the things I remember the best from that trip.
user_7832 5y ago
Great photos! I think an important point of distinction is that you aren't just photographing for keeping a record or memory of the place, but you're photographing more artistically - you're going the extra mile to take good, planned photos with proper camera gear - making you much more like the "professional" photographer of the Baha"i Gardens than the photo the author shot. I think that's an important point the author missed - photography-tending folks are likely going to want to take good photos of particular angles that you're unlikely to find online (especially if it's not a common tourist spot).

by jeena 5y ago

matsemann 5y ago

I feel somewhat the same. Not necessarily with photography, but the act of planning it makes the experience better. You can go somewhere, look at it, snatch a photo and leave, and be perfectly content. But the payoff when you achieve what you planned makes it an even greater memory. I don't do much photos, but for me it's action shots with gopro. An example https://youtu.be/oCXlwJYt0mg https://youtu.be/oCXlwJYt0mg The shot is not super spectacular, but it was lots of planning. Building the contraption, iterating on it, then trecking up the side of a mountain multiple times to get the shot I wanted. The skiing/conditions weren't out of the ordinary that place, but it's still one of the things I remember the best from that trip.

user_7832 5y ago

Great photos! I think an important point of distinction is that you aren't just photographing for keeping a record or memory of the place, but you're photographing more artistically - you're going the extra mile to take good, planned photos with proper camera gear - making you much more like the "professional" photographer of the Baha"i Gardens than the photo the author shot. I think that's an important point the author missed - photography-tending folks are likely going to want to take good photos of particular angles that you're unlikely to find online (especially if it's not a common tourist spot).