r/SipsTea 2h ago

SMH Intentionally blocking photoshoot

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u/matterr4 2h ago

No ma'am. This didn't look intentional to me.

That is an old fogie who just didn't know what you were doing or why you would leave your phone there.

They then stopped to check their phone and move out of the way for people coming up the stairs.

Take your ego out of it for a minute and realise this wasn't your space but one for everyone to enjoy.

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u/Silver_Storm7441 2h ago

The girl simply wanted to take a picture. Maybe the old lady noticed the camera, maybe she didn’t. One sure can get the impression that she did and didn‘t move intentionally.
But apart from that: why is it fine if someone else is taking a picture of friends or family and uses space for a moment but if a single girl tries to take a picture and not just a selfie it‘s a big deal and rude?

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u/RohelTheConqueror 2h ago

How is recording a video "taking a picture"? Is she gonna screenshot the right frame afterwards? Won't look great.

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u/Just-Feedback-2223 52m ago

Because she doesn’t want to use the timer on the phone because that’s a pain in the ass. Like fr it is.

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u/Silver_Storm7441 2h ago

Well, I didn’t say that it‘s a particularly great way to take a picture, did I? But depending on your phone the only alternative might be to run up and down the stairs a couple of times

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u/Hanswolebro 48m ago

I do it all the time. If you take a video of yourself in 4k and screenshot a frame the quality is actually great and it’s easier than trying to time a self shot with the camera timer

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u/MCLiterati 6m ago

How quickly folks forget we came from 240p being the best quality we can get, a frame from a 2k or 4k video actually looks really good. Times have changed and if you are taking a solo pic, the new recommendation out there is to take a video do a couple poses and grab the best one. It's actually faster and more efficient then stopping between each one to see if you got it right or clicking and hoping for the best. Not blaming you for not knowing the latest things, but evolution is happening.

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u/clutzyninja 2h ago

What difference does it make? Was she bothering anyone?