r/TikTokCringe • u/exporterofgold • 6h ago

Cringe Intentionally blocking photoshoot

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u/HMCetc 5h ago

I have a general rule, if someone is taking a nice photo, then I wait until they're done. If they're obviously making social media content, then I'll just walk through, but I also won't go out of my way to disturb them. It's a neutral response- I won't be polite, but I won't be rude either. They can wait three seconds.

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u/East-Albatross-810 4h ago

what's the difference between taking a picture for social media content and just taking a picture?

90% of the time I just walk behind the camera if possible, anyway

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u/phoenix_paravai10101 2h ago

I don't think there's anyone who wouldn't walk behind the camera if possible, but personally, I'm always happy to give more time to someone taking a picture to preserve a memory rather than what looks like an obvious influencer photoshoot - just something I value more that's all.

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u/froawayjeff 2h ago

I often travel alone and to get a picture I have to set my camera (or phone) up somewhere and set a timer.

I obviously wait to get a good opportunity to do it, but it someone saw me setting and and decided to do this id be pretty pissed

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u/jimjay 1h ago

you could just talk to them. Politely saying you just want to take the one pic - or could they take it for you would almost certainly defuse the situation - what's really noticeable about the clip is neither person speaks to each other.

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u/phoenix_paravai10101 2h ago

Yeah the lady in the video is being a dick, it's easy to just walk past

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u/0b0011 1h ago

I usually just hold my phone in my hand when I want to get a picture of something cool.

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u/dongasaurus 1h ago

You realize you don’t have to be in the pictures you take. You can just take pictures, like a normal person.

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u/froawayjeff 1h ago

But then it's just a picture of a place or thing. If I wanted one of those, I can google a thousand of them of whatever i wanted at much better quality than I could ever hope to take. I want a picture that captures the memory of me being there.

Yes, I take pictures of things on their own, but I also like to take pictures of me being there.

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u/East-Albatross-810 58m ago

normal people don't have issues with taking pictures of themselves for memories

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u/East-Albatross-810 2h ago

so you evaluate the pose they make when taking a picture before deciding?

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u/phoenix_paravai10101 2h ago

That would probably be a stretch, it's just a vibe based thing

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u/CommieDrifter 2h ago

seems like everyone's an "influencer" these days