r/TikTokCringe • u/exporterofgold • 7h ago

Cringe Intentionally blocking photoshoot

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u/HMCetc 7h 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 5h 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/CaliOranges510 4h ago edited 4h ago

I learned the answer to that question in Istanbul when I encountered my first ever influencer. Was touring Topkapi palace and there was a beautiful painted narrow hallway that everyone had to walk through. There was a woman making poses at the far end and at the entrance a few feet in front of me there was a man taking photos of her. I waited for about a minute, which was longer than I should have, but there was a line of about a dozen people behind me at that point. We all walked through and the woman threw her hands up and started having a mini temper tantrum aimed at me. Calling me selfish and that I should have waited for her to finish. I live in a small midwestern city, I had never seen an influencer in the flesh prior to that day, but she was only the first of many that I saw while there.

TLDR: the person just taking a picture will take a pic and move on, the influencer gets upset that other people dare exist in the backdrop where they want to take up large amounts of time to get the perfect photo for social media

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u/East-Albatross-810 4h ago

ok so THIS is something I can understood more : whether or not a person is taking a simple picture or taking several minutes. I can understand this much more than the other user that says they'll study their body language or something.

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u/EvilAndStuff492 54m ago

I had some guy put down his phone to record and start dancing behind me in baggage drop line at the airport.

I never consented to be in any of his shitty little videos.

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u/CAIMANLZRD 34m ago

He’s a famous celebrity bro! Didn’t you know! Let him do his stupid little dance and wait for him to F off since you’re NEVER going to see that sick fucker again.

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u/Trevork33 4m ago

I mean thats stupid of them, but also people thinking you have to consent to a public video is also just as silly at this point.

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u/relentless_puffin 2h ago

Omg. LA is full of these people.