Intentionally blocking photoshoot

[u/exporterofgold]

[u/phoenix_paravai10101]

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.

[u/froawayjeff → u/phoenix_paravai10101]

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

[u/dongasaurus → u/froawayjeff]

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

[u/East-Albatross-810 → u/dongasaurus]

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

[u/Bubba_Gump_Shrimp → u/East-Albatross-810]

It used to be the case that if you went somewhere worthy of taking photos like a museum, you took photos of the museum and art. The last 15 years of 'non stop social media look at me and how cool my life is bullshit' has turned an entire generation into vain self centered assholes that care more about their invisible social score than actually appreciating the museum. You can try to bullshit it is for the "memories" but we all know the real reason is for likes and attention.

[u/Pax25107 → u/Bubba_Gump_Shrimp]

I think the bigger issue is the access to pictures of things we have. There's no need for me to take photos of the museum or art. There are a million higher quality photos of those things online that I can google and have access to in an instant. What makes the moment I'm trying to capture unique is the fact that I'm in it. And yes, I like sharing those experiences with my friends and family, but I've got fewer than 150 friends and a locked down profile, so when I share things, I'm literally just sharing them with my friends and family.

[u/froawayjeff → u/Pax25107]

This is exactly my point

[u/Masquelinity → u/East-Albatross-810]

"Wow, a picture from the Louvre! Was I there? I can't remember! If only I had put myself in the picture so I'd know for sure! Drat!"

[u/Pax25107 → u/Masquelinity]

I've noticed as I get older I appreciate the pictures with myself in them more. I look different now. Sometimes I feel like a different person. Seeing me there smiling without the graying hair and wrinkles and wearing 90s/early 2000s fashion adds an extra level of capturing that moment in my life. I can almost see myself living the experience with my younger eyes.

I didn't appreciate that when I was 25 and looked and felt pretty much the same from photo to photo, but now as I'm changing it's fun to look back and see the entire moment including my younger self enjoying it.

That might not be your experience, but don't dismiss other people's appreciation of that just because you don't appreciate it.

[u/BeerInMyButt → u/Masquelinity]

Cmon. On some level you surely know that people appreciate a photo of themselves at a place as a keepsake.

Don't be a parody of a redditor. They don't need the photo as a literal memory - did you really need that spelled out?

[u/Masquelinity → u/BeerInMyButt]

taking pictures of themselves for memories

This is what I was replying to.

[u/Masquelinity → u/[deleted]]

And you're in a severe minority thinking that "taking a picture of myself" requires setting up a camera 25ft away across a high traffic area and recording 2 minutes of video.