Weekly Poll: People or Places?

[kirbinster]

Well I selected places, but I assume that encompasses everything that is not a person. I mostly shoot Animals, Nature, scenerey, etc... but not necessarily places as in travel photography.

Sometimes I shoot people, but since I don't like to get in people's faces I usually do it from a far with my 200mm lens for candid shots, like the one I recently posted in the Stranger thread.

[melanie2457]

I like to shoot people, though since I'm still not comfortable shooting strangers and my friends and family are fed up with posing for me, I pretty much only shoot what's available... which leaves places and things.

[smc1377]

Definitely people. I readily admit that I don't have the eye for taking pictures of places, especially those *artsy* photos. I can easily recognize a good shot that someone else has taken, but I have trouble visually framing a shot of a brick wall with a pipe coming out of it. To me, I'd never think twice about taking such a picture, but I've seen it on this board and it sure does look good.

I'm definitely a people picture takerer, if that's a term.

[porterd2nz]

Places. Yes, definitely places.

Photographing places is easy. They don't move, and don't cop an attitude if you ask them to stay still for a moment while you adjust a few settings.

[ameresa]

Places and things.

Someone asked me once if all I shot was landscapes. I said it was because a landscape or object wouldn't lie to me. Since then, I've been able to get a few people shots where they are unaware that I'm doing it, which seems to work better for me than shooting them straight on.

[klew]

I prefer places. Like katkero, I'm not a fan of posed photos, and candid shots can be difficult when someone notices you taking a photo where they might show up in the frame. I've asked people if I can take a photo with them in the frame, but they end up posing, or facing the camera, or at least aware of the camera, which tends to ruin the spontaneity.

[wrath1]

landscapes and things mainly because am quite shy and not very confident in myself when it comes to snapping people.

[pageta]

I have two preschool children - the majority of my photo-taking is capturing candid shots of them. Such fun! I do occasionally take photos of place, but since I don't get out much (due to the entourage that must accompany me, LOL!), I find my opportunities for photographing places is rather limited. I mean, a new picture of my living room every day would get rather old.

[daylebo5]

places for me too ... they are much less fussier than people...
also i dont like people posing for pic.. prefer the natural ones...

[tom]

i like people doing things, which is why my website consists mostly of people climbing, skating, etc. I'm not a fan or portraits, I hated going to get my picture taken as a kid, having to wear clothes I didn't like and sit still for eternity as the photographer adjusted me.

Landscapes are fun too, but I can only take so many before they all still blur together.