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Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Camera Shy?

Sorry about the delay in writing a new blog post! It's been a crazy couple of weeks as the latest flu bug has passed through our house. Everyone is feeling better now and it's back to business as usual :-)

Last Sunday was my husband's birthday as well as The Big Game, so naturally, we threw a party. It was blast! I love hosting and enjoy good food, good drinks, and good friends.

I was hoping to take a few photos to capture the day and share on Facebook. However, my friends did not seem to be as enthusiastic about having their photos taken as I would have thought. Most of my photos were of the back of people's heads because no one was interested in smiling for the camera. In fact, one friend grabbed my iPhone to look at every photo with him in it and proceeded to delete the ones he didn't like. At the end of the day, I was a little sad as I looked over all the photos I had taken. I was hoping for a few more exciting photos. Maybe a couple of goofy shots and some showing people having a good time.

I'm curious, in this day when almost everyone has a camera on them from a cell phone camera to a digital SLR, how do people really few about candid photos taken of them?

UPDATE: Poll Results 2/4/09 - 2/11/09

How do you feel about having your picture taken?
00% Love it
33% Don't mind
66% Sometimes
00% Please don't
Posted by Keri
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4 comments:

  1. I'm not usually big on having my picture taken. It depends on the circumstances, but usually I'd rather not have the attention I associate with a camera. My friends are usually good about keeping anything taken amongst ourselves, though.

    I'm rather cautious about the pictures I take, too. Typically, I'll post any snapshots to my Picasa account in a private album, then pass along the URL to those people who appear in the album. In this way, it lets everyone see what went on at whatever event the photos are from, but without exposing anything embarrassing to people who weren't there.
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  2. I HATE having my picture taken. I think some people are just aware of the fact that they are not photogenic. Others know every side is there "good" side. It's a double edged sword though because when you want to reflect on memories, you don't have as many that capture you in the moment...
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  3. I hate there being a digital trail of me on the internet, hence the @ instead of a pic. Call me crazy but I don't want someone to be able to piece together my life in pictures.

    Once upon a time pictures were analog and were only shared with real life friends and famliy. Now any psycho can make a shrine of your pictures and burn holes in your eyes....

    I have issues...
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  4. Perhaps your friends might be a little less photophobic if you let them know that you don't let anyone they don't know see the pictures.

    Also, the thought just occurred to me that attitudes like this are probably a result of all the attention provided by the media.

    I can't go a week without seeing some article about somebody who gets fired or loses some important aspect of their life, all because one of their friends had a single incriminating or embarrassing photo of them. I recall one article from last year about a girl who had her college degree revoked because there was a single photograph of her drinking alcohol on MySpace...despite the fact that she was of legal age.

    It's not necessarily your employer's business what you do off the clock, but it makes sense that people are fearful that they're going to be without a job. With the economy in the state it's in, why give your employer another reason to terminate you?
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