In a message dated 5/16/2004 5:27:04 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I've really never seen this discussed around here before. So, what do you think or prefer? Shoot alone or with groups? What's your preference, if you have one?
thanks, frank ---------- Alone. I enjoyed the one PDML meet I have been on so far, but I find it distracting to shoot in a group. I also enjoyed the studio portrait lighting class I took, but I had to wait my turn to take photos. Maybe I am just a retarded photographer or super slow, but I can't always decide what I want in the frame in a few seconds. Sometimes I need to take longer to frame than others seem to. And/or I want to commune with nature or the scene or something before I start taking photos, and I really find that impossible to do in a group. But a group is fun for other things -- camaraderie, shared experiences, learning. So I don't expect to get any really good photos at GFM, but I do plan to enjoy the people. Or maybe I just don't get that many decent photos anyway, but I seem to get slightly more when alone. Marnie aka Doe ;-) In other words, I find other people fun, but artistically distracting.
