At a family social event this past weekend I had a situation where somebody went out of their way to make a point of, and then nearly insist, on a few things that I should be taking pictures of. It was an extremely uncomfortable situation for me for a number of reasons (let's just say that in the real offline world that I'm an extreme introvert and leave it at that).
It got me thinking though that I've seen this scene at other public events, where somebody would take it upon themselves to give unsolicited advice to whomever was toting a camera. Weddings seem to be a popular event for guests approaching the photographer.
Our Camaraderie community has a wide range of photographers so I'm sure that some of you have been on the receiving end of this situation. How do you respond? Do you play along or give a curt but polite response? Has somebody's unsolicited advice helped? Have you missed shots because you were interrupted? Have you been the one giving out the unsolicited advice? What was the reasoning behind it?
It got me thinking though that I've seen this scene at other public events, where somebody would take it upon themselves to give unsolicited advice to whomever was toting a camera. Weddings seem to be a popular event for guests approaching the photographer.
Our Camaraderie community has a wide range of photographers so I'm sure that some of you have been on the receiving end of this situation. How do you respond? Do you play along or give a curt but polite response? Has somebody's unsolicited advice helped? Have you missed shots because you were interrupted? Have you been the one giving out the unsolicited advice? What was the reasoning behind it?