LF Photography and companions

[removed account4]

when i go out with a LF camera and my wife, the kids come along too ... ( not too much fun for them ) so i leave the large format stuff home, unless i am alone, and just bring something small/miniature like a 35mm or 110 camera instead.

 

[noseoil]

I have a LF companion to go out shooting with, and friends as well who shoot LF. My wife enjoys walking, so she will go out and walk around in the desert or mountains, while I fiddle around under the dark cloth. It is best to set a loose time table when out shooting, so that all know about constraints of time and are inagreement prior to the outing.

The companion is of a similar age and keeps her own counsel. We get along well because I tend to be more of a technician and she is more intuitive. When shooting in a shared area, we see different things and go off in our own direction. This has evolved over a couple of years which happened to coincide with my interest in LF. I think it helps to share a common interest, pure photography for its own sake, and allow that interest to expand in whatever direction it may take.

There is no distracion now, just an exchange of ideas about light and prints. It is enjoyable to see another person grow into their interest and see progress. This is perhaps as enjoyable as taking a good picture. tim

 

[laz]

I find having anyone along to be distracting. Probably the most distracting is the presence of another photographer. As far as I am concerned a photo buddy is for conversation when there is no phitgraphy taking place.

Whew.... glad someone here expressed my view. Since joining APUG I've occasionally wondered if I would be considered anti-social if I turned down invitations to shoot together and avoided group shoots.

It should be clear I'm quite a social animal, I love to interact with fellow members of my sub-species (photographica maximus) however part of my pleasure in the endeavor is it's solitary nature.

 

[raucousimages]

I shoot LF with only a few poeple who are LF shooters or artists who are a good fit with the pace of LF. I am lucky my wife is an artist and understands how I work. But I am finding myself avoiding others (tourists, campers Etc...) all together. I cant work with non LF shooters bugging me things like "But you can't buy film for those things any more" or wanting to see the glass image when I have a holder in and just waiting for the light.