What has become of us all?

[loccdor]

Being surrounded by throngs of people when using a camera gives me a lot of nervous tension. I prefer photographing that gives me a feeling of relaxation, like hiking, or 1 to 1 with someone I know well. I rushed to get a shot last week as someone was approaching me for conversation, even though I used tripod and cable release the picture came out with camera shake.

 

[photogear]

There is a difference between a selfie, a self portrait and using oneself to create an image (I don't think anyone would call Cindy Sherman's pictures "selfies").

The endless stream of pictures showing a person in front of different things are typical selfies and of little or, to be honest, mostly, of no interest.
A self portrait usually require some thinking and conveys something more than "I was there" if it is to be considered successful.

excellent point of view IMHO

 

[Alan Edward Klein]

What's the point of shooting photographs of your vacation if you don't include some of the landmarks of the places you visited, including yourself and family? I'm referring to shots other than artsy ones.

 

[Tel]

One of the joys of retirement is not having to travel during high-lemming seasons. That, and not caring about taking selfies to show your friends....