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Nov 07

Pictures Of Myself – Photo Friday

by Chris Christensen Add comments
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This may not be an obvious picture of London, but it is. One of the reasons I like this picture is that I am the photographer in the family and I can come back from a trip with no pictures of myself, at least no candid pictures. This picture, taken by a friend, is what I must look like to the rest of the world as I look at it through my camera.

I read an article recently, I think in Budget Travel magazine, about a couple that had the same kind of problem. They would come home from a trip or a cruise and only have pictures of their friends who went wth them. They took the unique approach of swapping cameras with their friends in the morning so that they ended up with pictures of themselves at the end of the trip. Those of us who shoot digital may solve the same problem by passing around CDs or DVDs with pictures at the end of the trip.

What do you do? Hand your camera to strangers?

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by Chris Christensen

Chris Christensen is the host of the Amateur Traveler. Chris left his day job in January 2010 to focus on consulting, podcasting and blogging . He was the Executive Vice President of Engineering and Operations for a company in Silicon Valley (LiveWorld) that runs online communities for companies like eBay, Marriott, American Express, Campbells, Kimberly Clark, A&E, and Mini Cooper.

10 Responses to “Pictures Of Myself – Photo Friday”

heatheronhertravels

Says:
November 7th, 2008 at 11:02 am

In my pre-blogging days I used to take only photos of the family. Now I mostly take the non-people shots and fare fewer of the family, but I always get my husband to take a few of me to use on the blog. Trouble is they’re never quite as good as the ones I take of him.

Mark

Says:
November 7th, 2008 at 11:15 am

We have been traveling with friends and on organized trips the past few vacations, so we have people to ask to take shots with our cameras. We have developed the habit of asking people if they would like a picture together almost anytime we are out. This is due to our wanting/hoping we could find someone to take our shot in front of whatever landmark we are viewing. We do tend to hand off my wife’s point and shoot instead of my camera, but that is mainly so the person doing us the favor of a photo doesn’t have to figure out the SLR.

chris2x

Says:
November 7th, 2008 at 12:31 pm

Heather, sounds like you need to get your husband to take better pictures

I run into that when I had the camera off to a stranger, like Mark handing off a point and shoot. One thing I have learned from producing the Amateur Traveler for over 3 years is that not everyone can take a good picture even when they know how to press the shutter.

marina

Says:
November 7th, 2008 at 1:14 pm

You know, now that i have a kid, i seem to come back without any pictures of me too. funny, how that is. all of a sudden the parents’ are as important. hahaha.

so it’s always good to get an auto photographia…

MuchaCostaRica