Do you prefer to shoot alone or in company?

If I'm going out to 'do photography' then definiteley alone. Can't do photography and other people's agenda's.

I take a camera when I'm out with other people because I usually have one with me anyway, but it is secondary to being with other people.

Actually that's the same with most of my interests. I've had a few relationships in my time and no-one has even been remotely interested in anything I do so I'm just used to being on my own doing my own thing. I like it that way.

Eyes left. What do you see? A man playing Jazz. If you even mention the word jazz to my partner she starts to retch.
 
depends on how i'm feeling. sometimes i make a mate come just to talk to, sometimes i go on my own and listen to music, sometimes i go with my family to places they're going and just slow them down no end :D
 
I think I prefer to "shoot" alone...however most of the times I get to be out and about with my camera I have family with me...so like others have said that's not always conducive to taking great photos...and taking your time...

Trouble is my other big hobby is golf...so I'm already taking lots of "home-time" out to enjoy that...so to then say I'm off out again...for another 3-4 hours..I think my things would get chewed...

My daughters are 8 and 12 and both have their own cameras and I've had some lovely walks with both of them...just seeing what we can find that's interesting to shoot.

I have a few mates who are in to photography but we never seem to be able to sync. our free time together to get out and shoot...and they are probably better than me so I might feel self-conscious too :(
 
Landscapes - I shoot alone.
Wildlife/Motorsport I enjoy company.

In fact I now have someone who is also getting into photography, and I'm making much more of an effort to get out and shoot that I used to!
 
I've been out quite a lot shooting on my own, but when with a friend at least i have a chat and or discussion on shots if hey have a camera also - I do like to just wander so preferably on my own I think.
 
I think I probably take better pictures when I'm alone, as when I'm with others (even if they're happy for me to run round taking pics) I always feel like I'm keeping them waiting!
 
Betty said:
I go it alone.

Darren will wait for me while I compose, fiddle with settings etc, but I feel like I am rushing it just to get going again :(
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must be a partner thing,my wife will stand and wait but I feel i'm on a timescale, she never says anything but they don't have to do they :D

I took the kids to Chester Zoo last week and found the perfect solution
(after i'd got over the shock of being charged £40 to get in ):eek:,
I gave them a camera, problem was I only had one with a decent lens so they were arguing over it so it was nearly as bad :bonk:
 
Normally alone for me. My missus has no interest in photography and gets bored very quickly so any days we go out as a family I'm guilt tripped into not taking many photos. My son is into photography, and has the creative eye I wish I had. When we go for a wander together, I tend to spend more time watching to see what the wee b****r is doing to see if I can get an idea of what he wants to produce.
 
It all depends on what sort of mood I am in. I love a bit of "me" time on one hand,but on the other hand i've got a group of good friends that are all into photography, and we always have a good day.
Going out with other people also means you can share ideas, and travelling costs aswell, so I can see advantages and disadvantages with both.
 
depends on the situation

usually i dont mind going for a wander and taking pictures with other people as u can help each other out, inspiration and stuff

but on some specific things i prefer being the only one with a camera
a few times, some people get out their point and shoots and try and replicate what ive done as to try and show u dont need an slr or something to get good photos, even though my pictures almost always look better than theirs, just maybe less original?
 
Well to be honest, I regularly need my lone-time, and for me photography is just that. I like going about on my own, having my own pace, no distractions etc. I have a few friends that are into photography, and those few got it from me, but they don't live close by. I have to confess though, that when I am in Cyprus and I have a couple of friends that are into photography as well, I very rarely call them to come with me. It's that I might be sitting home and I get the urge to go out shooting at that time. When I get that feeling, I need to be on my own.
On the few occasions that I had company, I had a good time, but that was a different thing. On that few occasions I wasn't very productive because I was paying more attention to the others and mainly having a good time with them instead of concentrating on what I was doing. For example, when I met with Robin (aka Birdie) and a friend in Cyprus, we had a great time, and I thoroughly enjoyed it, but I didn't actually see it as a day out togging, it was more like a day out with a couple of mates, driving around, admiring the scenery, having some fish, and take the occasional photo.

What surprises me though is that, there is only one guy that I am quite productive when I am out togging (I forgot to mention, I am mainly into wildlife), and that's my best mate, who is not really into photography (he's got a Canon S3 and he likes wildlife as well) but since he's been my fishing buddy for the last 20 odd years (since I was a kid), sitting around and waiting for the odd bird to come comes natural.
 
I'm almost exclusively out alone by virtue of having no friends into the hobby.

I enjoy taking the camera out with me as often as possible to social events and I know my friends really enjoy looking back at the photos but lugging a dSLR out and about at the park etc. is often a bit of an embarassment for them (not me)! So whilst my friends enjoy the fruits of my labour, my labour is often left to my own devices to spare their blushes!
 
I go out on my own, but not through choice, only one friend who does photography and the others get bored waiting. also its not comfortable being female out anywhere too far on my own. should really look into a club or something.
 
I have shot in company with other photographers and I much prefer to shoot alone.

I specifically do not like going out with non-photographers who often do not have the patience or interest that I have.
 
I mainly prefer to work alone, however, I really enjoy meeting up with a group of photographers for a days shooting. I've been on many forum meets with AP and started now with TP. It's usually a good laugh and it's interesting to see how people can be in the same place and produce vastly different images.
 
welly said:
With/without.. it's all fine with me. I've a few mates I go out shooting with regularly which I love but I quite enjoy those occasions of sticking my headphones on, going out with the camera and basically shutting the world out entirely. I totally ignore anyone around me and so if I am taking a photo of something odd, people can comment, point or whatever and I'm none0 the wiser!
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I like that approach! :D I tend to shoot alone because I lack friends who both live locally and like photography... and none of my family are interested in the process, they just like to see the finished shots... I'm trying hard to convert some of the younger members of the family :lol:
 
i mostly shoot alone,but occasionally the other half comes along(if i nag her enough :lol:).i also like company,like on the TP meets i've been to..where you also learn from the more experienced togs there,and have a right old laugh to boot :thumbs:
 
foodpoison said:
I was out taking photos on a saturday night before, and one remedial security guard remarked to the other "Takin' fatos on a sataday night? Pfft, should be aat on the p**s! Loser!"
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Yep go out on a Saturday night spend £80-£100, getting p***ed and throw it all down the toilet the next day, alternatively save that sort of money for a month and buy yourself a decent lens or another nice bit of kit, bouncers these days are absolute morons, when i was younger they where called doormen, and to be fair most i ever dealt with in B,ham were gentleman.

Anyway back on topic, i tend to be on my own when i'm out, but i often feel i would love to be out with someone else who is a good photographer as i always feel i have lots to learn :)
 
Alone. I feel I have to 'entertain' someone who is with me.
 
I used to go out alone but having me Knocker a couple of times at oulton park i'm starting to prefer company, I think in some situations a couple of you gives you more confidence to take shots you wouldn't normally take, such as in a town centre.
 
Both for me. Love getting out an about alone, although, as said by some, as the value of my kit slowly increases I'm beginning to think twice about London venues alone - which is a shame.

We have a gang of four who met on a photography holiday last year and have continued with two or three long weekends away each year plus occasional meets when one or more of us has the time. It's good to spend time with like-minded peeps, swap ideas and info... plus being able to spend hours together in silence viewing the results of a day's shoot without complaint. Although we're all at the same locations the results are always diverse (and why does everyone else's always seem better than your own :'( ).

H
 
It depends, I get my best shots on my own (by quite some distance). I need to be able to immerse myself in the camera, and distractions make that tough.

I do enjoy going out with mates, two members here come out with me quite a lot, but its 75% banter, 25% camera.

Gary.
 
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