Photo Taking For My Mylot Pages
@arthurchappell (44941)
Preston, England
October 15, 2015 10:30pm CST
So many people seem to want to fall back on stock-photos or even try to use copyrighted images when digital cameras are everywhere. It seems impossible to even buy a phone without a camera on it nowadays.
With many recurring themes, topics and motifs in my articles here I spent part of yesterday creating more photos of things and places around Manchester that I seem to refer to a lot. I added a few inn signs, mostly of pubs that have recently changed their signs. As I often gripe about public transport I took some photos of buses. I review films so I took shots of two cinemas I frequent. I love walking round, pointing and clicking with my cameras. I got a few church yards, the cathedral, our biggest city skyscrapers, churches, a theatre, and the main St. Peter’s Square war memorial too. The image used here is one of today’s bus photos.
Arthur Chappell
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@yukimori (10192)
• United States
16 Oct 15
Back when myLot had interest categories and allowed us to post photos to them, I would take my camera out and shoot exclusively with the intent to upload them here when I got home.
I'm ashamed to say that none of them were anywhere near the quality I take now, but it was enjoyable and definitely helped me figure out exactly how much I enjoyed photography when I was first getting started.
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
16 Oct 15
@yukimori images used here don't have to be artistic masterpieces though many I see clearly are. An image just needs to catch the reader's attention and give a clue to what the writer is talking about. The text is still what matters most of course. Sometimes I still have no apt images or I'm posting on other computers such as those in the libraries in which case the features still have no photos added.
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
16 Oct 15
@JaneApril enjoyment is the most important factor
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@jstory07 (148734)
• Roseburg, Oregon
16 Oct 15
I like just walking around taking pictures of things around me.
Different buildings and cars etc.
Different buildings and cars etc.@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
16 Oct 15
@jstory07 I love seeing vintage cars - so classy. That would have certainly got me reaching for my cameras too
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@jstory07 (148734)
• Roseburg, Oregon
16 Oct 15
@arthurchappell That car belongs to a friend of mine. I get to ride in it sometimes.
@owlwings (43897)
• Cambridge, England
16 Oct 15
Every picture, they say, tells a story. There are many reasons, of course, for taking photographs and, I suppose that one basic 'story' behind a picture might be why you took it in the first place. I must say that, looking at some of my photos, I can't say much more than 'because I had my camera with me and the subject must have caught my eye' or even 'I've forgotten!'.
I have so many photos now since I acquired my first digital camera in 2000 that many of them must fall into the above category. However, if I were to go through them, I should really be able to find some kind of story in many of them and nearly every story might interest someone and become the topic of a conversation ... or discussion ... the 'art', I suppose, is in being interested and curious enough in anything that one can arouse the same interest and curiosity in others.
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
16 Oct 15
I can usually tell where and in what context most of my photos were taken though with shots from cabaret shows I don't always know which performer is which
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@allknowing (153530)
• India
16 Oct 15
My garden provides enough subjects for me to fill my photos folder to the brim
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
16 Oct 15
great if you have a lot to work with in a close area - it is possible to take shots of the same thing over and over and still get a different photo every time and a garden is obviously going to change over the seasons and growth cycles too
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
17 Oct 15
I've done that before, worked on setting aside a group of photos for my stuff. I refuse to use others photos.
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
17 Oct 15
with a digital camera and an imagination, we can always get our own images
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
17 Oct 15
@Jessicalynnt I have used Paint for very basic images but my artistic skills are limited sadly
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
17 Oct 15
@arthurchappell sometimes I play with paint and recreate randomness too
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
16 Oct 15
i agree with ya. though i do miss havin' easy access to pixabay here when i need a shot'f somethin' that aint in these parts...'r i can't find the pic i want outta the thousands i've on the puter.
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
16 Oct 15
@crazyhorseladycx my photos are all over the place and mostly unsorted too
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
16 Oct 15
@crazyhorseladycx yes even my library of photos lets me down - hence the photo-walk yesterday. I went through articles and titles looking at key words I can base images on - I have more to gather yet too.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
16 Oct 15
@arthurchappell the past few years i fear i aint organized any'f my shots - somethin' i was most strict with prior to fallin' ill. now, they're jest scattered 'bout by date taken. like i'd recall what happened when/where, lol. perhaps this winter i'll get back to sortin' 'em out 'n slappin' 'em into categories whilst they'll be easier to hunt down.
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
16 Oct 15
I have taken wedding photos but if you haven't just get some shots of a church or a passing wedding hire car etc.
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@Fleura (35037)
• United Kingdom
16 Oct 15
@arthurchappell good idea. I do have plenty of wedding photos but many are from 're-digital' days so I'd have to scan them, haven't got around to anything like that yet.
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
16 Oct 15
@Fleura there is nothing worse than seeing a great photo opportunity when you haven't got a camera with you. I think if ET dances in front of me it'll be a day when I don't have my camera.
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