Waiting for the People... or Waiting for the People to Move Away?

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I'm sure many of you have noticed how some people wait for passersby to move out of sight before they take a photo... Right? I used to do the same - I admit - but nowadays, I don't even bother.

On many occasions, more people make the photo look better. And here's a good example of it.

I was taking this photo and there weren't many people in the picture. In theory, that should give a fine photo, no? (At least, that's what I used to think.)

Well...

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The photo looks fine, just nothing special.

A few moments after, I saw a teacher approaching and a lot of kids following her. I waited for the right moment... and I took another shot.

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Even if the people aren't the center of the attention, I feel like this second photo looks a lot better. What do you think?

So, what kind of photographer are you?

When you're taking photos, do you usually wait for people to move away... or do you press the shutter and go along with whatever is happening at the moment?

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Interesting question @trincowski. "Out here" in the western U.S. there is a lot of wide open spaces and we are typically taking pictures of a beautiful natural setting. Which having people in it can take away from the desired effect. But, there at times when you want your loved ones in the photo, to preserve a particularly happy memory with them ...

Taking pictures in a city?! Well, we seldom have any interest in going there and if we do, we're just trying to get "in and out" as quickly as we can manage ... Haha ... 😉

That said, I do agree with you on the photos you took. That the second one has more of a human interest element to it with the schoolchildren in it. A more artistic mind might suggest it depends on "the mood" you are after and that determines what you want in or out of a picture. I'm not much of an artist, though ...

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Ahahahah! Yeah, taking pictures in a city is a thing, too! 😂
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Of course, where there are more people - this photo is more interesting ))

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Yes, I'm glad I waited for that moment!

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With people is the better one.

With or without people generally, it depends on the subject. Sometimes I wait for people to leave, sometimes I wait for people to arrive. It all depends. And when people see that I'm taking a photograph, some do the weirdest thing. They want to walk, but they can't and they stop to wait or they (almost) duck walk (which looks funny), because they think that I cannot take the photo any time I want to. They can't act normally and walk by if they see me. :D

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Ahahaha. Yes, I have noticed the same thing! 😂

Thanks for your comment!

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I definitely wait for people to move out of the frame but it is not because I think that photos are better without them. It's because I wouldn't like to find myself on someone's photo posted somewhere on internet. I know that many people don't care but I can't help it :)

When I go to a touristy place I go early in the morning when I know that there won't be many people around. But usually I don't choose places with too many tourists so it's not an issue :)

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We're all in this life only for a short while. To appear on someone else's photo on the Internet should be the least of our worries! 😅

But I understand where you come from!

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As an answer to your question, I would say both yes or no! It depends on the location, what kind of photo. Landscape, cityscape et. , your second looks better..

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Yeah, I think that is the right way to do it. 😄

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