Boda, Think Tank, Shootsac are you listening? As I’d look pretty dorky carrying a gold clutch purse, I want one of these integrated into my camera bag in time for the holiday shopping season. A potentially great way to foil Uncle Bob as he blindsided me with his flash shooting formals over my shoulder.
Adam Harvey (check out his photography too) actually intends to make his project a reality and is looking for investors. He describes it…
Photos? No, thanks! In response to the rise of paparazzi I created an anti-paparazzi device that communicates the desire to NOT be photographed. When the device detects a camera flash it responds with another flash that obscures the photo. Build 3.0 in progress.
Until this happens I may just gaffer tape my old Canon 380 onto my Think Tank shoulder strap with a peanut slave trigger! Foof you UNCLE BOB!
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5 Comments at "The Anti Uncle Bob Bag"
So, Uncle Bob likes to position himself behind you and to the side to get similarly framed photos. Do you put one of these on your shoulder strap facing backwards? Kind of defeats the ninja-black mantra of photojournalist style, however fun it would be to see that type back the hell off.
I think you’d have to do some work to allow adjustment of the photo sensor as not to piss off the guests.
Speaking of Uncle Bob, I sure hope those at our recent wedding were busy. (Our wedding as in when *we* got married.) We got the proofs back, and it looked like the guy hadn’t tried to shoot anything outside a studio before! Not to mention, many of events just plain weren’t covered. It’s looking like we may have to rely on the many of the photos from the guests to make a decent album.
I might be willing to dislike Uncle Bob a little less after this, but I guess that’s what we get when you look at a large chain’s work and expect a single employee to produce the same results.
Buyer’s remorse ? Price over quality ?
Buyer’s remorse? Some.
Price over Quality? Try getting far less quality than you paid for. Problem is, you can’t just go with someone else at this point since the event and pictures can’t be reproduced/retaken. One shot is all you get.
There are worse situations: the photographer at my cousin’s wedding used film, and none of it turned out. None. She had to rely solely on guests’ photos, but at least she got her money back.
The only retribution/repayment available in my situation is this:
*I won’t be buying any adjusted photos from the company- at $20 a pop and with me having exclusive rights to all photos (full-res. digital copy, see above) that can be done by myself, at done much better at that.
*Instead of getting the ‘free’ photos for giving favorable reviews on 5 or 6 wedding sites, they’ll get the opposite. Sorry, I can’t be bribed that easily.
That was for you, George, since you were wondering.
To Dan….just look in the mirror to lay the blame. It’s always much easier to blame others for one’s shortcomings.
brilliant idea!! I can put two spare SB900s set to M 1/1 in SU-4 mode with the light pattern set to “even” on my BlackRapid DR-1. I get nice fill and uncle bob goes nuts, LOL
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