Originally Posted by
Ben Calwell
Excellent photograph. I had a similar situation last spring near Marfa, Texas, shooting the Prada store art exhibit. Had my 4x5 set up with no one other than my wife present, when a young couple drove up. To their credit, seeing my setup, they politely asked if they could walk up to the exhibit knowing they would be in the shot. I of course said yes, as I was still fiddling with the camera. Well, they lingered and lingered. Meanwhile, still more people drove up and milled around in front of the store exhibit. I’m standing there, dark slide in hand, ready to trip the shutter as still more folks show up and stand in my shot.
Long story short, my wife got a nice iPhone shot of the building with no people in it, and I, losing patience (as was my wife) I finally tripped the shutter to get my shot featuring the young couple still standing in front of the exhibit staring down at their phones. In hindsight, I should’ve asked the couple when they first showed up to just give me an eighth of a second (or whatever my exposure was) and I’ll be done.
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