Trip to NYC to shoot photos
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I will be taking a vacation primarily to shoot urban photos and I want it to be really successful.
There must a be more than a few polycounters who have taken photo trips right?
Any advice? I'll be going to NYC.
-R
There must a be more than a few polycounters who have taken photo trips right?
Any advice? I'll be going to NYC.
-R
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I'm tryna plan it so that I can hit some nice spots and cover as much as I can in the 6 days that I have. I haven't ever done this kind of trip before and i was hoping someone who's accually done this might be able to help.
-R
if you go east (5th avenue, 4th avenue, 3rd avenue) so on, if you go to avenues a b and c they have some good architechture, acenue c has a bunch of gothic architecture and gargoyles and junk
Heck I can just toss you in a car, and take you to a heapload of photographic / scenic areas in the city, or brooklyn etc etc. then you could spend the next 5 days blowing your money on booze and broads. LOL (j/k)
What are you going for? Do you have areas in mind?
Take spare memory cards and batteries, I filled about 2- 3 a day, normally I used 2 sets of baterries per day.
Figure out what you want, and make a list. Do you want Central Park? It alone will take 2 days to photograph, so you need to prioritise. Brooklyn?Bronx?Harlem?
Thoses areas are all disctinctly different, and there are MANY areas that you dont want to go to without a local guide. Take Hunter up on his offer, as there are some areas where you DONT want to go with a police escort.
I took a trip to NY to visit the different art schools shortly after I graduated from High School, and the most memorable part of the trip was getting lost on the subway after 10 o'clock at night. We got harassed for money, followed by a woman dressed up as a cat (who would only stalk around, instead of walk), and ran into a guy wearing a tophat selling us watches. It was really an awesome place, and quite exhillarating. Luckily, no one was robbed/stabbed/shot, so it was all in good fun.
If you ake photos near governemnt building, you WILL be questioned - not MIGHT BE, but WILL BE. When I was there with apolice escort and official papers, the police were still checking what I was doing.
When I was there, it was illegal to take photos on the subway.
Maybe I should wear lots of pink make-up and dye my hair before I go :P if they gave you trouble Rick they'll probably nail my ass to the wall.
-R
Make sure to take flat-ons in the shade for textures, and angled shots for reference.
I'll second the extra battery, and extra flash card idea.
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R.Gething finds out more... with the LUT.
Rhmm. Although I am the talker of the group I knew this was going to be a toughy. I wasn't sure how to play this but I decided that If I lied to her we might get into some serious trouble.
My main aim was to secure the plans to Holborn station and have permission to get photos for textures. I didn't think I had a hope in hell, but its always fun to try to convince people. I've cut out a lot of the boring bits, ooz and aaz etc but in general, The conversation went something like this....
Rob "hi, my name's Robin Gething and I'm producing a game withsome friends. Its a free game and is really more for portfolio purposes. We are using real places set 20 years into the future"
Kate "go on"
Rob "erm.... well,.."
Kate "what's the game called?"
Rob "It called G.T.P, Global Terrorist Prevention"
Kate "......"
Rob "The reason I've rung you up is to see if I can get structure plans for Holborn station"
Kate "So what's the game about? and why do you want to use Holborn?"
Rob "basically its a great place for a shootout. Have you ever heard of a game called QUAKE??"
Kate "oh.... yes I have"
Rob "Well, Its now up to Q3 now and the developers have released the source code for anyone to use and make a new game.."
Kate "hang on, you want to use Holborn for a place for people to go around killing each other!??!"
Rob "yes and no, the game is task based as well. As the name suggests, it's a team game involving 2 factions, Terrorists and police"
Kate "Officially we can't endorse a game where people are going around and killing each other in one of our stations. People think that they are unsafe as it is"
Rob "Im not looking for you to endorse it, Im asking if we can get some plans for the station. I can imagine that you might have doubts on a security point off view.."
Kate "absolutely!!"
Rob "...But I assure you that only what people could see anyway is going to be used. We need the plans for accuracy only"
"NO!!!, WE CANNOT EVEN HAVE THE IDEA OF PEOPLE GETTING KILLED IN OUR STATION!"
LUT, confusing.
Kate "Im sorry, but no we cant get involved in this."
Rob "Do you mind if we could go down there with a digicam and take a few snaps then?"
Kate "People take pictures down there all the time, all I can suggest is that you go down looking like tourists"
Rob "Not terrorists"
Kate "I cant give you permission for that but I cant stop you"
Rob "Well, its a public place.. So you don't mind us making the place up from photos"
Kate "Please don't put words into my mouth. If you use our Logo in your game you are going to get sued"
Rob "cool, so as long as we don't use the logo everything will be fine, great!!"
Kate "NO!!!, WE CANNOT EVEN HAVE THE IDEA OF PEOPLE GETTING KILLED IN OUR STATION!"
Rob "Well, I think you have made your position clear on that. Im sorry we couldn't agree but..nice to meet you and thankyou for your time"
Kate "No problem. Nice to meet you too"
one of the cleaner stations about...
Well, There you have it. I don't think we will get arrested. SO WHAT THE HELL:) Those textures are going in but I think we might have to make up our own station. Maybe Holeburn station or something. My next mission is to convince some people who own a shopping centre in Bank, London that it would be cool to have their mall placed on the net for all eternity.
Watch this space....
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-R
I'll be in Argentina (for vacation) from around Sept 17 to about Oct 2 or so.. If your trip is after that, I may be able to hook up with you and show you around a few places..
-R
I need a new nikon... After 3 years of photography at college I sold all my equipment for some reason