Memo to self: Photograph friends more!!!

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Totally agree, I find my 'keepers' these days are not the photos I trekked out with a medium format camera and a tripod, they're the quick shots taken with a phone or little 35mm camera, on the spur of the moment.

Basically, my 'tourist' photos are more valuable to me now than my 'serious photographer' photos.
 
There's a bittersweet aspect to photography - it's so easy to get caught up in getting great, meaningful, technically good photos. Expectations from friends and family play into it as well.

Sentimental value is hugely important, and the best photos are records of time spent with friends, family, pets and colleagues. Later in life, these will be anchors for our memories!
 

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Here's the first photo from my 'friends' project'. I've known Diane for over 30 years but had lost contact recently. It was wonderful to catch up again and to photograph her to start the 'project'. She is an incredibly talented jeweller and is making something very special for me. Taken with an X-E1 and CV 50/2.5.

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cheers,
clay
 
Hi,

I think this is one of the advantages of all those smart phones and digital P&S's, everyone will have photo's of every aspect of their life. I just hope they remember to back them up...

Regards, David
 
Cellphones and P&S (the former quite a lot) enable photographing almost everything, and I use it a lot.
Yesterday I was in class and took some photos of a couple of friends who will be moving next year, and who knows where we all end up later on...

David Hughes said:
Hi,

I think this is one of the advantages of all those smart phones and digital P&S's, everyone will have photo's of every aspect of their life. I just hope they remember to back them up...

Regards, David
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Wouldn't quite say every aspect as I've heard quite some stories (and it happened to me) of people passing away and when looking at the archives there is barely any photograph.
A friend of my mom passed away in '09 and we didn't have more than a handful photos.
I think this is why now I tend to photograph a lot people and environment that surrounds me.
 
It has been awhile since I visited this thread and now I need to remind myself to post some photographs of friends before I get too busy...again!

In the meantime let's bump this thread up for more discussions and images to share!:)
 
Friend to me and others on RFF, Phil Forrest in NYC outside Jay Maisel's place. GR, showing the Retina IIa Phil bought from me.
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Beautiful, Robert! Thank you for those, well done!

Just went through my last six months of files and realized I have failed. I haven't a single photo of friends, not one! It seems that our schedule was totally immersed in rehab and I haven't been around any friends at all! Not even with the iPhone. :eek:

Well, I am embarrassed so it is time to make a change. Robert has inspired me to get in gear. Thank you, sir...:)
 
Dave, thank you for starting this thread and providing inspiration. I'm meeting an old friend for beers and dinner this evening and plan to ask if he's comfortable with me taking a few pictures.
 
Well, after 2 pints, dinner and a bottle of wine, walking through the picturesque Copenhagen streets, nice early evening light, I said "hey Claus, how about a photo? I've got my film camera with me."

No go. He doesn't like being photographed...
 
seajak said:
Here's the first photo from my 'friends' project'. I've known Diane for over 30 years but had lost contact recently. It was wonderful to catch up again and to photograph her to start the 'project'. She is an incredibly talented jeweller and is making something very special for me. Taken with an X-E1 and CV 50/2.5.

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cheers,
clay
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Clay,

How is your "Friends" project coming along?
 
G'day Dave,

When I first read your post I was a little confused as to whether you meant my "friends" project or my "friend's project". If you recall my friend in the photo is making a ring for my wife to celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary. It and my "friends" project are both coming along slowly but steadily :) . Here are a few recent additions, all jpegs straight from the camera, X-E1 and XF27/2.8:

Workmates by seajak, on Flickr

These two have been my close friends and confidantes for the last 23 years at work. I have decided to retire this year and I will miss them sorely.

50 years on by seajak, on Flickr

These are a few old mates from my youth. We were all in the Scouts together and this photo was taken at the 50th reunion of an activity we had organised.

Best Man by seajak, on Flickr

Dave was my best man at my first wedding in 1969. We were best mates back then but have only recently made contact after drifting apart over the years.

Hope all is going well with you and Linda.

take care,
clay
 
Ummm...retirement. I wish I could have retired. It must be either exhilirating or scary...:confused:

I wish you well with the changes upcoming. :)Change is good and it may as well be embraced but still, it is different.

I love the photos. For me, the story behind the picture is the most wonderful part. The photos as well as the gear used bring back memories for most and I am really enjoying the memories as I work through all of our photos. A lot of things I had forgotten yet a lot of things I remember like it was last week.

I like that idea of a "friends" project. Take lots of photos!:D
 
I so much agree with the OP!! In fact, I started taking lots of photos of my friends only a few years ago. Recently, as a gift to one of my closest friends, I made a Blurb photobook entirely about him. Take a look here, if you care. He loved it and goes immensely proud of it.
 
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