Great story, David . After retiring from the Air Force, I got into wedding photography. Did that till I was 62 and kids gone. Since starting my 70's , I've had it with humanity . Now I just photograph inadiment objects . Great body of work. Thanks. KB
Thanks David. As an introvert myself I learnt how to deal; with it but I am still an introvert.I liken this story to how some of the great actors and comedians are introverts. They can become someone else with the right vehicle. But immediately after giving your all you can still withdraw into your shell. Many years ago a Bible verse helped me. "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me".(Philippians 4:13) Introversion is related to shyness which can also be overcome.
Me too. It's not that I don't like people- I do. But I tend to relate to several close friends and family that I can have deeper conversation with. I have a few friends that have many aquaintances, and like to gladhand at events or well attended social functions but I am happy to be by myself.
Thanks so much for sharing your story! I thoroughly enjoyed it - and related to it. I am the guy standing at the edge of the room at a social event I was forced to go to, wishing I could leave. The interesting thing about photography (I am primarily a portrait photographer) is as a result of having to meet and interact so closely with clients/models I have come to love meeting people and interacting with them. This terrified me when I started, but now I find it absolutely rewarding and empowering. But I'm still the guy in the corner in large groups.
Thanks for sharing Bob, it sounds like we are pretty similar, I imagine I will always be the guy standing by himself in the corner and I'm okay with that, luckily I enjoy people watching 😂
Fellow life long introvert, I've done photography as a hobby for 45 years, a lot of it was landscapes but about ten years ago i got in volved with a local charity and started up a community photography group through them and also started photographing charity events which led to me becoming known in my local area and I started shooting a lot of local events, I was constantly told that why they wanted me to do the event was because of how I can 'see' a photograph, That's really from a lifetime as a background observer I think. Now I really love doing candid photography, I can go to an event and tuck myself away with a medium telephoto lens and just watch, shoot and enjoy.
Great photos David, I'm an introvert too, and I'm a nurse ! 😊 go figure, and prefer my photography on my own , taking photos of landscapes and street but not engaging.
Great work David - you showed a real knack for capturing The Decisive Moment! I can relate very much to your struggles as an introvert commissioned to photograph strangers!
Awesome video David really hit a chord with me I’m a lifelong photographer currently 20 years on my current newspaper love it to bits I’m a bit of a joker always pretty upbeat around people but it’s always short lived as I’ve grown older I find it soooo hard to connect with folk on a long term level I love my own time and space I love people photography I don’t know how it works but I like think I can catch a moment in my photos and can generally strike up a conversation with them but I’m always looking for an out haha I never ever thought of myself as an introvert but after listening to your thoughts maybe I am. Brilliant episode David really appreciate your thoughts.
@@DavidPattonPhotography absolutely nailed it mate I’m out shooting now I love short term connections then off to the next job haha majority of my day is spent alone working under my own steam which suits me to the ground.
I relate, David. I, too, wanted to create magic with my images, but went to shoot for a stable of car and motorcycle magazines in the late 80’s before entering the corporate world in the late 90’s. I’ve only recently returned to photography as a passion, and it’s glorious.
It's great to hear you have found your passion with photography, I love how you say it Peter, it is glorious! You can't want anything more than that from an artistic expression!
Wonderful video David, thanks for sharing your story. For a shy introvert you are an incredible people photographer - the power of observation - what a superb portfolio of work you have, so great at capturing the perfect moment. I have spent 25 years teaching people, as a shy person, I never imagined myself standing in front of a class - all eyes on me! Now I have also come full circle back to my first love - analogue b&w landscape photography.
Thank you, it sounds like you know so well how to overcome the difficulties of being an introvert and work through the challenges. It's great to hear from another photographer with a passion for b&w photography!
@@DavidPattonPhotography thank you David, yes, indeed, somehow you just have to find a way! Likewise, my husband and I are both analogue, having both recently returned to it - we both love watching your channels 😊
I'm a photographer and an introvert as well. So I get exactly where you're coming from. I don't find it hard to photograph people in situation at either an event or on the street. I can do it, but mostly I do it from the shadows or the back ground. Walking up to a person and saying hi is hard, but I've learned how to do it. However it's still not easy and I don't think it ever will be. But that just makes the climbing the mountain interesting.
Mate I forgot to mention I loved looking at your photography I see my own work in yours as a newspaper photographer we have access to so many aspects of our community we might not always be welcome with our cameras but we have spent our time documenting their times I love this job more than anything I’ve ever done. I reckon I have maybe 5 more good years before I’ll think about moving on so fingers crossed the body and mind holds up to the task. Really appreciate you putting this episode together
Access was one of the coolest things about the job, a front row seat to everything, the good and the bad. The industry was changing a lot before I left, it was much less enjoyable for me, corporate and stock holders gutted the last paper I was at, just after I left they got rid of about half the staff to make their profit goals, pretty sad. Even if I wouldn't have left when I did I would have got layed off a year later anyway.
@@DavidPattonPhotography crazy times mate when I started at this paper in 04 there were 7 photographers ow there’s just two of us and we shoot video as well no longer are we called staff photographers we are names visual journalists haha I hated shooting video at the beginning but it’s pretty good now and I learned a lot to put my own channel together. Much of my day job the big events essentially I shoot images that never see the light of day so now I put them together on UA-cam like last years cyclone that hammered us it’s a series of videos I’m pretty proud of. UA-cam when all said and done is a great place to archive your work.
Wow! What a great video! Great insights and really amazing photographs. As an introvert myself I know how tough the job must have been, but wow! You made the best of it to be sure! Cheers!
Great video David! I've seen some of these images in past videos, but there's a lot of new ones that I've not seen. They are all very high quality photojournalism! You are able to capture so much emotion in them, and that's important for telling the story. I always shy away from people. A few years back, I did some extra weekend work as a youth sports photographer, and that helped me open up a bit and get me use to talking and dealing with people, especially on those shoots where I had no assistance to fill out forms and stuff. I never really liked doing it, and I couldn't wait until the events were over, but it paid decent and I felt like I was pushing my boundaries and getting experience.
Hi David, another introvert photographer here. Society still has a long way to go to understand us, as we may also, have a long way to go to understand ourselves. Being an introvert is not a deficit or a lack of anything. "Be you, the world will adjust." Charlie Brown. Being an introvert is just a way of relating to the rest of the world; of being a part of the whole. Great video and shots. Thanks for stepping up. Cheers.
Thank you Dana, thank you for sharing your thoughts, I've come to accept who I am and don't really see it as a liability, it's just me but I'm still a bit surprised that landed in the career that I did. :)
Great story David! People for me especially these days are a pain in my .. eyes* . I'm a people person and all I promise but in photography, people make it a problem because they tend to think we just "click a button" and all and I've just gotten fed up unless money is involved. I'm in introverted, extrovert. I like people... but I don't like being around them or making new friends because the smile at first then you discover they have an agenda to ask for your pockets! They want to "pick your brain" but you can't earn. They follow and copy you and have the nerve to ask how you did certain shots ... but yet they copied everything you did in their way LOL. It's a pita brother! I've become done.
Excellent video sir from a first time viewer. We have so much in common, but I won't elaborate here. I like to photograph "street" , but ironically, my best photos as a hobby photographer are all in Europe on our annual vacation. . There's just something about the atmosphere & history that gives my camera a workout. To paraphrase a commenter below, "People complicate life". Really haven't been able to shoot street at home. I subscribed.
Welcome, thank you for introducing yourself and sharing your thoughts, yes people do complicate life, maybe someday you will be able the use that experience from doing street photography abroad to doing street photography closer to home, maybe take it on as a creative challenge and a way to grow as a photographer.
Thank you for this. Our personalities match up similarly however I am trying to burst out of my shell and get fully into portraiture - environmental portraiture specifically. I avoided people all my life but am trying to change this while having some of the most photographic fun of my life doing so. I have a long way to go and I don't think I'll ever really be completely comfortable photographing people, but with each day comes a new opportunity, a new experience, and new achievements. Good luck to you on your new photographic journey. I wish you well.
What a great back story of yourself David, the images you showed were excellent and the situations that you found yourself in at times would be a bit nervy. As for today I think your doing just fine no deadlines or stress to contend with, keep up the good work and as always look forward to the next one.
Thanks Mick, I don't miss the stress or deadlines, I had become so accustomed to the stress levels that I didn't realize how stressful it was till I left lol
Wonderful story David and cracking images. I am 70 years old and have been taking images since my teen years here in England. Like you I am also introvert and I like it that way. Thanks.
Impressive story. I couldn't work as photojournalist myself. In fact, I'm not a photographer by occupation (I'm in procurement at a power plant). I often say, I work to live, and I live for photography. I'm also an introvert, so interacting with people before or after taking their photo is not something I'm good at, so I prefer landscapes and other photography, that doesn't involve people. However, my niche over the past year has become concert and event photography at a small venue every couple of months. Photographing the artists on stage is easy, because they are there to be seen and heard, but the organizer of the event also wants photos of the guests and the other volunteers, and you only get so far with fly on the wall candid photos in the dark.
It sounds like you've found a way to make photography work. There are times you just have to put a wide lens on and get in there and get the shot, sounds like you've got that figured out!
I'm sure many of the viewers of your channel would offer themselves to you as portrait subjects! But of course we're all over the place, so it wouldn't really be practical. A blessing and curse of the Internet, making new communities possible but often requiring them to be virtual.
Just found your channel and this video resonated with me a little. As an introvert who also freezes at the thought of using a camera in public, I’m itching to try to find a way to overcome my fear and do urban abstract. It’ll certainly be interesting to see if this hobby has something to offer me.
I enjoyed your video. Thanks for posting this…. As a geology educator, I take pictures of rocks using photogrammetry. People are not the focus-it’s landscapes/nature, but I like to connect these to people. I’m trying to invent the best way to present this information, and to learn how to present these within the limitations of photogrammetry-while showing its strengths. Best wishes! I will look at your other videos soon.
I get it. Not extreme but I make good use of a 135mm lens for street photos in 35mm, and a 6x9cm for scenics. Make the photos which please you. Make a buck at it if you can. Way to go!
I really enjoyed your video. It inspires me to tell my story as well. I've been a working photographer/videographer for 25 years and can relate very much to being an introvert in the strangest field for an introvert. I'm also secretly an extrovert though a ton of work. Thanks for sharing this awesome story!
I consider myself very much an introvert too, however I've coined the term "situational extrovert" for myself. It's usually at work, but I can be a bit more outgoing than my normal self. You sometimes just have to do what you have to do.
Hello David, greetings from India, friend. Loved all those magnificent images of yours from the past. Yeah, often we move on. Need to... Do come to India, photograph the chaos😂.... I'm sure you'll get plenty of interesting stuff!
I like to take pictures of people at work events because I don’t want to be in the picture. I would feel quite uncomfortable asking permission to take a picture.
A lot of what you've said describes me as well. I'm not misanthropic but I much prefer a small band of friends to a large crowd of strangers. Although I'll talk your ear off once I know you, I probably won't go out of my way to meet you. I suspect you can understand that it's nothing personal, just the way I am. Lots and lots of interwoven reasons why I'm that way, I guess. Now at 65 I'm a hobbyist landscape photographer, but living in Louisiana there's virtually nothing to feed the hobby. I was trained in graphic design and spent a third of my career in advertising. I did some press photography but if I had to shoot people full time I think I'd just sell my gear and find something else. That said, I'd love to find maybe one other landscape photog in my area, but I think I'm it...
When its your job, you can hide behind the mask. I used to have a sign above my desk saying 'Carefully Disguised as a Responsible Adult'. I guess I got through things and looked confident because I treated everyone as being my equal, not better than me or necessarily worse ... or at least it was a convincing mask. Since I chucked it all in I don't seek out social interaction, although I'm still capable of chatting away with pretty much anyone. Half of my time I take street photo's and the other half landscape, although I don't think of them as really being anything different from each other, people are just objects to get in the right place in the frame, like a tree or a gatepost ... sounds harsh but its the way I shoot, the human zoo, its only an image; if it has some meaning its a bonus.
Hi. Dave. Very nice video, man. I really enjoyed watching it. Sorry, but I can't type much. Last week I had surgery on my hand. Until the next "Ride", my friend. Antoine.
I am like you, an introvert. I do enjoy street photography. But, as I don't publish, don't need to ask permission. I'm getting older, and am trying to change, as I don't want to be old and alone, I have no family. It was my NY resolution, not going so well.
INTJ here - therefore introvert, too. Learned over many years to adapt in my professional life to be more outgoing but always revert having my private space after work. Don't like the combination of photography with too much social stuff either (like wedding or event photography).
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Great story, David . After retiring from the Air Force, I got into wedding photography. Did that till I was 62 and kids gone. Since starting my 70's , I've had it with humanity . Now I just photograph inadiment objects . Great body of work. Thanks. KB
Thanks Ken, I get needing a break from humanity :) photograph whatever makes you happy!
Thanks David. As an introvert myself I learnt how to deal; with it but I am still an introvert.I liken this story to how some of the great actors and comedians are introverts. They can become someone else with the right vehicle. But immediately after giving your all you can still withdraw into your shell. Many years ago a Bible verse helped me. "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me".(Philippians 4:13) Introversion is related to shyness which can also be overcome.
I get it. I'm reluctant to photograph people that want to be photographed. People complicate life. Thanks for sharing what you do, with us.
Me too.
It's not that I don't like people- I do. But I tend to relate to several close friends and family that I can have deeper conversation with.
I have a few friends that have many aquaintances, and like to gladhand at events or well attended social functions but I am happy to be by myself.
Thanks so much for sharing your story! I thoroughly enjoyed it - and related to it. I am the guy standing at the edge of the room at a social event I was forced to go to, wishing I could leave. The interesting thing about photography (I am primarily a portrait photographer) is as a result of having to meet and interact so closely with clients/models I have come to love meeting people and interacting with them. This terrified me when I started, but now I find it absolutely rewarding and empowering. But I'm still the guy in the corner in large groups.
Thanks for sharing Bob, it sounds like we are pretty similar, I imagine I will always be the guy standing by himself in the corner and I'm okay with that, luckily I enjoy people watching 😂
Fellow life long introvert, I've done photography as a hobby for 45 years, a lot of it was landscapes but about ten years ago i got in volved with a local charity and started up a community photography group through them and also started photographing charity events which led to me becoming known in my local area and I started shooting a lot of local events, I was constantly told that why they wanted me to do the event was because of how I can 'see' a photograph, That's really from a lifetime as a background observer I think. Now I really love doing candid photography, I can go to an event and tuck myself away with a medium telephoto lens and just watch, shoot and enjoy.
Thanks for sharing, I think being an observer of people or people watcher helps when doing candid photos of people.
Great photos David, I'm an introvert too, and I'm a nurse ! 😊 go figure, and prefer my photography on my own , taking photos of landscapes and street but not engaging.
Thanks Christine, I imagine being a nurse could be very challenging at times and being an introvert probably doesn't make things any easier :)
This is very refreshing, David. I am an introvert myself, so I completely understand your point of view
Hi David - just an amazing story and amazing images of the past work! This comments come from another introvert... :)
Thank you, it's great to hear from a fellow introvert, you know what I'm talking about!
Great work David - you showed a real knack for capturing The Decisive Moment! I can relate very much to your struggles as an introvert commissioned to photograph strangers!
Thank you!
Awesome video David really hit a chord with me I’m a lifelong photographer currently 20 years on my current newspaper love it to bits I’m a bit of a joker always pretty upbeat around people but it’s always short lived as I’ve grown older I find it soooo hard to connect with folk on a long term level I love my own time and space I love people photography I don’t know how it works but I like think I can catch a moment in my photos and can generally strike up a conversation with them but I’m always looking for an out haha I never ever thought of myself as an introvert but after listening to your thoughts maybe I am. Brilliant episode David really appreciate your thoughts.
Thanks Paul, it's great to hear from someone who I know understands what I'm talking about when it comes to newspaper photography!
@@DavidPattonPhotography absolutely nailed it mate I’m out shooting now I love short term connections then off to the next job haha majority of my day is spent alone working under my own steam which suits me to the ground.
I relate, David. I, too, wanted to create magic with my images, but went to shoot for a stable of car and motorcycle magazines in the late 80’s before entering the corporate world in the late 90’s. I’ve only recently returned to photography as a passion, and it’s glorious.
It's great to hear you have found your passion with photography, I love how you say it Peter, it is glorious! You can't want anything more than that from an artistic expression!
Wonderful video David, thanks for sharing your story. For a shy introvert you are an incredible people photographer - the power of observation - what a superb portfolio of work you have, so great at capturing the perfect moment. I have spent 25 years teaching people, as a shy person, I never imagined myself standing in front of a class - all eyes on me! Now I have also come full circle back to my first love - analogue b&w landscape photography.
Thank you, it sounds like you know so well how to overcome the difficulties of being an introvert and work through the challenges. It's great to hear from another photographer with a passion for b&w photography!
@@DavidPattonPhotography thank you David, yes, indeed, somehow you just have to find a way! Likewise, my husband and I are both analogue, having both recently returned to it - we both love watching your channels 😊
I'm a photographer and an introvert as well. So I get exactly where you're coming from. I don't find it hard to photograph people in situation at either an event or on the street. I can do it, but mostly I do it from the shadows or the back ground. Walking up to a person and saying hi is hard, but I've learned how to do it. However it's still not easy and I don't think it ever will be. But that just makes the climbing the mountain interesting.
Well said Michael, thanks for sharing!
Mate I forgot to mention I loved looking at your photography I see my own work in yours as a newspaper photographer we have access to so many aspects of our community we might not always be welcome with our cameras but we have spent our time documenting their times I love this job more than anything I’ve ever done. I reckon I have maybe 5 more good years before I’ll think about moving on so fingers crossed the body and mind holds up to the task. Really appreciate you putting this episode together
Access was one of the coolest things about the job, a front row seat to everything, the good and the bad. The industry was changing a lot before I left, it was much less enjoyable for me, corporate and stock holders gutted the last paper I was at, just after I left they got rid of about half the staff to make their profit goals, pretty sad. Even if I wouldn't have left when I did I would have got layed off a year later anyway.
@@DavidPattonPhotography crazy times mate when I started at this paper in 04 there were 7 photographers ow there’s just two of us and we shoot video as well no longer are we called staff photographers we are names visual journalists haha I hated shooting video at the beginning but it’s pretty good now and I learned a lot to put my own channel together. Much of my day job the big events essentially I shoot images that never see the light of day so now I put them together on UA-cam like last years cyclone that hammered us it’s a series of videos I’m pretty proud of. UA-cam when all said and done is a great place to archive your work.
Excellent video. You're sincerity and humility are inspiring. You wonder how much of your (my) personality is reflected in your (my) photography.....
Thank you Ron, I imagine our personalities do make its way into our images, I guess that's why photography can be called an artistic expression.
Wow! What a great video! Great insights and really amazing photographs. As an introvert myself I know how tough the job must have been, but wow! You made the best of it to be sure! Cheers!
Thank you so much Robert!
I loved this. The story and the photos. Very compelling on multiple levels.
Thanks Skyler!
Great video David! I've seen some of these images in past videos, but there's a lot of new ones that I've not seen. They are all very high quality photojournalism! You are able to capture so much emotion in them, and that's important for telling the story. I always shy away from people. A few years back, I did some extra weekend work as a youth sports photographer, and that helped me open up a bit and get me use to talking and dealing with people, especially on those shoots where I had no assistance to fill out forms and stuff. I never really liked doing it, and I couldn't wait until the events were over, but it paid decent and I felt like I was pushing my boundaries and getting experience.
Thanks Brent, I regret not bringing home more of my work photos, especially from my early film days, I never new I would have a UA-cam channel 😂
Hi David, another introvert photographer here. Society still has a long way to go to understand us, as we may also, have a long way to go to understand ourselves. Being an introvert is not a deficit or a lack of anything. "Be you, the world will adjust." Charlie Brown. Being an introvert is just a way of relating to the rest of the world; of being a part of the whole. Great video and shots. Thanks for stepping up. Cheers.
Thank you Dana, thank you for sharing your thoughts, I've come to accept who I am and don't really see it as a liability, it's just me but I'm still a bit surprised that landed in the career that I did. :)
Great story David! People for me especially these days are a pain in my .. eyes* . I'm a people person and all I promise but in photography, people make it a problem because they tend to think we just "click a button" and all and I've just gotten fed up unless money is involved. I'm in introverted, extrovert. I like people... but I don't like being around them or making new friends because the smile at first then you discover they have an agenda to ask for your pockets! They want to "pick your brain" but you can't earn. They follow and copy you and have the nerve to ask how you did certain shots ... but yet they copied everything you did in their way LOL. It's a pita brother! I've become done.
Thanks Tony, sorry to hear you're having a rough time of it, but when the right people come along it's all worth it :)
Excellent video sir from a first time viewer. We have so much in common, but I won't elaborate here. I like to photograph "street" , but ironically, my best photos as a hobby photographer are all in Europe on our annual vacation. . There's just something about the atmosphere & history that gives my camera a workout. To paraphrase a commenter below, "People complicate life". Really haven't been able to shoot street at home. I subscribed.
Welcome, thank you for introducing yourself and sharing your thoughts, yes people do complicate life, maybe someday you will be able the use that experience from doing street photography abroad to doing street photography closer to home, maybe take it on as a creative challenge and a way to grow as a photographer.
David, really enjoyed your sharing your background as a photojournalist. Very interesting. Also, thanks for sharing all the great photos!
Thank you Bill!
Thank you for this. Our personalities match up similarly however I am trying to burst out of my shell and get fully into portraiture - environmental portraiture specifically. I avoided people all my life but am trying to change this while having some of the most photographic fun of my life doing so. I have a long way to go and I don't think I'll ever really be completely comfortable photographing people, but with each day comes a new opportunity, a new experience, and new achievements. Good luck to you on your new photographic journey. I wish you well.
It's great that you are willing to get out of your comfort zone, I think a lot of growth comes from being willing to challenge ourselves, well done!
What a great back story of yourself David, the images you showed were excellent and the situations that you found yourself in at times would be a bit nervy. As for today I think your doing just fine no deadlines or stress to contend with, keep up the good work and as always look forward to the next one.
Thanks Mick, I don't miss the stress or deadlines, I had become so accustomed to the stress levels that I didn't realize how stressful it was till I left lol
Wonderful story David and cracking images. I am 70 years old and have been taking images since my teen years here in England. Like you I am also introvert and I like it that way. Thanks.
Thank you Stuart, I see no reason to try and change as well :)
Impressive story.
I couldn't work as photojournalist myself.
In fact, I'm not a photographer by occupation (I'm in procurement at a power plant). I often say, I work to live, and I live for photography. I'm also an introvert, so interacting with people before or after taking their photo is not something I'm good at, so I prefer landscapes and other photography, that doesn't involve people.
However, my niche over the past year has become concert and event photography at a small venue every couple of months.
Photographing the artists on stage is easy, because they are there to be seen and heard, but the organizer of the event also wants photos of the guests and the other volunteers, and you only get so far with fly on the wall candid photos in the dark.
It sounds like you've found a way to make photography work. There are times you just have to put a wide lens on and get in there and get the shot, sounds like you've got that figured out!
I'm sure many of the viewers of your channel would offer themselves to you as portrait subjects! But of course we're all over the place, so it wouldn't really be practical. A blessing and curse of the Internet, making new communities possible but often requiring them to be virtual.
So true, a community that is spread all over the world has it's challenges for sure. :)
Just found your channel and this video resonated with me a little. As an introvert who also freezes at the thought of using a camera in public, I’m itching to try to find a way to overcome my fear and do urban abstract. It’ll certainly be interesting to see if this hobby has something to offer me.
Give it a try, you'll probably find it's not as scary as you think, enjoy the adventure!
I enjoyed your video. Thanks for posting this…. As a geology educator, I take pictures of rocks using photogrammetry. People are not the focus-it’s landscapes/nature, but I like to connect these to people. I’m trying to invent the best way to present this information, and to learn how to present these within the limitations of photogrammetry-while showing its strengths. Best wishes! I will look at your other videos soon.
I get it. Not extreme but I make good use of a 135mm lens for street photos in 35mm, and a 6x9cm for scenics. Make the photos which please you. Make a buck at it if you can. Way to go!
I really enjoyed your video. It inspires me to tell my story as well. I've been a working photographer/videographer for 25 years and can relate very much to being an introvert in the strangest field for an introvert. I'm also secretly an extrovert though a ton of work. Thanks for sharing this awesome story!
I consider myself very much an introvert too, however I've coined the term "situational extrovert" for myself. It's usually at work, but I can be a bit more outgoing than my normal self. You sometimes just have to do what you have to do.
That's a good term Craig, and yes, you do what you have to do
I thoroughly enjoyed this video. Awesome photographs too!
Thank you Ronald!
Hello David, greetings from India, friend. Loved all those magnificent images of yours from the past. Yeah, often we move on. Need to...
Do come to India, photograph the chaos😂.... I'm sure you'll get plenty of interesting stuff!
Hello Ravi, thanks for introducing yourself! I will have to pass on the chaos, I've had enough of that in my lifetime 😂
Some beautiful images, BTW
Thank you!
Thank you David. I appreciate your sharing. I understand.
I read the title and thought struth that’s me 😂 loved the story and the images. New subscriber right here 👍
Thank you and welcome to the channel 😁
Wonderful video I am just like you. I thought being not as social as the people around me I must be strange.
Thank you, well I don't about you but I'm pretty sure I'm strange... and that's ok 😂
I like to take pictures of people at work events because I don’t want to be in the picture. I would feel quite uncomfortable asking permission to take a picture.
A lot of what you've said describes me as well. I'm not misanthropic but I much prefer a small band of friends to a large crowd of strangers. Although I'll talk your ear off once I know you, I probably won't go out of my way to meet you. I suspect you can understand that it's nothing personal, just the way I am. Lots and lots of interwoven reasons why I'm that way, I guess. Now at 65 I'm a hobbyist landscape photographer, but living in Louisiana there's virtually nothing to feed the hobby. I was trained in graphic design and spent a third of my career in advertising. I did some press photography but if I had to shoot people full time I think I'd just sell my gear and find something else. That said, I'd love to find maybe one other landscape photog in my area, but I think I'm it...
Thanks for sharing Len!
I really enjoyed your video!
Thank you Willard!
When its your job, you can hide behind the mask. I used to have a sign above my desk saying 'Carefully Disguised as a Responsible Adult'. I guess I got through things and looked confident because I treated everyone as being my equal, not better than me or necessarily worse ... or at least it was a convincing mask.
Since I chucked it all in I don't seek out social interaction, although I'm still capable of chatting away with pretty much anyone. Half of my time I take street photo's and the other half landscape, although I don't think of them as really being anything different from each other, people are just objects to get in the right place in the frame, like a tree or a gatepost ... sounds harsh but its the way I shoot, the human zoo, its only an image; if it has some meaning its a bonus.
Lol I love the sign!
Hi. Dave.
Very nice video, man.
I really enjoyed watching it.
Sorry, but I can't type much.
Last week I had surgery on my hand.
Until the next "Ride", my friend.
Antoine.
No need to type Antoine but very much appreciate your encouraging words, take care and I hope you have a speedy recovery!
@@DavidPattonPhotography Thank you very much, my dear friend.
I am like you, an introvert. I do enjoy street photography. But, as I don't publish, don't need to ask permission. I'm getting older, and am trying to change, as I don't want to be old and alone, I have no family. It was my NY resolution, not going so well.
INTJ here - therefore introvert, too. Learned over many years to adapt in my professional life to be more outgoing but always revert having my private space after work. Don't like the combination of photography with too much social stuff either (like wedding or event photography).