My new "I'm a pro" trick, share some line cutting tricks.

[Persian-Rice]

So yesterday I goto the Canadian Auto Show and decide to use this new method of photography I have developed(ok it has probably been done before). I know I wont be using the 10D or my 70-200, so I decide to take them anyway.

I sling that setup (10D and 70-200) around my shoulder while carrying the 1DII and the 24-70 in hand. Now if you go to the Auto Show every year, you know that it's always packed. So getting to the nice cars, I noticed tons of people. All I do is grab the the big lens with hood and everything and point it at my car of choice. I swear I feel like Moses as the people part and very generously open a nice path to the car, I even have people take the initiative to remind others not to get in my way. I then drop the camera and make a face("this lens wont do it" kinda face) and quickly take the shot with the 1D. Doesn't hurt carrying two cameras either, well my shoulder does, but...............

Man did I get some sweet shots yesterday, time to use that one more often.

Any tricks you guys have? feel free to share.

[FlipsidE]

That is great man! I might have to try that one of these days.

FlipsidE

[Bruce Hamilton]

Wonder if you'd get the same "parting the red sea" effect using the 24-70 on a 300D... :(

[pcasciola]

hahahahahaha. That's a great idea. I never would have thought of bringing my 300mm to the auto show, but I just might have to now. I'm not sure the people of New York will be as polite though.

[musthavemuzk]

i think ya got lucky.
around here at car shows they seem to be paying attention to the cars and not to a photographers. i can understand kids as they are not fully aware they might be in someones way, but adults they should have some respect. heck it only takes a couple seconds to get a shot. would it hurt them to wait? or even go around?

are you gonna share some of these pics with us?
please please pretty please...

i enjoy cars verry much.

Monty

[CyberDyneSystems]

There's only one thing that gets you inot more places than a pro looking camera with a pro looking lens,..

And that's TWO pro looking Cameras! :lol: Too funny

[Persian-Rice]

I guess, it's that whole Canadian thing haha. You know, what Canadian bacon says about us? well I guess we are. :)

Ya ill post some later. I'm really picky with cars, particulerly with that fact that I hate most cars made outaside of Europe. So I only got about 20-30 shots I consider "keepers"............Jag, BMW, Mercedes didnt have anything special this year. Ferrari, Lambo, and a Volvo........

[pcasciola]

Ferrari, Lambo, and a Volvo........

Cool. Looking forward to a nice Gallardo shot then........

[Avalonthas]

now im tempted to use ur technique. I will of course citeur copyright when i tell them i fooled them all lol :P

[Moppie]

I just carry my tripod over my shoulder on a strap, or attached to the camera.

Even though its only a small camera, having the tripod is enough to clear a pretty good path :)

[FlyingPete]

When I was still shooting on my G3 and film EOS30, I would head out to jobs I had, I would turn up with the fairly impressive looking EOS30+Grip with the 28-105 and lens hood, 99% of the time the customer would be impressed with the package, at that point I would comment that today I think we will shoot in digital, and pull out the G3! Never intended on using the EOS, just looks a lot more professional that turning up with a G3!

[musthavemuzk]

There's only one thing that gets you inot more places than a pro looking camera with a pro looking lens,..

And that's TWO pro looking Cameras! :lol: Too funny

hmmm
so i guess i need to buy a film body so i can have two bodies to make the impression and get the shot at car shows.

i know i could afford a film body before another digital body.

since i would have to buy glass for each.

thanx for the tip.

well i cannot say i have a particular car i like more than another.
i grew up with muscle cars around alot. now with the import scene pretty big i can dig them as well. euro cars...well they are nice too.

i just enjoy cars period.

Monty

[Steve Parr]

I use to work some blues festivals here in San Diego, and have backstage passes from all of them. I'll pin two or three of the passes to the strap of my camera bag. I have no idea why this gives me any credibility whatsoever; I was always working artist check-in, not taking pictures. Still, people always tend to give me the benefit of the doubt.

It's the same mentality when you see someone at a ski lodge who has a bajillion lift tickets attached to the zipper of his jacket. You figure he's there because he's supposed to be there...

Steve

[timmyquest]

I use this all the time.

When i go to basketball games i just walk by the ticket lady with my 70-200 attatched to my camera and hold it up to her like "I'm above tickets lady"

:-D

[Jon]

hmmm
so i guess i need to buy a film body so i can have two bodies to make the impression and get the shot at car shows.

i know i could afford a film body before another digital body.

since i would have to buy glass for each.


You can use cheap glass on the film body - but make sure it's a black body with a grip. After all, you're not going to actually use it, just look impressive!

[CoolToolGuy]

A long time ago, in a Galaxy far, far away...

Watkins Glen used to have passes for the different areas of the race track, and they all looked alike but were differentiated by color. One race the paddock pass would be red and the G.A. pass would be green. Next race the Paddock pass was green and the G.A. pass was blue (there were more, but you get the idea). After a while, if you saved all of your old passes, you would have the whole set. Get a hunter's license holder (clear plastic), and put the G.A. pass for the race you're at in one side (really, no sneaking in the gates), and the one of the color for the area you wanted to go into in the other side. Hung from the camera bag with the G.A. pass out, you move along briskly with camera in hand. As you go by the gate, the guys at the entrance might challenge you but you are already past them. Turn around, look slightly annoyed, and flip up the holder to display the right color. Usually, they couldn't read it from that far away, but it was, after all the right color, so off you go.

A friend of mine :o got a lot of great shots that way, and even got real work out of it with real credentials.

Have Fun,

[FlyingPete]

When i go to basketball games i just walk by the ticket lady with my 70-200 attatched to my camera and hold it up to her like "I'm above tickets lady"


That trick is also excellent for moving through crowds :D

[Belmondo]

I use this all the time.

When i go to basketball games i just walk by the ticket lady with my 70-200 attatched to my camera and hold it up to her like "I'm above tickets lady"

:-D
If you try that on me, I'll trip you with my cane and beat you with my oxygen bottle. Them's just bad manners, you young whippersnapper. Heck, I might even run over you two or three times with my rolling potty chair.

[aam1234]

If you try that on me, I'll trip you with my cane and beat you with my oxygen bottle. Them's just bad manners, you young whippersnapper. Heck, I might even run over you two or three times with my rolling potty chair.

:lol: :lol: :lol:

[JAZZ D.P.G.]

If you try that on me, I'll trip you with my cane and beat you with my oxygen bottle. Them's just bad manners, you young whippersnapper. Heck, I might even run over you two or three times with my rolling potty chair.

I'll run him down with the electric wheel chair, and park on him til you get there.

Getting into a camera pit is one thing, but blowing off the cover-charge is another.

[Scottes]

Some of you know that I like to get up VERY early and go shooting before sunrise. I have fooled you into thinking that it's because I like sunrises.

Well, it's not so.

I get there early so I can sneak in without paying the $2 parking fee at the wildlife reserves.

I'd have mentioned it earlier but I thought it was a crass, cheap, low-life thing to do. But I am no longer ashamed of my penny-pinching ways. Now I realize that it's a cool and manly thing to do.


PS: Arriving early also allows me to park in the handicap spaces which are always closest to the birding sites. So I save $2 AND 2 steps. Cool.


:wink:

[JAZZ D.P.G.]

PS: Arriving early also allows me to park in the handicap spaces which are always closest to the birding sites. So I save $2 AND 2 steps. Cool.:wink:

:( :evil: :( :evil:

I quit using a very handy coffee shop (not a Timmy's) because the staff parked in the HC spot. It was winter (always winter here), slippery and I was walking with a cane. (found out I was immortal, but couldn't fly:lol: )

[Belmondo]

I qualify for a handicap placard (in California, ugly is considered a handicap). The only problem is, when you live in an area with a lot of retirees, there are far more handicapped people than designated parking spots. The local mall has a number of parking spots reserved for expectant mothers. I've thought about using one of those spots because there just aren't that many pregnant senior citizens and most of those parking places are usually available. Heck with a little imagination, you might even think I was pregnant. (I have the right shape)

[Conk]

If you try that on me, I'll trip you with my cane and beat you with my oxygen bottle. Them's just bad manners, you young whippersnapper. Heck, I might even run over you two or three times with my rolling potty chair.

Bravo! You go old dude. :lol:

[Conk]

PS: Arriving early also allows me to park in the handicap spaces which are always closest to the birding sites. So I save $2 AND 2 steps. Cool.


:wink:

:evil: No, not cool. Very uncool. :evil:

[Belmondo]

:evil: No, not cool. Very uncool. :evil:


Psssssst. Conk. He's joking. Really.

[Scottes]

:evil: No, not cool. Very uncool. :evil:

For crying out loud I'm kidding.


I coulda sworn that my post was dripping with sarcasm and exaggeration as well as fairly ridiculous that someone would think such acts were "cool." Besides, I put a "wink" smilie at the end.

[Scottes]

Thanks for noticing Tom.
:-)

[Jon]

Besides, he really does walk around with a white cane.

What's that? Oh, sorry, that's his 500 f/4 IS L, not a cane . . .

[Conk]

For crying out loud I'm kidding.


I coulda sworn that my post was dripping with sarcasm and exaggeration as well as fairly ridiculous that someone would think such acts were "cool." Besides, I put a "wink" smilie at the end.
Ok then. Sorry for misunderstanding. I should of at least asked if you were kidding. You never know. Some people can be that ignorant. I apologize if I put you in that category. My wife is paraplegic. You would not believe the excuses I've heard for able bodied people using the handi-spots.

[Scottes]

No problem.

I've been known to get PO'd at anybody who parks in an HC spot and then walks away from their car. I have to remind myself that "handicapped" doesn't necessarily mean "wheelchair."

[JAZZ D.P.G.]

For crying out loud I'm kidding.


I coulda sworn that my post was dripping with sarcasm and exaggeration as well as fairly ridiculous that someone would think such acts were "cool." Besides, I put a "wink" smilie at the end.

My apologies for flipping out too:cry:

I did catch the wink, but some things do just get to me. That's what happens when you go on-line too early in the morning, after cramming the night before (Cisco exams).

PS. Some one willing to trade for just about anything to write my Cisco Certification?

[Tom W]

Am I the only one that remembers the days before handicapped parking existed?

Geeze, I'm getting old....

[musthavemuzk]

You can use cheap glass on the film body - but make sure it's a black body with a grip. After all, you're not going to actually use it, just look impressive!

i like the way you think.

wonder what the going price of a film body is?

Monty

[Persian-Rice]

cheap film? 80-90 bucks. good film? 2 grand............

[Scottes]

PS. Some one willing to trade for just about anything to write my Cisco Certification?
I can give you all of mine... :-)

[JAZZ D.P.G.]

I can give you all of mine... :-)

If I see another router table I'm going to ***************

Sorry again about the HC stuff.

[Sonic Infidel]

There are a lot of concert venues in Chicago that don't let photographers in. I've been forced to check my camera bag at more than one venue: the Metro, the Vic, etc.

I've figured out, however, that once you're in, they don't give a flip. In this case, it's best to give the impression you're not a pro. (I'm not, but apparently anyone with an slr and a bag full of lenses qualifies...)

Now that I have a Domke satchel, I can hide my gear underneath some books and papers until I get inside. Once you're in, they assume you're with the band.

Excellent!

[Becca]

No problem.

I've been known to get PO'd at anybody who parks in an HC spot and then walks away from their car. I have to remind myself that "handicapped" doesn't necessarily mean "wheelchair."

I always figure they must be mentally handicapped....

[PhotosGuy]

I swear I feel like Moses as the people part and very generously open a nice path to the car, I even have people take the initiative to remind others not to get in my way. I've had that, too. The 28-70 f/2.8 with the petal hood is better than Police tape! :D After a while, if you saved all of your old passes, you would have the whole set. Get a hunter's license holder (clear plastic), and put the G.A. pass for the race you're at in one side... That used to work for me, too, but I haven't tried it in 30 years.
I get there early so I can sneak in without paying the $2 parking fee at the wildlife reserves. :D Don't try that in Michigan! It's a major source of their income!

[runninmann]

Wow! Twenty-six months!

[TheGreatOg]

I always figure they must be mentally handicapped....

My mom has been fighting cancer for 2 & 1/2 years straight. She has a handicapped sticker for her car. Most days she can barely make it from the car to whereever she's walking because she doesn't have the energy. But she can and does walk. So just because someone parks in a handicapped space and walks to whereever they're going doesn't necessarily mean they're mentally handicapped or not handicapped enough. Just thought I'd throw it out there to fight the ignorance.

[-MasterChief-]

not only does it work for parting the crowd ... the models love to pose in front of a big camera and a big lens! :D :D :D

[cosworth]

Vest, white lens, silly non valid media pass. It's simply amazing how easy it is to fool some people.

[Curtis N]

There's only one thing that gets you inot more places than a pro looking camera with a pro looking lens,.. And that's TWO pro looking Cameras!A flash unit, flash bracket and high-tech-looking coiled TTL cord is even more effective in my experience. Throw a mini softbox or Lumiquest attachment on it for extra eye-popping effect.

Normally it's just a camera. Put it on a bracket and people will say, "Wow, that's a big camera!" :rolleyes:

[cosworth]

I like to walk around with my tripod, legs fully extended but folded in. you like like you have a Fremen thumper on your shoulders. People move fast.

[Jon Foster]

This is a funny thread.

Jon.