The People of Cars and Coffee feat. Mini Doge

"Raymundo" (raymundo)
11/28/2015 at 19:39 • Filed to: None

Afternoon, Oppo. Earlier this morning we had a Cars and Coffee gathering in Pensacola, FL. I wanted to try to get more people in pictures as I think they add a neat feel to the photos, but it’s so difficult to do so when people are always jumping out of the way of the lens.

“Sorry, man!” they would declare as they finally turn their head in the direction they are walking only to notice that I’m setting up for a shot. “Pretend I’m not here!” I would reply, encouraging them that having people pore over cars is kind of nice for this type of event.

I understand it’s not always encouraged to have people in the composition of a car photo, but for small gatherings like this, I think it’s completely acceptable for people to pretend there is no one taking pictures. I suppose the exception would be if there is somebody obviously trying to get a picture of only a car or row of cars, or the cars themselves tell the story and create interest in the image.

As for me, I wanted to capture more than just a photo of a car. I wanted to capture the atmosphere of an automotive gathering in the form of photos. It’s the little nuances like this, I think, that make an album a little more pleasurable to view. Mini doge!!!

So there it is, Oppo. Today’s Cars and Coffee gathering from my perspective. Just trying something different from your typical front, side, and 3/4 pictures of cars is all. I think maybe I’ll try to put more of an emphasis on people at my next local car gathering and see how that goes. People are interesting.

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