I've had a few disputes with cops trying to fuck with me from when I've been with skateboarders & cops have come. Never lost my camera. I'm sure cops are way bigger assholes to people tagging though. The first time I ever had to deal with the cops like that I was stressing a lot about losing my camera and shit but the pigs didn't even look at / talk to me except to get my ID. Didn't give a shit about the camera, I never pointed it at 'em. Another time I took pictures of the cop car as it arrived, as they got out & walked towards us. They told me to delete them, and so I switched out whether the camera was using internal/SD card memory. Showed 'em "no pictures in this folder" screen, they were happy. I've heard of people who've been taking pictures with black bloc'ers at demonstrations getting arrested and having their gear taken, and most of them get it back with broken memory cards and shit, but get it back nonetheless. Pain in the ass.
I wouldn't mind someone snappin' pics of my shit. I'm not that great but it would save me time of doing it myself and there's that feeling like I gotta show off and look good for the camera. I think that would drive me to improve quickly. But yeah, I'm an amateur photographer (aren't we all?) so it's cool. I'm too trusting though. I know for sure you'd be a fukken cop tryin' to set up some sting operation.
just go out and fuckin meet people mate...dont sit around on the internet as A, people think your a pig yourself and B, your never gonna find someone willing....so stop wasting time and just go out and about, even go to your local graffiti or record store ask around if anyone knows any writers that would be down etc...then at least they can meet you before hand or some shit....heres some flic from the other day, i paint and take photos so its a bit easier for me to get on with a few peeps and have a paint session.... [Broken External Image]:http://www.site-photography.co.uk/firstfilm/2.jpg [Broken External Image]:http://www.site-photography.co.uk/firstfilm/4.jpg [Broken External Image]:http://www.site-photography.co.uk/firstfilm/16.jpg
im a photographer and a writer damn in 1 hand i got paint in the other i got my camera tbh its a good excuse for what im doing sometimes
I agree with that previous statement. Depending on where I'm going and what I plan on doing...I will bring my camera just to pull the lame art student excuse. it works though...but being female has its advantages too. And if I do bring my cam...I end up taking neat pictures of a lot of stuff. Having a hand bag makes things so much easier. I only carry one when I paint...otherwise I can't stand the things. Cops see a dude with a backpack at 3 am and its suspicious...they see a female with a purse at 3 am walking and its like "Hey are you alright" "Ya man just walkin home from a friends" "K, be safe"
I brought along a camera once and I got caught by the cops, I was able to use it and say it was photography class and I played the pity card. I got out of two felonies, scott free.
It's been done a million times before... a large amount of writers are also photographers so these types of shots are nothing new. Think of a new angle... [Broken External Image]:http://img860.imageshack.us/img860/4567/tumblrli2ok9glsi1qdq88k.jpg [Broken External Image]:http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/1966/tumblrli2oj1nnn31qdq88k.jpg [Broken External Image]:http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/7706/tumblrlhx9pfcvcn1qdq88k.jpg