"How many photographers does it take to screw in a lightbulb? None. We wait for the world to turn around us."
For a long time I've been reading that photographers make the worst buddies.
While I have seen this first hand on one occasion, I would like to object to this sentiment as a generalization.
I dive with buddies and photographers who are DIR trained. What I find is that no matter what we may be taking pictures of, we always are very much aware of where each other is at all times. It is rare for us to get more than 15' apart in good vis. While I'm composing my shot, my buddy may also be shooting something nearby or waiting his turn to take photos of my subject. If I'm composing a shot and I see my buddies strobe go off in quick succession then I go over and see what cool thing has been found.
We dive this way time and time again. We will even do it in three person teams and it works just as well. We are always aware of our buddies and if we can't see their strobe or light in the corner of our eye, then we start looking for them. On my last dive with Uncle Pug, I got into his blind spot - hovering directly above him by about 4 feet. After taking a shot, he couldn't see me or my light and so he began looking for me right away. Within seconds he saw me and he returned to taking pictures.
Bottom line is that you can be an excellent and attentive buddy with another photographer and still take great photos. If you can't then you need to examine your buddy skills and awareness without a camera.
For a long time I've been reading that photographers make the worst buddies.
While I have seen this first hand on one occasion, I would like to object to this sentiment as a generalization.
I dive with buddies and photographers who are DIR trained. What I find is that no matter what we may be taking pictures of, we always are very much aware of where each other is at all times. It is rare for us to get more than 15' apart in good vis. While I'm composing my shot, my buddy may also be shooting something nearby or waiting his turn to take photos of my subject. If I'm composing a shot and I see my buddies strobe go off in quick succession then I go over and see what cool thing has been found.
We dive this way time and time again. We will even do it in three person teams and it works just as well. We are always aware of our buddies and if we can't see their strobe or light in the corner of our eye, then we start looking for them. On my last dive with Uncle Pug, I got into his blind spot - hovering directly above him by about 4 feet. After taking a shot, he couldn't see me or my light and so he began looking for me right away. Within seconds he saw me and he returned to taking pictures.
Bottom line is that you can be an excellent and attentive buddy with another photographer and still take great photos. If you can't then you need to examine your buddy skills and awareness without a camera.