To be embarrassed by outdoor photo shoot?

[Gogreen]

Hello

I really want to do a family photo shoot this year, we have a great camera and one of those click things to take the photo so don’t need a photographer, it’s DIY.

But where do you go? And if your outside, if people see do you get embarrassed?

What happens on a outside shoot you’ve ever done and how to you cope with others staring?

AIBU to think this is embarrassing or just being silly?

Go somewhere in the countryside and take photos in the woods with the autumn leaves. You're unlikely to bump into people if you pick the right spot or only the odd dog walker who you'll never see again.

I can't imagine most people could care less - it's not like taking photos of yourself/group/family is at all unusual.

Unless you're all planning on being in the nip or, worse, dressed as Jacob Rees-Mogg, that is....

There's a woman round here who totters around (to Tesco etc.) in a skintight minidress & stiletto heels & six inches of make-up.

I saw her once in our local park getting her (bored, chubby, tracksuited pre-teen daughter) to take HUNDREDS of photos of her posing in front of the trees.

Yours can't be as bad as that.

(Caveat: I'd find it bloody mortifying personally. But then I never, ever go in photos voluntarily.)

You are being a bit silly to be embarrassed about some complete strangers seeing you take a family photo. It's not that weird a thing to do, and it's understandable to go out somewhere where you can get a nice background.

Although I did raise an eyebrow at the time I saw a wedding party having their photos taken in the woods at a local beauty spot. Including the bride in a long white dress having hiked up into said woods in her wedding shoes. But I'm sure the photos were lovely.

I once came across a woman posing for some nudie photos in the woods. Neither she nor the photographer seemed embarrassed, so you shouldn't either.

I've done many shoots in public. I was a little embarrassed at first, but used to it now.
If you pick a very busy spot, then expect people to stare, but they may be genuinely curious what you are doing.
However just family snaps of a tripod isn't really a 'shoot' so most people won't look twice

I was at a NT type house with lovely gardens and there was a family getting a professional shoot done. I was embarrassed for them but equally annoyed as they were completely hogging a big water fountain thing that I would have liked to see better and I'm sure other onlookers would have too. The photographer was a bit scary, she kept shouting at passersby to avoid the fountain as she was working. It was a private family shoot rather than a commercial one for the property so I suppose I should have just sat at the fountain anyway.

People may look but won't think much beyond "there's a group of people taking a selfie", you'll probably even get a few asking if you want them to take it.

I do photography as a hobby and have set the tripod up on numerous occasions to get the family in, there's no reason to be embarrassed just because you're using a remote control to take a photo rather a person taking it.

Love how your all saying go for it, don’t be embarrassed then telling me some embarrassing stories haha!

Thanks all.