Not ridiculous at all - you take pride in your work and are wary that with photography it's a probability of how good a shot works out rather than a dead certainty. I don't think your issue is one of approaching people at all - it's a fear of sticking your creative neck out and it not looking great.
I think unless you are photographing ptographers, then you have nothing to worry about as to the average person, any of your shots are going to be infinitely better than anything they will have seen of themselves before. Only you will know how much 'better' it could have been.
I don't know - I joke that my camera is a social crutch and that's probably true. However more than just analysing I need to get out there and do some more.
I think it's a bit of "approaching people" and a bit of "failure".
...and interesting that you used the child icon there. Childhood fear? Were you ridiculed or criticised for something creative you did as a child maybe?
Quite, however you chose it and one does wonder about the thought processes behind using an image of oneself as a child on a site such as this. Some unresolved childhood issues perhaps.
I find it difficult judging how serious you're being - but I feel it's a large leap from being slightly apprehensive about approaching strangers to a full-blown psychological condition.
And I don't ~like~ phones but I'm perfectly capable of using them - I suspect because email is just far superior!
Social phobia (http://www.socialphobia.org/whatis.html#whatis1) manifests itself in many forms and I'm being serious.
The phone thing interests me - I know someone else like that. I wonder if it's actually the lack of visual feedback that causes the problem. It could be linked to an autistic spectrum disorder I suppose.
Problems trusting people on the phone? Or is it the reverse - you are afraid of how people perceive your voice?
..actually yes we must factor in email as there is no visual feedback there...so... logically it would appear to be a fear of one's presentation rather than how one perceives others.
You are clearly a shy person with fundamental confidence issues, however you are also a highly intelligent person who suffers constant conflict between the confidence of intellect and deeply ingrained self doubt.
I just thought it was a bit rude hijacking kneeshooter's post and wanted to move the discussion elsewhere. However, I feel I should reply to your comment. While the basics of your assessment of my character are correct in that I am shy and have some quite deep-rooted confidence issues in some areas, I have to disagree with the strength of the words you have used. Its quite amusing you see me in such strong terms and possibly explains a lot. I appreciate the highly intelligent remark though ;p
I've got to say, I'm always impressed by your photography. The stuff you take at Maelfroth is the only photography I've seen that captures the atmosphere of an event, and I always enjoy having a photographer at club nights, gives me a record of my drunken exploits the morning after!
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Date: 2006-12-05 10:33 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-12-05 10:39 am (UTC)Certainly I need to get better at approaching people for pics in gigs/clubs. It's a regular resolution.
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Date: 2006-12-05 10:42 am (UTC)What is the worst thing that could happen?
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Date: 2006-12-05 10:50 am (UTC)I know it's rather ridiculous. Hence my intention to confront it straight on!
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Date: 2006-12-05 01:14 pm (UTC)I think unless you are photographing ptographers, then you have nothing to worry about as to the average person, any of your shots are going to be infinitely better than anything they will have seen of themselves before. Only you will know how much 'better' it could have been.
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Date: 2006-12-05 01:18 pm (UTC)I think it's a bit of "approaching people" and a bit of "failure".
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Date: 2006-12-05 01:47 pm (UTC)Ooh, you don't want to do that, they are an ugly bunch!
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Date: 2006-12-05 02:08 pm (UTC)I must tell you the story sometime about why I hate telephones...
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Date: 2006-12-05 02:11 pm (UTC)You may have social phobia.
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Date: 2006-12-05 02:26 pm (UTC)And I don't ~like~ phones but I'm perfectly capable of using them - I suspect because email is just far superior!
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Date: 2006-12-05 02:34 pm (UTC)The phone thing interests me - I know someone else like that. I wonder if it's actually the lack of visual feedback that causes the problem. It could be linked to an autistic spectrum disorder I suppose.
Problems trusting people on the phone? Or is it the reverse - you are afraid of how people perceive your voice?
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Date: 2006-12-05 01:16 pm (UTC)How many 'shy' people do you see that become suddenly confident when dealing with issues they are very good at?
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Date: 2006-12-05 02:02 pm (UTC)You are clearly a shy person with fundamental confidence issues, however you are also a highly intelligent person who suffers constant conflict between the confidence of intellect and deeply ingrained self doubt.
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Date: 2006-12-05 08:44 pm (UTC)Was Scotty sent upon the Blue Shirt Bloke by sjh ?
All very bright.
And not many dancing folk, mostly drunks gurning at the lens :-P
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Date: 2006-12-07 10:05 am (UTC)His stunt double perhaps.