Matt from Washington, United States
I’ve been teased about taking my camera everywhere in the past, but I’m always trying to keep my eye open for a potential photo for the 365.
My friend Allan from high school, who exists as “foshydog” on Flickr, is also doing a 365 photo project. Recently, he posted a photo that he took in a fabric store, raising questions about how easy (or not) it is to take photos in various stores. I almost got tackled once in HEB when I took a photo, so I tend to be surreptitious about it (and never in that HEB (note to non-Texas: HEB is a big local grocery chain here in the Lone Star State)). It’s easier in a place like Costco!
I didn’t find anything 365-worthy, but I did find a couple of oddities:
Does this strike you as somewhat odd packaging for men’s underpants?
And this just made me laugh:
Reminds me of the time I was at the store and saw a bag of “all natural Cheetoes.” Potstickers are the Cheeto of chinese food. They’re barely “Chinese,” contain absolutely no recognizable ingredients (not in big bags at Costco, anyway—the ones you make at home don’t count), and I don’t, for a second, believe they’re all natural except by some really sketchy definition of what constitutes “natural.”
After lunch we stopped at TacoDeli, where I enjoyed myself a cochinita pibil taco. And, no, my mother never taught me not to photograph my food 
How’s your Saturday going?
I photograph food all the time if I’m on vacation or eating something spectacular. I love it!
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So they show a guy in a shirt when they want to sell briefs? Funny.
So Costco if photog friendly but HEB is not. I will be sure to let you know when I get asked to leave a store. It is bound to happen at least once this year.
I think I can answer your question! For some reason, all the uptight people in the world have no issue with a pic of a man in an undershirt, but feel that a pic of a guy in tighty-whities boarders on pornographic. Several years ago there was a major stink about the lingerie section of one of the Avon brochures. I saw nothing wrong with it–it was lacey boy shorts and bras or a cami, but they threw a major stink. School groups refused to use that book for fundraisers, and some reps used razor blades to cut the offending pages out before distributing the brochures.
…and just for the record, I believe that in many food items all natural = less chemicals.
Hey Chris,
Once again, congratulations on your blog and on your photos. You have immense talent. (Honestly, it’s becoming a problem. I feel like writing that on your blog after every post. Should we say Raving Fan?)
I was curious about one thing…
Do you feel that your 365 project is impacting your observation skills? If so, how so?
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