Newbie Question: The Rules with Cameras

The worst offenders seem to be the people on other boats. When we got to the lunch stop on the cruise there were people taking photos and video (using a full sized iPad for god sakes) and not just a quickie shot. Why anyone would want nudie pictures of average people they don't know is completely beyond me.

I don't care too much, a hat and sunglasses make most people less identifiable but just found it rude and weird. Also, keep an eye on where you are pointing that video camera on the boat. At least introduce yourself before you take a lengthy video of someone. It's courteous and I like making new friends!

 

Everyone seems to have a different outlook and experience on the pic-taking at TTR. I'll share ours. Note, I'm not saying this is TTR's policy, it's what we've personally experienced over the past 6 years and 11 trips.

Keep in mind that the ladies are going out on a limb and maybe wearing less than they'd like folks at home tto know they wore (i.e. they scandalously went topless during the daytime in full sunlight in clear view of literally a couple of hundred people) and you'll get the initial concept.

Be courteous about how you ake your pics, and try not to get people in frame that don't know you're taking pics. It's easy, just don't randomly snap without checking the background or if people care. Same rule for party time at night as around the pool during the day.

Next, there are not supposed to be pics during the games as sometimes the folks are asked to get naked to get more points, as a punishment, whatever. See first statement abouve about keeping things "cool," with regards this stuff. The orthopedic specialist who happens to tteach sunday school might not want that pic of him skipping naked with a flower in his hand around the pool, a'floppin' all the while, right? Still, hilarious to watch, gotta say. But, not what the dude wants out on the internet. Unless you know him personally and want to blackmail him for tickets to the big game or something, of course.

We take pics all the time, and except when the party has gone off into drunken-land (happens) we try to follow our own advice. We love party pics!

 

thanks for posting this. me and my wife were wondering the same things. we love to take photos and to be in photos. we will differently make sure of our surroundings, and if anyone is there we will ask them if we could take a pic.

 

This will be my 4th trip in august with some amazing people I have met over the past 3yrs there.
Im a single guy so im automatically whats he doing taking pics but I basically take pics of me and my crew not random people.
As everyone has basically said be respectful of everyone around you.

I went over to the hot tubs and there were about 10pple in it and my friend asked me to take a pic of him sucking AIWC of his wife when I went to do it people they had met and didn't know who I was got up and went to bloke me and tell me no. I told them I new them and was there camera, my friends gave the nod that was corect everyone was cool.

So people are pretty good if a random stranger swims/walks up and goes to take a pic of something crazy going on and no one knows them they will stop you generally.