Suspicous publicans

[Farway]

Is it just me or have others had questions asked by publicans when taking pictures, sort of "What are you up to?" type of thing

I would expect maybe if I was inside snapping away, but I'm not, I am on public pavement mostly

Perhaps I should add my camera looks & is a real camera, not a pocket one or phone, but one with a and viewfinder held up to eye, so perhaps I stand out more than sneaky snappers

I used to say I was putting them on PG, but this sometimes provoked more questions, so now I just tell them I take pictures of pubs and not from Council and no bulldozers arriving, seems to satisfy their curiosity and they mark me down as a harmless old duffer

[Soup Dragon]

Is it just me or have others had questions asked by publicans when taking pictures, sort of "What are you up to?" type of thing

I would expect maybe if I was inside snapping away, but I'm not, I am on public pavement mostly

Perhaps I should add my camera looks & is a real camera, not a pocket one or phone, but one with a and viewfinder held up to eye, so perhaps I stand out more than sneaky snappers

I used to say I was putting them on PG, but this sometimes provoked more questions, so now I just tell them I take pictures of pubs and not from Council and no bulldozers arriving, seems to satisfy their curiosity and they mark me down as a harmless old duffer

I dont get asked, as i have just started doing it and i tend to describe interiors and will just take externals of those not already done.

To be honest - i marked you down as a harmless old duffer too

[Dave M]

I tend to carry around a real camera too, I think that these days having a camera that you raise to your eye instantly arouses a lot of suspicion. I've never been asked what I'm up to although I sometimes don't bother taking pictures if there are people around.

I'm some of our other prolific photographers must suffer that sort of issue though, hopefully some of them will drop by and contribute here.

Do spare a thought for Phillip Carter though, who described his experience of getting a photo of the Three Bells at Heathrow Airport

[Soup Dragon]

Top bloke - that's dedication.

[Conrad]

[Youngie]

Many landlords viewed young Farway's photographic intentions with more than a little suspicion!