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Anonymous
couples questions...do you all just walk around with your cameras hanging from your necks everywhere you go? and for any of you that do "urban exploring" dont you worry about getting arrested for tresspassing and whatnot? and one more, for those of you that still use film...do you develop it on your own, and if so how, or do you go down to the drugstore and have them do it? its a lot of questions but im a curious guy.
>> Liska !!LIVFOETqL8j
I keep my camera with me at all times, in the car, so I have it if I need it. You never know when you're going to need to pull over on the side of the road and take a shot (i missed a fighter plane in front of a rainbow in this regard; i still regret it to this day).

I've never really trespassed on anything except large fields of corn that belonged to my family anyway and one abandoned insane asylum properly... but I don't mind going on some property hunts with my my camera. it adds to the adventure.

I still shoot film, but i'd never take it to the drugstore. To be specific, i shoot slide film, so the regular stores dont' have the equipment to develop the photos.

hope that answers your questions
>> Anonymous
I take my cameras with me when I know I'm going to take photographs.

I get worried about being arrested for trespassing when exploring but I can usually get out of it by telling them I'm an art student and I'm just taking photos.

I develop and print my film on my own at my school's darkroom. When I'm out of school I'll rent a local darkroom.
>> Anonymous
How hard would it be to set up a darkroom at home...whats needed?
>> mr devon
i try to have a camera with me about all the time, but i don't carry one <i>everywhere</i>.

but i've shot so much for assignments/school lately, i haven't shot anything just for the fun of it in a while.

as far as "urban exploring," i'm always paranoid of getting caught, always running worst-case-scenarios in my head, etc. but i've yet to get into any kind of trouble. just be careful, don't take stupid risks, and don't explore sketchy places on your own. and if someone asks/tells you to leave, leave.

i shoot a lot of film, mostly black-and-white. my photo-school has a lot of darkrooms and processing equipment, so i'm pretty spoiled at the moment. but it's not too hard to set up your own dark room, or at least get your hands on some chemicals and old enlarger equipment.

just remember, it's a buyer's market for all things film, especially used enlargers, darkroom equipment, film cameras, etc. people are converting over to digital left and right, so there's a lot of surplus film gear out there.
>> ac
I tend to bring my big bag of SLR gear most places I go. If I'm out specifically to take pictures, I'll usually be dual-wielding with both my film SLR and my digital SLR slung around my neck. In situations where I can't bring the SLRs along, I'll usually have my little PowerShot A95 with me, since it's small enough to fit in my pocket.

I'm a turbo-nerd.
>> heavyweather !4AIf7oXcbA
Know what's legal, and what's not. Trespassing is illegal, street shooting is legal. Most trespassing won't get you in trouble though, or if it does, it's a slap on the wrist or a warning and you're set on your way.

I'm more concerned about getting mugged than getting arrested. The police in Austin have a very laissez-faire attitude.
>> Anonymous
I keep my cameras with my pretty much at all times. It's allowed me to capture some shots that would have been impossible without an under-five-second reaction time to some random event.

For situations where it would be awkward or attract unnecessary attention if I whipped out a giant SLR, I keep a Leica rangefinder handy. It's much less intimidating and can be handy for when you want to fake being a random tourist just snapping pictures. The best way to get out of trouble is keep that small camera handy and act lost and clueless and anything but professional.

And I shoot all digital these days, so I can't speak for the last question.
>> elf_man
My current camera, my first digital, is small enough to fit in a pocket, so that's where it is much of the time. If I had an slr, I think I would keep it in the car.