Do you avoid 3-person shoot?

[sin77]

Can't stand it. So many times when i wanna take pics, sure got ppl say cannot take with 3 persons in a photo. How often do you encounter this?

 

[varf]

um.. never heard of this before. care to elaborate?

 

[sgboy83]

Can't stand it. So many times when i wanna take pics, sure got ppl say cannot take with 3 persons in a photo. How often do you encounter this?

Yes. Quite a number of times too. Sometimes I just don't care. Either you take couple shots or you find a stranger to become 4! not possible! haha

 

[sin77]

um.. never heard of this before. care to elaborate?

it is a chinese bad luck superstition.

I wonder is this only believed in singapore/malaysia or in HK, taiwan and china as well?

 

[liarliar]

so many husband and wife carring a baby in hand happily smiling away potraits in clubsnap.

I know why superstitious - cos you intend to take a couple shot but during processing photos negative in darkroom or download photo onto computer another person appear in the photo - now that's real bad luck i see

 

[mcn]

it is a chinese bad luck superstition.

I wonder is this only believed in singapore/malaysia or in HK, taiwan and china as well?

what so bad luck about the number 3 ?

 

[noobnoob]

i also hear before what the middle one die or sway forget

 

[sin77]

what so bad luck about the number 3 ?

nothing wrong with the number "3".
But not for photography.
Silly rite?

 

[ex0rzist]

hahaha for me i just shoot......dun care

 

[sin77]

hahaha for me i just shoot......dun care

i also dun care... but they just dun pose for me :dunno:

 

[varf]

i also dun care... but they just dun pose for me :dunno:

.. take candid then?

 

[ahbian]

i also dun care... but they just dun pose for me :dunno:

Then don't force it then, unwilling subjects usually don't make good photos anyways.

 

[temasek]

...this superstitious thing has happened to me on several occassions among friends and people I know from both Malaysia and Sing. Don't know where it's origin from but from my experience more rife among my Chinese friends than from my Malay and Indian friends/acquaintences.

 

[rexlim]

第三者! :bsmilie:

 

[Zeddy]

Wah. Got such supertition? I didn't know.

 

[Deadpoet]

Do I care? If they, the subjects balk, I walk. No point wasting a shutter count.

 

[andrewtansj]

i only heard that something bad will happen to the person in the centre of the 3... :think:

 

[sin77]

The first person created a frivolous story, and the rest believed. And passed on to the generations who can't rationalise it.

 

[sister act]

it is a chinese bad luck superstition.

I wonder is this only believed in singapore/malaysia or in HK, taiwan and china as well?

It is also believed in the Philippines. I guess the origin is Chinese, then.

 

[sin77]

It is also believed in the Philippines. I guess the origin is Chinese, then.

wow, so widespread!