Joe, I'm amazed at the results of your Instagram survey. To me it is the end result (ie, the quality of the image) that is the most important. I make a point not to follow KZfaq photographers who consistently post bad images no matter how informative or entertaining they are. Yes, I like hearing how the image was made but if the example is a plain old snapshot that any 8 year old could take without thinking about composition and exposure, I won't subscribe. You notice I'm still a subscriber to your channel. That's because I like your images.

Great roll! I disagree with the poll, I'm absolutely interested in how you create great images! You seem to have a unique talent for capturing special moments and a lot of your photos have a certain feel and quality that I can't quite articulate. I'm way more interested in hearing and learning about how you go about creating that than I am hearing about your gear or camera settings. It could be just where I'm at in my photography journey, but I'm interested to hear more about how you go about approaching people to ask for pictures. We chatted a bit about it on facebook and I completely understand your hesitancy to share about it. I'm just not confident about my approach yet and the very few approaches I have tried have been unsucessful, so I'm looking to improve. You're my favorite photographer, thank you for sharing everything that you do, I appreciate you! Have a great day man!

Love your work Joe, Everyday you go out and the canvas has changed , Capturing the moment is why we take pictures. Thank you so much for sharing. I really enjoyed watching and viewing every photo, I did hit pause to view longer !!!

Love every shot ❤! I like it when you talk about the conversations with the person behind it ✌🏼

I suppose the quality of the photos can just get lost in the video - and not just because of compression. Some photos interest me more than others, so I'll either need to pause the video or scroll back, which kind of breaks the "flow". I prefer to look at them at my own pace if they interested me, preferably on a specialized website like Flickr. What interests me more is the story behind the photo - how did it come about, how (and if) you directed the model, why (again, if) you chose that particular scene/background (was it the quality of light?), things of that nature. My favorite would then be seeing actual B-roll footage of them being created, however, I understand that it adds a ton of limits, overhead and distraction to the shooting process. I certainly wouldn't want to lug around a LAV and a GoPro each time I decide to go for a walk with a camera :)

Hey Joe. How do you handle a situation where you see a couple walking towards you but only one of them is interesting enough to photograph? Would you simply approach them and single out the face you want to photograph? Similarly for a group. How do you pry one person out of a group of 5 or 6? Also from your experience are people with their friends more likely to have their guard down and say yes to you?

What was the lens used here?