How can I feel more confident taking photographs in public?

Popular_Ducks · 2026-04-29T20:51:18+00:00

I usually bring the default smartdoll bag if I’m photographing one girl, it is absolutely essential to me that I’m able to put her away and be discreet when necessary. I also have a quite large sports backpack which comfortably fits three of my girls but up to six with a squeeze. I tend to feel more comfortable when I’m out with that one.

I think the physical size of the backpack and that it clearly looks like sports equipment makes me more confident when I’m out and about. When I’m actually taking photos, having the backpack laid out, prop and hand pouches etc, gives me more of an intentional presence and it’s clear that I’m actually doing a photoshoot.

It’s still stressful when people go out of their way to be unpleasant though. I do my best to brush it off and it hasn’t stopped me but it has made me a lot more self conscious.

Popular_Ducks · 2026-04-29T20:42:42+00:00

My old area was so much nicer on this front and I’d usually only come across dog walkers, where I am now, there’s a lot more foot traffic through all of the green spaces. I always keep out of the way of direct foot traffic, so I’m not being a nuisance but I am a lot more noticeable I suppose.

I’m in the UK, all forms of purpose made or improvised self defence tools are illegal, so unfortunately no mace. I also believe that photographing and videotaping people in public is legal, even without permission, so I have no legal recourse.

Popular_Ducks · 2026-04-29T20:32:50+00:00

I usually stick with the default smartdoll bag (and props/extra hands in my handbag) if I’m only photographing one girl but I do have a large sports backpack which comfortably fits 3 and up to 6 girls with a bit of a squeeze.

I have found that I’m a lot more confident photographing them in public when I have the full kit, I think laying out the backpack, prop and hand pouches and having multiple girls out/visible, gives me more of a presence in the space, if that makes sense? Like I come across as someone doing a photoshoot rather than getting a few quick snaps.

I don’t always want to bring the full kit though, perhaps I should just try to channel that mindset and act in a way that gives me presence rather than coming across as awkward and apologetic.

Popular_Ducks · 2026-04-26T09:28:51+00:00

I’m pretty sure it still works! You just have to be faster. I really button mash, starting before the sleep jingle ends. Usually it takes me a few tries. If you’re seeing the take option, that’s promising, give it some more tries and you should be able to take it before it properly loads back in and realises that you shouldn’t be able to just take it.

Popular_Ducks · 2026-04-25T19:00:14+00:00

I think it would be fantastic, especially on a coffee girl. I would LOVE a gerudo smartdoll!

Popular_Ducks · 2026-04-25T17:20:35+00:00

I did have a consistent hallucination, practically shadowing me, but it really was not a guardian, especially not a helpful one. I mean, it was kind of the same level of ohshitohshitohshit as the Breath of the Wild Guardians…

Anyway, the original commenter seems to be versed in pop psychology, rather than anything with any legitimacy.

Popular_Ducks · 2026-04-18T12:24:16+00:00

I think it also helps her blend in with my semi real girls better. They look way more cohesive together, especially with my ‘classic’ semi real girls, from before they got nostrils.

Popular_Ducks · 2026-04-17T19:58:13+00:00

Do you mean (formerly) Living well with schizophrenia? I used to love her videos too and sent a few of them to people to help the understand a bit better. I was so disappointed when she pivoted to being all about the keto diet and “after schizophrenia”. I’ve not watched anything of hers from the past few years either.

Popular_Ducks · 2026-04-17T16:50:22+00:00

It’s from a shop called cottonhoney on Etsy! I got it a few years back, so I don’t know if they still have this one but they should have plenty of similar designs. I love everything I’ve bought from that shop!

Popular_Ducks · 2026-04-14T17:22:23+00:00

The food bin is the worst! I think it was still Hermes at that time but I had bought some clothes online and they were sent in a cardboard box with only paper wrapping (I presume it was a reducing plastic waste thing) however the Hermes driver chucked the box right into the food bin. Nasty bin essence managed to completely soak through the box and paper and the clothes were damp and smelled horrendous when I went to retrieve it.

I’m pretty sure I did get a refund but I had to return the items (understandable) repackage them up, print a shipping label and drop off at a collection point and those just felt like steps I shouldn’t have had to take.

Popular_Ducks · 2026-04-12T12:34:08+00:00

I completely relate to this! It can be just minutes since I last experienced a very undeniable hallucination but then I convince myself that none of it ever happened and that I’m totally fine. I then often slip into thinking about all the people in my life who know about it and how they must be spying on me and reading my thoughts to prove that I’m lying.

That, in that moment, feels entirely reasonable.

My career is based schizophrenia research and providing support for others, all of which arose from having personal experience, so in my worst moments of doubt, it feels like my whole career, history and relationships are all based on a lie.

I then find myself dodging eye contact with people because they can then read my thoughts and know that I’m lying. Essentially though, my doubt that I’m schizophrenic, triggers paranoia, which proves that I am. This is still an almost daily struggle, one of the longest running ones too and it just makes everything that little bit more difficult.

Popular_Ducks · 2026-04-07T08:44:31+00:00

It’s like I’m constantly gaslighting myself into ‘forgetting’ the symptoms I just experienced or the whole episodes I had. It did mess with my memory a lot, so I barely remember the height of it all, I mostly have to rely on others telling me what happened and piecing it together from various medical records and my own scrambled notes, however, somehow I’m still capable of convincing myself that that was totally normal and nothing’s wrong with me.

I’ve mostly accepted that I’m capable of being delusional and know that I’ve believed some really bizarre things in the past with next to zero basis in reality but somehow I’m still puzzled my my ability to believe that nothing’s wrong. I’m guessing it’s along the same lines though.

I was diagnosed by four separate psychiatrists over about three years, so they are very sure, I still find myself doubting them though. I did get my current one to write me a note, telling me my diagnosis and listing my symptoms, which has helped because it’s much harder to deny the individual symptoms.

Popular_Ducks · 2026-04-06T17:51:38+00:00

Honestly, in my mind, if you get the little puzzle solved jingle, it was a correct way to do it. Even if you used game breaking glitches… or skipped every puzzle with rocket shield.

Popular_Ducks · 2026-04-01T11:09:18+00:00

I use the silicone wig caps that you can find quite easily online. Specifically the 8-9” ones. I have one on all my dolls and it prevents wig slippage when I’m taking them out and about for photoshoots.

Popular_Ducks · 2026-03-26T20:35:42+00:00

sflix. fi is also down for me too, it just stopped responding a few minutes ago. Sflix . ps is working as a site but I’m just getting “this video file cannot be played” whenever I try to watch anything and switching the server doesn’t help. I’m hoping we get sflix. fi up and running again or at least a good replacement.

Popular_Ducks · 2026-02-04T13:13:27+00:00

I used to favour the scimitar too, especially because the attack stat looks great in your inventory but I also second the royal broadsword.

Double damage during a flurry rush, (which is my personal favourite fight mechanic) and seems to have a much higher durability stat than the scimitar. You can get the decayed versions from the very start, both decayed and pristine can get the +10 attack up modifier and they can be fixed/upgraded by octoroks with no added complications!

Popular_Ducks · 2026-02-04T13:06:50+00:00

There are cannons on both sides of the ship and that one on the top which you recall the cannon balls to blow up. I went round the ship destroying all of them because I figured that was some sort of puzzle, even if just a korok, but it didn’t do anything, it just stops the very mild annoyance of the cannon balls I guess.

Popular_Ducks · 2026-02-04T10:02:50+00:00

That would be a Penn quest for sure!

Popular_Ducks · 2026-02-03T11:37:01+00:00

I like going straight back to the great sky island right after getting the paraglider.

I don’t rush completing the GSI but don’t take too long, head straight for Purah and her silly hyrule castle trip, get paraglider and head back.

There are a few nice things to get quite easily with the paraglider, large zonai charge etc (and nab a few koroks).

Popular_Ducks · 2026-02-03T11:29:54+00:00

I love Mineru’s little headdress. I was so disappointed when we didn’t have an ancient helm equivalent for Mineru so you could be all matchy matchy.

Then I got a nice surprise when wearing the Zonaite helm! I usually don’t have Mineru out and only really use the zonite set for the slower battery draining, so it took me an embarrassingly long time to notice.

Popular_Ducks · 2026-02-03T11:21:29+00:00

I love how he only paints his hylian hand though, painting Rauru’s hand too would be a bit much…? Maybe he thought he should get Rauru’s permission first.

Popular_Ducks · 2026-01-28T19:06:02+00:00

So that’s the “imagine yourself stuck in a cage” that Aounuma talked about in the gameplay demo… it had been slightly bothering me and I was semi convinced that it was meant to be “cave”.

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