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# Spray-Painted Photography Guides
This Tourist Photography Project Helps People Take Quality Photos

By Michael Nieto | Published 2014-01-24 | World
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tourist-photography-project
References: [psfk](http://www.psfk.com/2014/01/tourist-photography-guide.html) & [waichanmimi](http://www.waichanmimi.com/)

The #NoSh*ttyPhotos tourist photography project aims to prevent visitors from taking terrible photos on their smartphones in New York and San Francisco.

A group of [Miami Ad School](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/menopause-retreat) graduates named Mimi Chan and Utsavi Jhaveri decided to start a social media campaign to help tourists essentially take better photos. Poorly photographed scenes of big cities are often posted on [Instagram](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/winery-experience) and [Facebook](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cape-town) social media networks. These students got creative and actually traveled to these cities and spray-painted exact positions on the ground at tourist locations.

Their clever and simple instructions are ‘Place feet, point and click’ on the yellow spray-painted ground where stencils of feet are found. This effective solution will help tourists realize they can actually capture a better photo by standing on the stencil guide provided by the #NoSh*ttyPhotos tourist photography project.

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 1.5/10
- Popularity: 9% | Activity: 28% | Freshness: 8%
- Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women
- Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X
- Top markets: North America

## Categories

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## Key Themes

### What's Driving This Trend

- **Tourist Photography Improvement:** Opportunity for businesses to provide innovative solutions and products that help tourists take high-quality photos.
- **Social Media Campaigns for Photo Quality:** Businesses can leverage social media platforms to launch campaigns and initiatives that encourage better photography skills and techniques.
- **Physical Guides for Smartphone Photography:** Potential for companies to create physical guides or markers at tourist locations to assist smartphone users in capturing better photos.

### Who This Affects Most

- **Tourism/travel:** The tourism industry can adopt and promote the use of innovative tools and techniques to enhance tourists' photography experiences.
- **Digital Marketing:** Digital marketing agencies can develop campaigns and strategies that emphasize the importance of quality photography for businesses and individuals.
- **Technology/photography Accessories:** The technology and photography accessory industry has an opportunity to create specialized products and accessories that assist smartphone users in improving their photography skills.

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