First and foremost, respect a person's response of "No", and don't even
point the camera in their direction.
I like the "wall flower" method in public settings where i simply melt into
the surroundings and shoot with complete freedom candidly. If someone
objects, I acknowledge their concern and tell them I will not photograph
them again. And I don't. not even a glimmer of trying.
John P
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My Grandfather taught me to live by two rules. Rule #1: Don't tell folks
everything you know.
Chris Barker <cbarker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> asked:
>This talk of using the P&S/negative film for people shots has got me
>thinking about my ability with people.
>
>I am pretty useless at getting people to agree to a photo. I am normally
>embarrassed to ask and I feel guilty or self-conscious if I don't ask.
>Therefore I normally resort to a long-focus lens and sneak one - with often
>mediocre results.
>
>Does anyone else worry? Do you have a technique? This is not meant to
>sound like a request for the most used chat-up lines with members of the
>opposite sex <:-).
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