Hi Chris,
Wide angles from the waist are shoot and hope. I don't normally ask. I did
take on a project designed to overcome my unease at photographing strangers.
Although I am still uncomfortable I wouldn't hesitate to ask for a 'special'
photo opportunity whereas before I would let a good shot go rather than ask.
Here is the introduction to the project '36 Total Strangers and the results:
"Very few of my shots have people in them and this point was noted by Kyle
Cassidy. I waffled some excuse about British reserve and Kyle's solution was
to set me a project where I had to get 36 shots (1 roll of film - remember
film?) of total strangers. The theory being that it would cure me once and
for all of my personal discomfort at the prospect of sticking a camera in a
strangers face. He laid down some rules on equipment (no telephoto lenses)
and location (no parades) and with these in mind I loaded a roll of film and
set out on the project. One roll of film proved to be a little over
optimistic and it took me eighteen months to get all thirty six :-)"
http://www.geebeephoto.com/Strangers/index.html
One of them was a successful artist. Scroll down the link page for a running
commentary on the thought processes of a panic stricken photographer :-)
http://www.geebeephoto.com/html/cyppo.html
--Graham
From: "Chris Barker" <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [OM] Re: E-1 pictures of Cambridgeshire (now churches)
> But tell me, how do you approach photographing people? Apart from the
> "candids", presumably taken at waist level with a wideangle lens, do
> you ask the potential subject's permission? Do you offer money (;-))
> and ask them to sign a model-release form?
> > There is a link to some shots of Northamptonshire churches on this
> > page but
> > I think they were all taken before I dusted off my OM's:
> > http://www.geebeephoto.com/html/other_stuff.html
> >
> > A feature on one church in particular at Fawsley has been on my list of
> > things to do so long that it probably wont get done. I have accumulated
> > quite a few shots of it but. as is usual for me, apathy is at fever
> > pitch.
> >
> > --Graham
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