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[OM] Re: Bye-bye photography, hello paranoia..

Subject: [OM] Re: Bye-bye photography, hello paranoia..
From: "Candace Lemarr" <CandaceRocks@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2006 11:09:32 -0600
That's a lot of good advice...so is the document that Chuck talked about and 
the "badge/ID card" that ummmm...someone else talked about (sorry).
I also find that a pair of shorts and little t-shirt are helpful as well....
;-))))) just kidding, but I couldn't resist
Candace


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Keller" <jrk_om@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, August 18, 2006 11:00 AM
Subject: [OM] Re: Bye-bye photography, hello paranoia..


>
> There is no simple always successful method. Having grey hair (but 
> dressing
> reasonably nice) seems to help ... Having a lens with a huge front element
> (24 shift etc) seems to also have a noticeable impact.
>
> Don't hesitate to smile at people and say "Good morning" etc. Anyone
> confronting you has surely watched you before approaching you.
>
> People are often concerned why someone is taking pictures at a condominium
> complex or even of their neighbors single family home. When they see me
> being friendly with people passing by, they don't challenge me.
>
> Last weekend a young boy with his two sisters kept coming up to me while I
> was at the Oakland docks. I suspect the relatively big Tamron 80-200/2.8
> sitting on a tripod, the 350mm Zuiko hanging from my shoulder, and a bag 
> of
> gear, put his parents at ease. The boy eventually wanted to look through 
> my
> camera. After he did I had to lift up his younger sister so that she 
> could.
> The boy at one point asked me to take his picture. Earlier a 20 something
> testosterone loaded guy had quickly warned be that he would knock my 
> camera
> over if he got a bite on his fishing line. I ignored the threat and asked
> him how his fishing was going. After I spent 15 minutes or so taking
> pictures and started to leave, he was very quick to speak up and wish me
> well.
>
> Basically insist on having a pleasant time and be confident. I think the
> good street photographers have an uncanny ability to put people at ease 
> but
> not affect to any significant extent what others are doing. I wish I could
> do that.
>
> -jeff
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of ScottGee1
>
> Indeed, Fear is an infectious and ugly disease.
>
> -snip
>
> It has affected my public photography to the point that I rarely make pix 
> of
> someone I don't know, no matter how interesting the image might be. 
> Asking
> permission usually spoils the moment.
>
>
> On 8/18/06, Christos Stavrou <christos.stavrou@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> I was taking some pictures earlier on in front of a University here in
>> England.. There were couple of bikes parked near there.. a water
>> pool.. and few reflections contrasting the wet pavement..
>>
>> so that they can fantasise some importance for their tragic
>> existance...
>>
>> C.S.
>
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