shooting strangers is a little differant. for me its been mostly relatives except when I was doing weddings.
Hi, tom wrote: > Which gets back to another problem, and maybe another thread: Shooting > people, in general, makes me a little nervous. In many instances I feel > like I've really got to screw up my courage to take a shot of someone if > we're in a situation where a photograph may seem a little out of place > to them. this is a problem even for the best of photographers. I've lost track of the number of people photographers I've read who describe themselves as shy, and who find it difficult to photograph people, but somehow they're still able to do it. I've been doing it for 20+ years and it can still be nerve-wracking. It goes in shifts. Some days I'm invisible and can do anything. Other days, like today, I feel like an oversized klutz and I just can't get a good photo. I suspect it goes with self-confidence. The more you think and worry about it, the more visible you are. Whereas if you just breeze around like you own everything it seems to go well. People pick up on nervousness. If you're in a situation where you have doubts about what you're doing then it will show. In this case there's usually nothing to be lost by just asking if it's ok to take pictures. This 'asking' can be as little as raising your eyebrows or engaging in eye contact first, and it can lead to some interesting meetings and experiences. I mean, what's the worst that could happen? They could be drug dealers, and cut you up a bit before smashing all your bones with your cameras and cementing you into a flyover, with only a straw to breathe through. But hey, you gotta suffer for your art. Hope that helps, Bob mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
