Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/12/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Simon wrote: >Most of my photographs are scenic or still lifes. With the M6 I want to = get >out and about in the streets. How do other people go about this while >minimizing the risks of getting mugged for the camera but without burying >the M6 so far beneath a jacket that the shot would be gone by the time the >camera was out. Black tape over the Leica logos? Any hints by email on >street photography would be welcome. Ted answered: >If you're caught shooting someone, as in they look at you with the camera >at your eye, "DON'T DUCK OR TURN AWAY AS THOUGH YOU HAVE BEEN DOING >SOMETHING WRONG!!!" If you do that, it can set up a confrontational >situation with the subject who comes after your butt and camera. Better to >make a quick judgement call, smile and immediately indicate you would like >to do another. The other thing is to quickly go to them with a smile and = if >you can speak the language or indicate through sign language you would = like >to shoot something else if they wouldn't mind. As always great advice, Ted! The key is a smile. And it=B4s also OK = to look a bit stupid. A stupid look and a silly smile has gotten me out of more trouble = than I could=B4ve handled thru the years. It works in most countries = and situations. Even if you carry a big TV camera on your shoulder. Claes