Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated 9/21/99 5:13:02 AM, anthony@atkielski.com writes: <<I almost never photograph people at all, much less children specifically, for the reasons discussed in this thread. People always assume the worst. I'd love to be able to photograph people, but since just holding a camera makes me a suspect, that isn't possible. >> It's a tough thing to do at first -- sticking a camera in someone's face. It's a "skill" newspaper photographers learn VERY early. After a while you develop a manner about yourself that "this is just what I do, it's OK, don't worry about it." Once you get it down people rarely question it. I'm always amazed that I can walk up to a complete stranger and start shooting pictures often with little more than the briefest introduction -- sometimes it's just a brief eye contact. I don't mean to sound conceited about this but it's something that comes with experience. (I've been doing it for 15 years). Bob McEowen