Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/29

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Taking Photos in Starbucks
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 09:46:02 -0500

Gee....Now we know why a lot of retailers don't want us taking photos in
their stores. And now we also know that while the folks at Starbucks, for
example, may be paranoid, that doesn't mean that there aren't people out to
get them. ;-)

B. D.

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From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of
Magnessbill@aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 8:17 AM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: [Leica] Taking Photos in Starbucks


I've never tried to shoot in Starbucks, but I have several retail clients
that I shoot a lot of POP (point of purchase) material for and I've been
asked to do 'spy' photography of their competitors. I go into a store with
my M's and a 28 & 50 and pretend that I'm shopping- use fast film, guess
focus (don't stand around looking through the viewfinder) move through the
store quickly- I usually have a list of the things my client is interested
in- and keep shooting till aproached by the manager or security, at which
point I leave.
So I've found 'no photography' is a rule at a lot of retailers- because
there are spies!!!!!!
My 2 cents,
Bill
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