Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/10/04

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Lying to subjects?
From: "Ernest Nitka" <enitka@twcny.rr.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2002 09:53:40 -0400

Jeff - my one restaurant story was a little different - My family frequents
a diner that we've gotten to know the waitress and cooks.  In our county
there is a law that all food workers must wear plastic gloves because of a
Hepatitis A outbreak in 1988.  So when I started to take pictures they
became concerned thinking that I was going to be sending it in to the Health
Dept.  I believe they were actually wearing gloves but were worried that I
might catch a split second with them having the gloves off.  Once I told
them the truth they all relaxed but of course we watched our meals closely.

Ernie

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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 Jeffrey
Fass
Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 9:38 AM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: [Leica] Lying to subjects?


Hi to all,

I preface this question by saying that I'm certainly not perfect, and
"massage" the truth sometimes. I have chinks in my character like anyone
else.

At a restaurant last week, I went back into the kitchen to photograph the
kitchen help. They were agreeable and posed for me. One of them asked "are
you from a magazine?" Without thinking I said yes, and continued. First
thought was maybe they're cooperating because they think that - if I told
them I was just taking pictures for my PAW (they'd *never* understand
that...<g>) then things would not go as well. Better to lock it down, so to
speak.

What do others do in spontaneous, candid situations?

Many TIA,

Jeffrey F.

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