Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/05/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The standard rule is asking permission first. If one or two say no, just tell them you'll keep them out of the frame. If it's a compositional nightmare, then go back to enjoying the moment. Slobodan Dimitrov Studio G-8, Angels Gate Cultural Center http://sdimitrovphoto.com On May 7, 2006, at 2:17 AM, Richard wrote: > I was in a seminar today. There were 7 of us, critiquing each > other's work under the guidance of the lecturer (On topic: she used > to use a Leica too, may be still does). After a few hours, I > thought the interaction happenings were good, so I took out my M > and shoot here and there. Just a frame now and then. We went to > lunch and after restarting, I started firing off a shot or two. > Then one of the participants looked up and said, she doesn't > appreciate to be in the pictures, so of course I put the camera > away then. None of the other people, including the lecturer, spoke > up either before or after, and I know for sure that they saw me > shooting. > > So what would you have done? Not shooting at all since it may be > distracting? Ask permissions in the beginning first? Or? I sort of > figured that since we are all photographers that being > photographing would not have been an issue. Guess I was wrong. > > // richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, > please use richard at imagecraft.com) > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information