Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/12/28

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Message from Internet
From: Claes Bjerner <claes.bjerner@pi.se>
Date: Sun, 28 Dec 97 21:41:20 -0000

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