Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/21

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Subject: Re: [Leica] clandestine photographs of other people
From: Mark Rabiner <mrabiner@concentric.net>
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 1999 12:57:57 -0700

Anthony Atkielski wrote:
> 
> From: Paul Chefurka <Paul_Chefurka@pmc-sierra.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 1999 16:10
> Subject: RE: [Leica] clandestine photographs of other people
> 
> > I'm way ahead of you, Jim :-)  In fact I carry a small
> > album of 4x6 prints showing my progress so far.  The
> > first page of the album has my club membership card
> > and some business cards from my day job so that people can
> > contact me for prints if they wish.
> 
> Maybe business cards alone would suffice.  After all, a psycho isn't likely to
> want to clearly identify himself, and conversely, if you are taking pictures of
> someone, it seems they have a moral right of sorts to at least know who you are.
> 
> Of course, club membership cards and business cards are easy to forge, so this
> would never be proof for someone who was really paranoid.
> 
>   -- Anthony

MY input is duotone:
1. 4x6 prints can work against you. Our best work can start looking a lot like
snapshots. 
You can have a bunch of pockets sewn into your trench coat to sort your naughty
snapshots, with extra smaller pockets for various business cards. The right card
or snapshot for the right occasion is what I say!
2. I say "look me up in the yellow pages if you want to check me out" Then start
rattling off your clients too fast for them to write them down. And mumble!
Mark Rabiner