Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 08:56 AM 9/22/99 -0400, Lee, Ken wrote: >I enjoy observing people and I sometimes do it with my Leica. Would my >pictures be better some how if I could talk to the people? Any tips other >than practice (I am working on that one) on how to improve your people >pictures when you don't want to get involved personally with your subjects? Getting involved and just being pleasant are two different things. I know it's hard. I, at one time believe it or not, was a painfully shy person. It took quite some time before I was comfortable walking up to people and talking to them about making pictures, or whatever. In fact, now that I've forced myself to do it until it becomes a natural thing, I'm more able to strike up conversations with people all the time. On my flight out to San Diego last week I got talking with some guys who it turns out are helping start up a new basketball team in Albuquerque, NM, and a city councilman from that town. The interesting conversation make the flight go much faster. So I guess the main point is, have a purpose. "Hello, I'm an [amateur/professional] photographer and I would like to make your picture [breathing fire/eating watermelon/clowning around/playing baseball/kissing your pig/jumping off your roof/painting]..." whatever you find works for you. Eric Welch St. Joseph, MO http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch Men say they know many things; but lo! they have taken wings