[Leica] photo'ing in a seminar. What would you have done?

[richard-lists at imagecraft.com (Richard)]

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 
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