Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/09/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Ted! Exactly, I full agree, you have described it much better than me!!! Actually with the only subjects I really act carefully and many times I?m not comfortable is when I try to shoot a child, it is really a shame because I loved photography of children? As you say Ted, the PLANET is covered with guilty people and should be in jail?! Cheers Lluis > El 12 set 2016, a les 2:13, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> va escriure: > > Hi Lluis & Jim, > One simple thing that can make a major re-action good, bad or ugly! And > Lluis you kind of mention the same thing? > "NEVER LOOK GUILTY! NEVER TURN AWAY IN A SUSPIOUS MANNER! IF YOU DO? THE > CHANCES ARE YOU WILL GET CHALLENGED OR QUESTIONED!" :-( > Stay loose and friendly with a smile. > Sometimes making a comment like? > "Oh would you like to see it? It's very cool. It's quite nice or should > be? If you like it? I can send a copy to you when we ? Or "I get home in > Canada!" Or whatever your home country is." > This usually makes you a "visitor to the country or city, you are in as > the person in the photo quite probably is??" > Just don't look guilty like you did something bad or shameful! Keep a > pleasant look and keep smiling as much as you can. > Oh it doesn't always work simply because the PLANET is covered with guilty > people who actually are "bad" and should be in jail or hung! oops!! Sorry > that's a bit violent! Forget that! just smile! :-) > cheers, > Dr.ted C.M. O.C. > > -----Original Message----- > From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On > Behalf Of lluisripollphotography > Sent: September-11-16 4:22 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: It's Sure Not El Raval ! > > Hi Jim, > > Yes, she is cute and it is a nice scene, I agree that the old World has a > different charm. > > I?ve read too the Ted?s comment, I have to say that at least my short > experience on a week in NY in 2005 was a very pleasant photographic > experience, and I had no problem at all shooting people, well ? many time > I was with my cloak of invisibility?. , but seriously some pictures I took > pointing directly my camera to the people and been clearly noticed I never > had a problem, the people was always very kind, maybe NYC is a special > different place for the touristic influence?? > > My humble advice when do you shoot people is never feel ?guilty? to have > shot them, if your attitude was this one the people would ask himself what > this man has do and why?? If they noticed me I smile looking for > complicity with them, other times I do an idiot expression looking around > as ?m photographing everything I see. Don?t have a complex if you shot a > beautiful lady, if you do it with respect generally you will never have a > problem they are happy to see that someone has appreciated she are beauty > ?. Many times, after shooting I establish a conversation with the person > and I keep her/his mail to send them the photo. > > Of course, before to point my camera to someone I point it to a different > area to allow me prepare the proper settings and later shot very fast the > person, I usually operate in manual settings. > > I hope this helps... > > Lluis > > > >> El 10 set 2016, a les 1:54, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> va >> escriure: >> >> I always admire the images that Lluis and others post of the characters >> that haunt the restaurants and watering holes of Barcelona's El Raval. >> When I go out in my small town, the clientele are completely different. >> The "old world" has a lot more charm! But, the little lady was a cutie! >> >> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Not+El+Raval.jpg.html >> >> Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated. >> >> -- >> Jim Nichols >> Tullahoma, TN USA >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information