Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/09/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On the whole, I have had no problems in Asia and Africa, but in other parts of the world, I try to get out in a group, preferably a street photography group. Makes life easier, as subjects are much less likely to get aggressive with many camera toting people around! Cheers Jayanand Sent from my iPad > On 12-Sep-2016, at 04:52, lluisripollphotography <lluisripollphotography > at gmail.com> wrote: > > 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