Hi Brandt. It’s a little bit of all of the above. I have definitely gotten bolder, and less worried about people being aware that I am photographing them as I have progressed. The general rule seems to be, act natural like you belong and have every right to do what you are doing (which you do): don’t hide, and don’t pretend you don’t have a camera, but otherwise subterfuge is OK. For example, I’ll pretend to be shooting buildings, or down the street, then shift for a quick shot. I’ve also noticed that at night people are less wary. I think most people don’t realize how powerful cameras are and their capabilities for taking shots in very low light without a flash. Truthfully, most of the time I don’t realize someone was looking at me until I offload the images onto the computer. I take the shots very quickly, and I avoid chimping. I think that would be another way of calling unnecessary attention to myself.
This is the kind of photo I classify as “the whole world’s a stage”. It is like the chorus in the opera, looking all random, but feeling perfectly placed.
Brandt Steinhauser
11 Aug 2010I don’t do much street photography, probably because I don’t want to get that stare she is giving in this image.
Does that bother you when people do that? Or do you build up tolerance to the point where it doesn’t bother you anymore.
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mark
11 Aug 2010Hi Brandt. It’s a little bit of all of the above. I have definitely gotten bolder, and less worried about people being aware that I am photographing them as I have progressed. The general rule seems to be, act natural like you belong and have every right to do what you are doing (which you do): don’t hide, and don’t pretend you don’t have a camera, but otherwise subterfuge is OK. For example, I’ll pretend to be shooting buildings, or down the street, then shift for a quick shot. I’ve also noticed that at night people are less wary. I think most people don’t realize how powerful cameras are and their capabilities for taking shots in very low light without a flash. Truthfully, most of the time I don’t realize someone was looking at me until I offload the images onto the computer. I take the shots very quickly, and I avoid chimping. I think that would be another way of calling unnecessary attention to myself.
Bob Lussier
11 Aug 2010Its things like the glare of the blonde that draw me to images like these. Cool series concept.
Nancy Lehrer
16 Aug 2010This is the kind of photo I classify as “the whole world’s a stage”. It is like the chorus in the opera, looking all random, but feeling perfectly placed.