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07/29/2006 05:36:48 PM · #51 |
Originally posted by skiprow:
sometimes, i 'shoot from the hip', and sometimes i'm shooting with the long lens, but, all the same, i'm out there, ready and willing to talk with anyone. i will say, though, that the more you do it, the easier it gets. |
Not sure why that is in quotes....I've seen you do it literally. :) |
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07/29/2006 09:45:48 PM · #52 |
Originally posted by banmorn:
Originally posted by skiprow:
sometimes, i 'shoot from the hip', and sometimes i'm shooting with the long lens, but, all the same, i'm out there, ready and willing to talk with anyone. i will say, though, that the more you do it, the easier it gets. |
Not sure why that is in quotes....I've seen you do it literally. :) |
haha...i meant that sometimes i really try to be more discreet and less obvious. it's not that always that easy when your camera sounds like a mouse-trap popping. |
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07/29/2006 09:53:23 PM · #53 |
Originally posted by skiprow:
sometimes, i 'shoot from the hip' |
Yeah, well not all of us are tall enough to do that and have to settle with shooting from the chest.
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07/29/2006 10:03:55 PM · #54 |
Originally posted by BradP:
Yeah, well not all of us are tall enough to do that and have to settle with shooting from the chest. |
hip, chest, toe...whatever it takes to maintain your perspective ;-)
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07/30/2006 03:33:30 AM · #55 |
The more I try to do something wrong the more tense I get and the more suspicious I get to other people.It's ridiculous.
I usually feign interest in something else while I'm actually pointing at something else so people don't notice. Usually I smile at them if they notice where the camera's turning. That seems to disarm them.
I thought I was getting good at this business but the other day I was trying to take pics of a buiding with interesting architecture from my mobile when I noticed that every single person seemed to be looking at me. Turns out later that everyone found my mobile's model very very interesting. So next time use less flashy equipment.
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07/30/2006 04:39:54 AM · #56 |
The best weapon for shooting candids of strangers is a business card and having a model release available. Legally you can snap away at anyone you want until the end of time in a public place, but not everyone is okay with that, so if they ask you to stop, or what you're doing, that's when you whip out the ol' business card and explain it to them.
Don't follow someone around, however.
Usually I find if someone spots me, they usually pull off a joke pose or something. A simple nod in their direction usually tells them you are harmless. I've yet to have anyone ask me to stop.
-Hideo
Message edited by author 2006-07-30 04:40:55. |
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07/30/2006 04:44:15 AM · #57 |
Oh and one of the most important things, try to have an assistant with you if at all possible. If you happen to take that one "killer shot" you know will sell, get your assistant to run up to them and get a model release signed. Or if they aren't too far and you don't mind running with a camera bag, do it yourself.
If someone is a little hesitant, I keep contracts in my bag as well, and I will give them a small percentage of any profits made. Usually 10% or so.
-Hideo |
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