Over at TakeOutPhoto, Marc responds to a question about how to approach people on the streets without creeping them out. So he hits the streets with the goal of asking 10 people for permission to shoot.
“I reacted quickly when I saw a girl with some pretty original tattoos coming toward me with her bike. “Great tatts! Can I take a picture?” She obliged. It was that simple. We talked about how a friend of hers did the tattoos then she introduced me to her girlfriend (I really should have taken a picture of them together), and that was that. I love the personality in her expression.”
After relating a few more experiences like the one above, Marc shares what he learned. Like this, for example: “Most people will let you take their portrait if you are natural, complimentary, and friendly about it. Tell them it’s for a project if you like or an assignment from a crazy blog that you read..”
The read and the accompanying photos are here.
April 14th, 2009 at 11:04 pm
Hey, thanks for linking to my post. This is a great site. I’m definitely coming back to read more.