![]() What about you? How often do you ask permission when traveling? Do you typically ask before or after and has it ever led to more than you anticipated? I’d love to hear your experiences in the comments section below. In those cases I try to make eye contact and wave a ‘thank you’ or simply walk on. There are times when the subject is in plain public view and asking would either not be practical nor advisable. Traffic police in the middle of an intersection. It opened up conversation, eased the comfort level between us and lead to other shots. Especially when his friend in across the street saw me taking the photo. The cobbler pictured here in Bhutan, mending my boot, became far more animated and talkative after I asked for his image. This can also strike up a conversation leading to more knowledge than if I had never engaged. I take it on a case by cases basis and often ask after the fact, showing the subject the picture. On the flip side, I do take a number of shots without asking, especially in crowded market situations. I also don’t mind taking people’s portraits (which often happens after asking for permission as people tend to pose) so it works both ways. ![]() Asking also leads to connection with people in the area I’m shooting, rather than treating them all as decorations that sparkle and amaze me. I have found that asking for permission, while ruining one shot, will often lead to other shots that never existed before I said hello. But for me, being respectful of people I share the planet with goes further than bringing home that really cool shot (and unless I’m shooting for a Pulitzer, all the shots are just cool shots). ![]() I know, I know….it ruins the shot most of the time. For me it relates to the Golden Rule and I’d appreciate others asking my permission first if the lens were reversed. I try my best to ask for permission before shooting out of respect. You see, it’s not black and white for me (my CCD only records in color). For the average photographer, out on vacation (not on assignment), do you ask permission when taking someone’s photo? Most of us are just out enjoying the world and aren’t looking to make a name as a world renowned journalist. But most of us don’t fall into those two categories. Ask any seasoned street photographer and you will likely receive a resounding, “No”. One subject that comes up time and again for me as a photo tour operator is, “Do you ask permission when taking someone’s photo?” It’s one of the touchiest subjects in photography in general. New sights are a feast for the eyes and those of use with strong photographic intentions love capturing the color and life we find on (digital) film for sharing back home. Thousands of new, high-quality pictures added every day. It also didn’t have a view finder and I thought I was pointing it in a direction that would still work out to be a well framed photo but it seems I was wrong…here are a few photos from that roll, they are certainly not worth posting too many! Shot on AGFA Vista 400.Traveling and photography go hand in hand for many of us. Find Pistol Pointed Camera stock images in HD and millions of other royalty-free stock photos, 3D objects, illustrations and vectors in the Shutterstock collection. The closest it got to being marginally in focus was at about 5 – 6ft in the shot of my dog Hudson. At least not that I shot with on a full roll of 24 exposures. The Minnie Mouse camera, as seen below with the Bumblebee camera that Nicole shot, turned out to basically not focus at any distance. Womans hand making shooting gun, gesture. Killer with gun close up over grunge background with copyspace. All images Photos Vectors Illustrations 3D Objects. I shot two cameras for the challenge, a Minnie Mouse special and a Panorama Panoramic camera. 56,308 pointing gun stock photos, 3D objects, vectors, and illustrations are available royalty-free. The original Twitter feed that started it all is here: So here are our results! Thanks to everyone who sent in their images!įor more info about this challenge, see our previous post: And search more of iStocks library of royalty-free stock images that features 20-24 Years photos available for quick and easy download. It turned out to be quite the mixed results, some of us did very well and got some great shots (all things considered really) and some of us (me) got some super shitty shots…as in not a single image in focus. Download this Man Pointing Gun At Camera photo now. Well, we all got out there for the month of June and shot our respective “shitty” cameras and the results are certainly a mixed bag! It was unclear whether we all hoped to get “shitty” photos from our “shitty” cameras, or good photos.
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