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(photography) How do I approach strangers on street? Help!? |
Please give me some tips for persuading people to pose for my project. I'm a shy photography student... First, you have to overcome your shyness. The business of photography is aggressive. My BF has his own studio, and you have to fight for each contract. Take the shot and try for a release. If you can't get one, just delete the pic cause you can't use it. Or...just say I'm a photo student, can I use this pic in my portfolio. Most people will say yes. why ask them to pose?... just take the picture... it's more natural that way.... it can result in really nice photos.... you like to photogragh life as it occurs on the street? if that's what your doing, thats great, but the best way to do that is to just plainly ask people if they mind. tell them what the purpose is, and they might be more than willing to say yes. other people may become paranoid....who is watching me....others may fear you are hired by an angry spouse, or who knows what. so if you are honest about, that would get you the best result. in places like disneyworld, etc., no one would notice if you snapped a shot of them, because so many people do bring cameras to those places. just remember not to approach any one who makes you feel creepy. once, someone in a white sedan slowed down on our residential street, a quiet neighborhood, and took 2 pictures of my kids as they were riding their scooters down the sidewalk. i saw this happen. i rushed over to my kids, ask them if they knew who it was, and they didn't, and they ask me why the man took their picture. i was very upset about this. all summer i worried about that white sedan and the person in the backseat who opened his window and leaned out to take their pictures. i consider this an invasion of our privacy, and possibly a threat. if that person was just wanting to take pictures for a photograghy course, or something of that nature, he could have asked me, and i would have said sure. also i wouldn't have worried so much that summer. what do you think? GOD Okay, I am not shy, so I am trying to take that into account, but here's my suggestion of what I would do. I would print off little cards explaining about your project, and that you are a photography student. I would simply approach people, and be very honest with them, and approach it from the point of view of, "would you be willing to help me with my project?" Most people are fairly camera shy, but I think many people are also goodhearted, and willing to help others. Simply tell them that you would like to have them pose for your project, and if they don't reject you right away, you can give them one of the little cards that explains why you are doing the project. I know you will meet people who don't even want to talk about it, which will be very hard for you, as you are shy, but I bet you will also meet people who are willing to participate just so they can do their good deed for the day. Make it clear from the outset that you don't want anything from them but permission to take their picture, and that you aren't going to come back later and offer pictures for money, or anything silly like that. Just be really honest and open, and I think you will probably get good results. Good luck! Easy to get forgiveness......... much harder to get permission...... just take your picture! Oh that must not b difficult for a beautiful girl like u. However, make sure that the place u are photographing in does not forbid taking pictures. |
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