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How do you approach strangers? (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by therake620@alien.top to c/photography@viewfinder.pro

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I am a quite shy person ad often, when i find an interesting composition-subject (like a person doing something, a goup of people in a nice setting etc), i struggle to capture it because i feel like i’m being rude taking pictures without their approval, but at the same time i think that, by asking them, the spontaneity of the shot would be compromised. What’s your take about it?

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[–] brooksms@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

I haven’t had the chance to try myself yet but I liked how a guy on YouTube took the photo and then complimented them if interaction was inevitable. In his case it was very obvious he’d taken their photo pretty close. Rather than running away he’d say “I love your outfit” or “You look great” etc and then kept it moving. I’d personally only ask beforehand in specific circumstances, like when I’m too close to be inconspicuous or need to stop and position myself very obviously.