Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/07/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Thu, 10 Jul 2014 George Lottermoser <george.imagist at icloud.com> wrote: >In most cases when someone says, "no photo" to me - I respect their wishes; >as I would hope they might respect mine if, for some reason, I said to them >"no photo." >Depending on circumstances I may talk to them about considering a look at a >print to see if they may like the image; or appreciate why I photographed >the scene with them in it. >Ethics and morals can be either imposed from outside or inside our own >value system. In either case this very personal matter can only be decided >by you - the photographer. and >It comes down to developing and using "people skills" - a bit of courtesy, >good humor, an ability to defuse mellodrama, a smile can go a long way - >especially with a card and a mini->portfolio handy. >a note off the iPad, George =============================================================================================================================================== Coincidentally, last evening I took some candids of a father and daughter sharing a 3D puzzle at the Milwaukee Art Museum. I was sitting at a table and the situation was so perfect I shot three frames from right where I was. Waiting until it looked like they were leaving (when the mother came out of a lecture), I gave them my card, showed them the pictures, and asked if they were uncomfortable with the images. I also said I could email the pix. They loved the shots, and we had a nice conversation. The mother told me she had left a job in the banking world to get a degree in art, and was much happier, and that she enjoyed photography in high school. I'd like to post he pictures, but I want to ask the family first. Alan Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Photo Services (Retired) UPAA Photographer of the Year 1978 UPAA Master of the Profession 2014 amr3 at uwm.edu <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/> "All the technique in the world doesn't compensate for an inability to notice. " - Elliott Erwitt