Approaching People for a Portrait

From the forthcoming Wiley Publishing DVD, "Rick Sammon's Guide to the Canon EOS XSi".

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• canon
• xsi
• portrait
• photography
• digital

[Drobek6]

I wonder, if he could get the same result, if he was alone? I guess having a girl with you, will always make the female subject more relaxed. I don´t wan´t this to look like i am questioning Ricks methods, he is really skilled and professionel, i was just wondering :)

[GimliG35]

lol, "theres one girl over there I want to photograph" .... hmmm

[h0b0ch1c]

The shooting spot looks like a smelly bathroom and the backdrop was really creepy

[76ers]

I can see why he really wanted to photograph Stacey

[DRCsyntax]

Worst thing they could do? Beat your ass and steal your camera? Murder you?

.....I always carry a gun when I go shooting in public.

[RionNipal]

All the haters commenting obviously haven't photographed strangers. We just beat a heat record here in toronto and I've spent the last two days taking pictures of girls in bikinis at the beach. a lot of them LOVE to show off after spending all winter wrapped up in a thick jacket.

[jovianksc]

what's the worst they can say when you ask them? it's not just a "no". the worst case would be get jumped by that black guy and beat half of your life outta ya.

[Brenniman65]

@GimliG35 I was thinking the exact same thing and I believe that you're probably very right that if a man was to approach a stranger, and especially a girl, alone, I'm not sure if he would get the same results and reactions.

[zerorattray]

@Kinkster101 well, he's handshooting a potentially moving subject, so because he's in the shade it could produce camera shake or blurr. although it is daylight the shade can be enough to cause it unless you have a wide aperature lense. ISO increase merely increases sensitivity to light to make the shot possible with no blurring.

[zerorattray]

@Texasrexbobcat ya, but sometimes you just gotta. if its low light and you cant open aperature or increase exposure time (could create camera shake), you increase ISO to compensate. depending on the camera, some can shoot high ISO with little noise.