Hi Elliott,
I tend to use a longer lens so I can take pictures without people knowing it. For instance, I"m going to a little vilage 4th of July parade on MOnday and I'll take my 70-200VR so I can sneak pictures of people far away... and then I don't have to ask their permission.
ONce they know I'm going to take their picture they start posing .. That said I want to add that if necessary and really obvious that I'm taking their picture I'll ask them if it's okay...and usually I try to have an object with them that they think I"m taking the picture of...like an old car or a dog etc...
In this picture of the poodle I wanted to get a picture of the dog and the handler and she never knew I was taking this.. Also the one of the three women with the three dogs..they didn't know I took that one...the one on the left had just won and was all smiles.. She had beaten the other two and you can read the expressions on their faces... If I'd asked their permission they would have posed.. I used a 28 1.4 lens with a D2X for these.
I asked the two people with the old red car if I could take a picture of their car and they immediately turned around and posed with the car. In fact the man dashed around to the driver's side so he could stand there where he wanted to be in the picture :lol:
Have a good trip and post those pictures of people when you return,
Best to you,
Gaye
I didn't tell the handler I was taking this because I wanted them both in their natural pose :lol: She was working very hard on the dog in the ring and he was being perfect for her.
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The dog on the left had just won first place and you can see it on the woman's face.. the other two lost to her and you can see that expression too..If I'd asked permission to photo them they would have all posed.
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I really wanted the car for this picture but got the two posing people along with it because I asked their permission...I guess the people go with the car so okay :lol:
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