asking permission to take photos
by Kay
I am not brave about asking to take someone’s photograph. Tonight I told some women in the park I was working on an assignment. This is only true if we agree that I could give myself an assignment. As it turned out, the women were delighted to pose with their dogs. I think the dogs liked it ok, too.
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I know exactly how you feel, I find myself avoiding taking photos with people in simply because I don’t want to have to ask permission from them to use the photos.
I would love to have a go at street photography but I’m not sure where the line is drawn … are the photos mine because I took them, or the subject’s because they’re in them !
I think they’re yours!
They are lovely photos.
Those are good shots. Don’t worry about the niceities. Shoot from the hip, if need be. If you ever find yourswelf in Samburuland (northern Kenya), shoot from the hip, to avoid being speered.