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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Horoscope Fish" data-source="post: 530878" data-attributes="member: 13090">For me, this is one of those, "It depends..." questions. If I see a remarkable, but time sensitive shot, I go for it (almost reflexively). If I have to apologize later, so be it; but I've rarely needed to. I have noticed people in general seem more sensitive to being photographed these days so I'm somewhat selective about where I shoot to begin with. When I'm shooting somewhere I'm going to be "hanging out" and shooting (the dancers I shoot, glass blowers, etc.) I specifically ask if I can shoot while they do what they're doing. I prefer this method so they get used to me being there, the camera being there and once they relax and can really ignore my presence I start getting good shots.My Golden Rule about getting candid shots is, "Don't... Look... Furtive." By this I mean I don't try to hide the fact I'm shooting someone. I may need to shoot quickly to capture the shot, but that's different than trying to hide the fact I'm shooting to begin with. If someone wants to engage me in conversation about why I'm shooting that's fine but in my experience if you look like you're being sneaky, successfully or not, you're setting yourself up for confrontation and I don't like confrontation.Also, since I'm a middle-aged white male, photographing kids without prior consent is simply out of the question for me, even in public places like parks or playgrounds. Probably *especially* in parks or playgrounds, come to think of it. Yeah, sucks because 1) it's clearly a double-standard and 2) kids make for some great subject matter sometimes. Still, I find it easier to just dodge the whole issue entirely as a general rule. Just a personal decision of mine.</blockquote>

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