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Message: <blockquote data-quote="hark" data-source="post: 331251" data-attributes="member: 13196">Back when I shot a lot of 35mm, I took photos of several people and was never turned down. And I always offered to send them a copy. The most memorable time I did this was at the Twin Lights of Navesink (a lighthouse that has a gift shop inside). The man running the gift shop was ever so friendly and filled me in on a lot of the lighthouse's history. I asked if I could take his photo, and although he said he didn't usually like to have his photo taken, he was gracious and said yes. That Christmas he sent me a Christmas card, and from then on we corresponded every year. Then finally one of my cards was returned by his co-worker saying he died. She knew I was the one who took his photo, and she told me that photo was his favorite of all time because he really liked how he looked and showed it to everyone. Sometimes a simple gesture can mean so much.And another time I shot a couple of guys who were wind sailing. One guy was from Poland and was just learning. About 8 months went by then I received a thank you note. He took those photos back to Poland with him because his family wasn't familiar with wind sailing, and he was so proud to be able to show them what he could do. He was thrilled even though in most of the photos he was way off balance. I find a lot of people will initiate a conversation with me as they assume I am a newspaper photographer. People may say no, but for all the yeses you receive, you will wind up with some incredible street images. Go for it, Jake! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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