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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 255627" data-attributes="member: 9240">For me the biggest part of this is getting over the discomfort (I was going to call it fear) of pulling out a camera and actually taking a photo in situations like that.&nbsp; You risk confrontation by someone who is not necessarily wanting or willing to be photographed - much like street photography.&nbsp; Smart phones obviously aid in that, and there's a part of me that wants to grab a mirrorless camera that will fit in my jacket pocket for just such things.&nbsp; But I also think that it's a matter of making the camera an extension of who you are so it's a natural extension of your body.&nbsp; For example, a good street photographer looks so absolutely natural raising the camera to their eye and shooting in the middle of a crowd that no one notices, where a nervous photographer hoping not to be noticed is almost always going to be noticed because they're not acting in a way that is natural to them.&nbsp; Having a business card or 3 in your wallet and a willingness to show them the photo and offer to either share it with them, or delete it if they're hostile, always helps.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 255627, member: 9240"] For me the biggest part of this is getting over the discomfort (I was going to call it fear) of pulling out a camera and actually taking a photo in situations like that. You risk confrontation by someone who is not necessarily wanting or willing to be photographed - much like street photography. Smart phones obviously aid in that, and there's a part of me that wants to grab a mirrorless camera that will fit in my jacket pocket for just such things. But I also think that it's a matter of making the camera an extension of who you are so it's a natural extension of your body. For example, a good street photographer looks so absolutely natural raising the camera to their eye and shooting in the middle of a crowd that no one notices, where a nervous photographer hoping not to be noticed is almost [I]always[/I] going to be noticed because they're not acting in a way that is natural to them. Having a business card or 3 in your wallet and a willingness to show them the photo and offer to either share it with them, or delete it if they're hostile, always helps. [/QUOTE]

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