Photos of strangers
Tonight was an interesting case where I had full intentions of doing the usual selfy albeit uninspired and tired. Not to mention I’ve been a bit out of my rhythm not having my own camera while I borrow my wife’s 5D2. The controls are not intuitive (for me) and I’m still not use to the color rendition entirely. But that’s a topic for another post.
So to the point, after setting up my entire scene, a man walks up to me and inquires what I was up to (to make a long story short). To avoid extra conversation, the easiest thing to do is simply ask people if they want their picture taken. This usually makes people stray away — and then you’re back to work. But on the slight chance that they say yes, then you’ve got yourself a model! But be willing to shell out a few dollars. It’s only right.
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