[quote=Sean Setters]
Originally Posted by Pieter
At least he's on the snappy dresser section.
As a woman, She has more freedom, I think. I was taking pictures of my own kids in the park, and a lady approached me thinking I was taking pictures of her son. I'm like, "Uh, no, who's your son?" Her child was convinced I was "aiming it right at him.", but with a telephoto, it's really difficult to tell. I should have said, "No. Would you like me to?"
I take pictures of other people's kids during field trips, but then I'm a known parent, and I give the pictures to the teacher to use in the yearbook, though sadly, they rarely have enough space to do much but cut out the heads and paste them in a big mess.
It's nice to shoot with permission, but if I can get a shot of somebody interesting without them knowing, I'll usually take it. Not many people are good at getting their picture taken when they know they're being shot. What I should do is step that up and, if I think it's any good, ask them if they'd like a copy, but I should carry some 'photographer' business cards in that case, to look like I'm not just some creepy dude. "Look, I'm more than just a creepy dude, I'm a creepy dude with a card that implies I do this regularly!"
As for the horses, I think it'd be funny if you said, "Hi, I'm a photographer, and your horses are beautiful. If you wouldn't mind signing a release, I'd like to shoot them." If they said, okay, just take the pictures. If they say no, say, "How about if I give you half the meat and the head to mount?"
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