That's the point I was trying to make. You just said it better than I did.
What I don't like, and what I don't do, is photograph "street people" ~because~ they're street people, without their consent (sometimes implied) and without their knowledge. If I get to know them a bit, and if I feel that there's something about them that's interesting, I've no compunction either; in fact I rather feel compelled to photograph them.
cheers, frank
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From: Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: PAW: Last one from San Francisco Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2004 16:54:49 -0800
Hi Frank ...
I've no compunctions about photographing "street people" (how I dislike that term), but it's gotta be done a certain way. Usually I've engaged the person in some conversation, and have gotten to know ~something~ about them. Often, at first, it's not much ... at some point I'll start photographing, and look for a good portrait or compelling situation. <snip>
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