At 03:11 PM 8/15/2005, Juan Buhler wrote:
On 8/15/05, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Not your concern, they are, after all, my pictures.
This is Garry Winogrand's classic answer: (paraphrased)
Q: Why did you take my picture?
A: It's actually *my* picture, now.
What about:
Don't worry. My little black box might have captured your soul, but I
promise to take good care of it for all eternity. mu-ah-hah-hah!
Then, quickly take their picture again! :)
(For best effect, say this in a dramatic voice during a thunderstorm --
just after a flash of lightning, and just before the thunder crashes.) :)
Seriously though, these people do remind me of stories of primitive natives
who thought that having their picture taken would somehow "steal their
soul." In many respects, our "modern civilization" hasn't advanced very far
from what they like to refer to as primitive, superstitious, and uneducated
tribal cultures.
take care,
Glen
