Vor allem Neulinge in Sachen Straßenfotografie verspüren eine gewisse Scheu, wildfremde Menschen auf der Straße zu fotografieren. In einer passenden Diskussion auf flickr gibt Jim O’Connell einige nützliche Hinweise zu diesem Thema:

Here’s what I tell people to help them get over their shyness and avoid confrontation:

Be obvious.

Never try to hide what you are doing, just put yourself right in the middle of the busiest place you can at first and keep your camera up by your face. Make it obvious that you are right out in the open, taking pictures. [Dort weiterlesen...]