Public shooting spree

[Scarecrow]

Hey all Im new at the people capturing but I dont wanna do portraits I wanna try real life candid on the spot shots. I just am not in this day and age people would take to walking round and seeing a stranger snapping pictures of them. Have any of you guys done this before and how do I go about not being seen as a stalker or potential perv???

 

[EmilRye]

I usually ask them before .. Present myself to them by name and what I'm doing and maybe pose for a portrait or ask them to just keep doing whatever they are doing and I'll come back to show them some shots in 5 minutes or something like that.. They quickly forget you're taking photos of them and you get natural shots.

I it's a public place you can of course just shoot your photos and walk away, but if the people is the main attraction in your photo (like a portrait) you have to ask them before publishing it or putting it online I think (at least where I'm from).

 

[The_Traveler]

In the US, there is no expectation of privacy in public areas and one can just snap away. Of course there is the issue of people's reaction but that is manageable.
I shoot a lot of people in publichttp://lewlortonphoto.com/f988460868 and I often go to situations, like demonstrations, where people want/expect to be photographed.
I just acquired an 4/3 camera to see if photography in public is easier with that tiny thing than a big hulking glass and metal brute.

From what I could find there seems to be both a strict sense of personal privacy and a total lack of laws about photography in Japan as long as you are not shooting blatantly indecent shots up skirts, etc.

 

[DiskoJoe]

You cant have this attitude and go take photos like this. If you think it is weird then it will be weird and you will be a weirdo. Once you get over that I would recommend you go try at that time.