The World Through A Lens: Photo Etiquette

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By Haje Jan Kamps

As all photographers know, travel photography can be about more than safeguarding memories. Holidays are the perfect time to discover new cultures and customs, be outside of one’s comfort zone, eat new food, and, of course, really get stuck into the different lenses and ISO numbers. Coming home with that perfect picture of something or someone that fascinated you makes the enjoyment of the getaway last that much longer.

The way the local population expects you as a photographer to behave with your camera may be very different in countries other than your own. This Photo Etiquette may, however, not be easy to understand or adhere to, especially when it comes to photographing people as a subject, so we decided to have a closer look at what you might encounter…

When travelling, I find that shots of sights, animals and nature are often rewarding, but not enough. Photographing people gives a richer texture to the cultures you have visited. In hindsight, I have often regretted foregoing on a large part of the experience, simply because I did not know whether it was okay to take photos of people.

Full article: http://www.pixiq.com/article/the-world-through-a-lens-photo-etiquette

[David48]

Great post ... nice article.

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Edited May 30, 2012 by David48

[Genericnic]

An excellent article. I especially liked the quote from Darren Rouse's blog that said, "people are not tourist sites." It brought to mind the old saying that, "if all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail." When shooting, we can get in the mindset that if you have your camera, everything (including people) looks like a photo-op.

David

Edited June 2, 2012 by Genericnic