Comments on: Capturing Humanity: 10 Tips for Great Street and Market Photos

By: Daniel Noll

Daniel Noll — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 10:25:40 +0000

@John: Glad you enjoyed it.

@Esme: All things being equal, shooting in RAW certainly helps with the end image quality Having said that, shooting in RAW doesn’t affect the relationship photographers have with their subjects.

By: Esme

Esme — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 02:37:48 +0000

Shoot in RAW.

By: John DW Macdonald

John DW Macdonald — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 01:29:05 +0000

Again your practical wisdom, respectful approachand informative sharing are exemplary.Many, many thanks. I shall lin this in from my blog, posting a cover phot for attraction.

By: Daniel Noll

Daniel Noll — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 07:22:31 +0000

@Lorenzo: Not asking people to pose is a necessity, agreed.

@Matt: The goal is a smile, not even necessarily for the camera, but for the interaction itself.

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 04:54:56 +0000

Good tips and advice. I like how all the pictures you have managed to capture their smiles.

By: Lorenzo

Lorenzo — Tue, 15 May 2012 04:32:09 +0000

Great tips and advice. Not asking people to pose usually works best for me:)

By: Daniel Noll

Daniel Noll — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 04:28:22 +0000

@Doreen: Thank you! The Andes are challenging. While I think Peru is a little bit easier, Ecuador is tough and Bolivia is even more so. But the mother of all Latin American forbidden photography destinations and events for us was this one:
http://www.uncorneredmarket.com/2012/04/san-juan-chamula-easter-chiapas/

By: Doreen Pendgracs

Doreen Pendgracs — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 02:57:00 +0000

What wonderful tips!

I’ve just returned from Peru and Ecuador and was quite disappointed that, for the most part, the local people did not seem to want to have their pics taken.

I did manage to get some decent pics, but not the knock-out ones I’d been hoping for.

By: Daniel Noll

Daniel Noll — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 09:40:04 +0000

@Jim: Thanks for the very thoughtful comment. Great to see you here. “The looks of the future on their faces is priceless” — I like that.

Good point about prints. We do our best to communicate “it’s only digital” because in some circumstances, subjects seem to be expecting instant paper gratification a la Polaroid instant camera. Outside of that, if we are in reach of a place that makes prints from digital, we’ll do them on the spot. Or, if we can keep the commitment, we’ll say we’ll send them later. People will be patient…and thrilled whenever they happen to see the tangible result.

By: Jim

Jim — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 01:48:54 +0000

Some great tips and advice. Just one other that I would proffer. Sometimes the subject will ask for a print of the picture. Either say no, or make very sure that they get it. You do have some wonderful photos and the looks of the future on their faces is priceless.