Saturday, July 11, 2009

Smile! You're (not) on Candid Camera!

A commenter on my post two days ago inquired if one should ask people before taking a photo. I answered her on that post what my experience has been. This is what happens to me when I ask for a photo! We had a chat about his cute Cocker Spaniel, and so I asked him if it was all right to take a photo. He was a really nice man, but you'd never know it from his expression. His dog looks like he's wondering why he's not smiling, too!

Still posting from The Big Apple, but will move on to Pennsylvania in a week or so.

14 comments:

Louis la Vache said...

hee hee hee
He looks like he's growling! The man, not the dog!

Tash said...

I didn't notice the dog at first - I was too absorbed by the man's face - you actually couldn't of asked for a better shot if it was posed.

Alexa said...

I remember watching you taking this shot and interacting with this guy and his sweet dog. This is great! The dog really does look like he wants to tell his owner, "Seriously, man, you've GOT to loosen up!"

yudikris said...

Hahaha. again, briliant idea to communicate the photo!

Goodluck, Bibi

Yudhie
(yudikris.blogspot.com)

Jilly said...

Those expressions are too funny! Great shot regardless - or actually because of.

ninja said...

His dog looks like a stuffed toy.

ninja said...

and also I don't ask for permission. If I feel a photo would breach someones privacy I just don't take it or post it. Sometimes I'm hooting out in the open, sometimes more hidden and some times it leads to a conversation but mostly after the shot is taken.

soulbrush said...

ha ha that dog's face it terrific, his face is just terrifying. here in london, if you take photos of people, everyone looks at you in a mean and suspicious way....so i just don't dare.

Thérèse said...

That's an exellent one!
Is he reading a bible?

Leif Hagen said...

Fun photo but he looks like a grumpy bear! Cheer up Boris!

Stefan Jansson said...

As someone who shoots portrait on a daily basis I obviously like this one.

Marie Reed said...

Cheer up Charie!

Kristin - The Goat said...

What a hoot!!! And thanks so much for answering my question!

xxx said...

to me they look very alike :)

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