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It’s no secret that we feed off of each others attitudes, if your significant other\/cat is excited when you get home you get excited too.\u00a0 If your bestie is in a bad mood when you hang out you tend to be in a bad mood as well.\u00a0 The same can be said for Street Photographers.\u00a0 If you walk around with a grimace on your face you’re fighting an uphill battle, people don’t want to be photographed by The Grouch.<\/p>\n

Try a small experiment next time you walk down the street, you’ll need a bunsen burner, a couple of test tubes, and a beaker…\u00a0 Just kidding, all you need is your glistening smile.\u00a0 Unless you’re a dude;\u00a0 Your smile should not glisten, if it does then you need to stop using your girlfriends chap-stick.\u00a0 Next time you’re walking down the street smile at a complete stranger, if they aren’t a jerk they will smile back.\u00a0 If someone smiles at you it’s hard not to smile back.\u00a0 The same can be said for our attitudes as Street Photographers.\u00a0 If we approach a subject in a disarming way with a smile they are likely to mirror your actions, it’s almost a reflex.<\/p>\n

Caution – Some people have a creepy “I want to touch you” smile, ask a friend if your smile is creepy before you apply this technique to your Street Photography.<\/em><\/p>\n

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When I’m on the streets with my camera I try to keep a neutral expression and always smile at people who notice me with my camera.\u00a0 Nine times out of ten they’ll actually strike a pose or approach me to ask me what I’m up to in a friendly way…\u00a0 Granted, this is not ideal for my<\/strong> style of candid Street Photography but if they are looking at me then I’ve already lost the candid moment so why not have some fun.<\/p>\n

This all seems fairly obvious right?\u00a0 Wrong.\u00a0 You’d be surprised how often I run into other Street Photographers with a “don’t even look at me” look on their face.\u00a0 I’m sure they don’t feel that way, they are probably just nervous and when we are nervous we tend to get a little defensive in posture and attitude.\u00a0 Fight the urge look through people and make eye contact with a confident smile, like you are supposed to be there, and they will respond in a positive way.<\/p>\n

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What is your attitude like when you are out and about with your camera?\u00a0 Is it an attitude that draws people to you like in the images above or do people try to avoid you because you look like you’ll murder them if they get too close?\u00a0 Leave your thoughts in the comments below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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