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This photo: I've learned one important thing about street people: you have to let them know that you're not one of the countless people that walk by them every day. Don't try to act like "one of them" or some pretentious shit like that, because you're not, just treat them normally. With this shot, I didn't start shooting first, but walked up, smiled at his flute-carving, introduced myself, told him my name, shook his hand firmly, then asked if I could take his picture. He asked the standard, "Sure, can you spare a buck or two?" It's not a bad idea to do that, but I honestly didn't have any on me, so I apologized and told him, "I'm a starving artist too, man, I wish I could help out. I'll make you immortal though!" with a laugh. We talked for a good five minutes while I took his picture, and then I shook hands again and left. Do this often enough, and you'll get introduced to their friends, and accepted by that crowd. Good pictures follow. A lot of photography is personality.
Camera-Specific Properties:Equipment MakeNIKON CORPORATIONCamera ModelNIKON D50Camera SoftwareVer.1.00Maximum Lens Aperturef/4.8Sensing MethodOne-Chip Color AreaFocal Length (35mm Equiv)75 mmImage-Specific Properties:Horizontal Resolution72 dpiVertical Resolution72 dpiImage Created2007:04:20 15:30:46Exposure Time1/640 secF-Numberf/5.6Exposure ProgramManualISO Speed Rating200Exposure Bias0 EVMetering ModePatternLight SourceFine WeatherFlashNo FlashFocal Length50.00 mmColor Space InformationsRGBImage Width680Image Height1023RenderingNormalExposure ModeManualWhite BalanceManualScene Capture TypeStandardGain ControlNoneContrastNormalSaturationNormalSharpnessNormalSubject Distance RangeUnknown
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