Not with a gun, silly; with my camera!

While I love to take pictures of my kids, my friends’ kids, nature, old barns, interesting finds, and much, much more, I really love to shoot pictures of strangers.

“You don’t take a photograph. You ask, quietly, to borrow it.”
—author unknown

I remember reading this quote, one time, and isn’t it the truth?

A photograph captures a moment in time that enables [you] to look back, remember, and relate.    Because sometimes there just aren’t any words.  Sometimes there’s only succinct and clear moment depicted.  And a stranger can help you mold that moment.  

An unknown person can help you capture so much more than what’s in the backdrop.

What was she thinking?  Where were they rushing off to?  What was he pondering?  Why did he wear that shirt?

There are all situations that you have been in, and with the help fellow mankind you can recount those fleeting moments!

“My portraits are more about me than they are about the people I photograph.”
—Richard Avedon

There will definitely be times where you need to ask permission. And we as photographers should not be afraid to do so.  More often than not people will oblige you a portrait.  There’s something about asking, though.  Not only is it the right thing to do, it simply exudes professionalism and class.

[When Mishelle is not taking pictures of her kids, her friends' kids, nature, old barns, interesting finds, and strangers, you'll find her writing something for her blog Secret Agent Mama or sharing a picture a day over at Mishelle Lane Photography.  She is a home schooling mama of four  and resides in N.E Metro Atlanta with her pilot husand, Michael.  Her choice of camera is Canon Rebel XTi with a 50mm f/1.4 lens.]