What's the first thing you say to them before they take your picture?
For me, It's to tell them to keep the subject off-center.
DeepPocket Goldmember 1,329 posts Joined Feb 2010 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada More info | May 19, 2010 01:20 | #1  Permanent banWhat's the first thing you say to them before they take your picture? 17 and learning..
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shedberg Goldmember  1,122 posts Likes: 1 Joined Mar 2010 Location: Terrace, B.C. Canada More info | May 19, 2010 01:24 | #2 Let someone use my camera? My Flickr Page
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KarlJohnston Cream of the Crop 9,334 posts Likes: 5 Joined Jul 2008 More info | May 19, 2010 01:32 | #4 |
FlyingPhotog Cream of the "Prop"  57,560 posts Likes: 178 Joined May 2007 Location: Probably Chasing Aircraft More info | May 19, 2010 01:33 | #5 Nobody has ever asked to use one... Jay
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photoPanda Senior Member  616 posts Joined May 2010 Location: East Coast More info | May 19, 2010 01:45 | #6 "Focus is the button under your thumb..."
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RichSoansPhotos Cream of the Crop 5,981 posts Likes: 44 Joined Aug 2007 Location: London, UK More info | May 19, 2010 01:46 | #7 Permanent banI never would hand them my camera, pffft, what kind of question is this?
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Cosha Goldmember  1,213 posts Joined Mar 2009 Location: Wiltshire, UK More info | Edit...You mean to take a picture of yourself? Oh...Hello
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May 19, 2010 01:59 | #9 photoPanda wrote in post #10207649  "Focus is the button under your thumb..." I turn mine to green box first so there's less to explain. "Turn this to zoom" and "Push this to shoot" covers it.
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LowriderS10 Cream of the Crop  10,170 posts Likes: 12 Joined Mar 2008 Location: South Korea / Canada More info | May 19, 2010 02:04 | #10 I don't think I've ever been more than 6 feet from my cameras (unless they're being stored safe and sound at home)...in the very, very few times that I have let someone touch them the first thing I say is -=Prints For Sale at PIXELS=-
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mikekelley "Meow! Bark! Honk! Hiss! Grrr! Tweet!"  7,317 posts Likes: 16 Joined Feb 2009 Location: Los Angeles, CA More info | May 19, 2010 02:05 | #11 photoPanda wrote in post #10207649 "Focus is the button under your thumb..." Yeah, people seem to have the most trouble with this one Los Angeles-Based Architectural, Interior, And Luxury Real Estate Photography
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FlyingPhotog Cream of the "Prop" 57,560 posts Likes: 178 Joined May 2007 Location: Probably Chasing Aircraft More info | May 19, 2010 02:08 | #12 mikekelley wrote in post #10207709 Yeah, people seem to have the most trouble with this one Probably becuase it's used by like 1% of the photographic population... Jay
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pinoyplaya Senior Member 948 posts Joined Mar 2010 Location: Minneapolis, MN More info | May 19, 2010 02:21 | #13 Never would I hand my DSLR to someone else. My P&S on the other hand, the can do whatever. flickr
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tfd888 Goldmember  1,816 posts Likes: 3 Joined Apr 2009 Location: CA, USA More info | The few times I have, they get told "wear the neckstrap" and "focus is under your thumb" Alexander R.O.
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Cosha Goldmember 1,213 posts Joined Mar 2009 Location: Wiltshire, UK More info | May 19, 2010 02:38 | #15 FlyingPhotog wrote in post #10207713 Probably becuase it's used by like 1% of the photographic population... I've tried discussing / suggesting it to many working professionals and they have no clue what I'm talking about. Especially shocking are those using 1-series bodies who've never even tried it. <Head Shake> please dont shake head at me but...focus under the thumb Oh...Hello
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