tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456493486256711224.post6643592550177069340..comments2023-07-02T07:23:01.134-07:00Comments on Podtourz: Photographing peopleUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456493486256711224.post-55734430991623496092006-09-05T01:38:53.000-07:002006-09-05T01:38:53.000-07:00That's where I find I enjoy taking pictures of...That's where I find I enjoy taking pictures of craft workers - I have something in common with them, and we have a natural conversation starter in what they're doing. So we both feel quite happy with me hanging round and taking photos, and them doing what they're doing.<br><br>A wonderful book that very much impressed me is one called 'Words in their hands' with photos of typesetters - I think Cambridge University Press did it as a corporate Christmas gift. Almost no pictures of anything other than the printers' hands - and what excellent photos they were. Full of character, you didn't need to see the faces. <br><br>Thanks for the compliment on the Flickr photos. I'm glowing happily :-)podtourzhttp://podtourz.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456493486256711224.post-90806791897876986682006-09-05T01:32:54.000-07:002006-09-05T01:32:54.000-07:00Great shots on Flickr. I'm looking forward to ...Great shots on Flickr. I'm looking forward to seeing some of these people shots you're talking about here. I find my problem with taking shots of people is not only that they are self-conscious, but I feel awkward to be shooting them, myself...Andy Piperhttp://andypiper.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com