Question regarding random person/street photography

[Didache]

It all depends on the type of candids you are after. For myself, I actually don't want people to be aware of me - I like them to be almost "props" moving through the urban landscape, or stationary to provide scale or interest. I find that two things help:

a) A certain confidence in knowing that you are doing nothing wrong or illegal in any way. So long as you are discreet and not intruding on people, you have every right to do what you do and can be confident about it.

b) For my style I find it most helpful NOT to look directly at them. I look at the wall I want them to move past, etc - as long as I don't make direct eye contact with them, they won't be alarmed.

Of course, others will have different styles of street photography and different rules will apply.

One of the nicest (to me) compliments I got was from someone on this forum (I forget who) who said that I seemed to have developed the art of invisibility. That sums it up, for me anyway.

One example attached.

Cheers
Mike