>eventually your subjects will get used to you being there and start acting normally again
This is my issue. Social media has made this much more difficult for me, people generally want to look good in all the pictures. I never post them anywhere, maybe to a small group chat, but still it's the natural instinct many people have when they see a camera out.
So I find people getting self-conscious or otherwise uncomfortable/annoyed when I try to get candid shots. But I know they will appreciate them later, and often do, but it's hard to push past this initial reaction.
These threads have been helpful and motivating -- I will try to reference them later with family to explain why I'm taking all these pictures, and why they shouldn't stress too much about how they look.
This is my issue. Social media has made this much more difficult for me, people generally want to look good in all the pictures. I never post them anywhere, maybe to a small group chat, but still it's the natural instinct many people have when they see a camera out.
So I find people getting self-conscious or otherwise uncomfortable/annoyed when I try to get candid shots. But I know they will appreciate them later, and often do, but it's hard to push past this initial reaction.
These threads have been helpful and motivating -- I will try to reference them later with family to explain why I'm taking all these pictures, and why they shouldn't stress too much about how they look.