Certainly, people feel awkward when they have their photograph taken. They want to see it, but they don't want to see it.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I say no to photographs. When people take my picture, I feel like they've taken a piece of me, and I can't get that back. It's soul-draining.
People don't really understand, but having people stare, and point, and take pictures, even if it is in a positive framework, is quite isolating; there's no two ways about it. You feel a little bit, you know, freakish.
When you go to take someone's picture, the first thing they say is, what you want me to do? Everyone is very awkward.
I'm not comfortable being photographed, though I accept it is part of the job.
When you take a picture of someone, never show it to them right away. If they don't like it, they may erase it.
I just don't understand how people can get so caught up in having their picture taken.
I think when people see photos of you out and about in your personal life, they assume that you've asked for it or that you want that attention, but I don't think anyone in their right mind asks for that kind of thing.
The public doesn't want to hear people complaining about having their picture taken.
I find standing and posing for photos very awkward.
You must photograph where you are involved; where you are overwhelmed by what you see before you; where you hold your breath while releasing the shutter, not because you are afraid of jarring the camera, but because you are seeing with your guts wide open to the sweet pain of an image that is part of your life.
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