Calvin Smoking
When I asked Calvin if I could take a portrait, he had no problem having his picture taken, but he hit me with the classic "I hope I don't break your camera. I ain't the most beautiful person."
I replied with "Why do you think I'm on THIS side of the camera? Nobody is asking to take my picture. Besides, you're a hell of a lot nicer than a lot of people I know, and that's more important." And I wasn't just being nice. Calvin is super soft-spoken and ALWAYS grateful for anything I can do.
He asked if he could smoke while I took the picture. Since I'm a nut about people being as natural as possible, I certainly couldn't ask him to put it down.
Calvin Smoking
When I asked Calvin if I could take a portrait, he had no problem having his picture taken, but he hit me with the classic "I hope I don't break your camera. I ain't the most beautiful person."
I replied with "Why do you think I'm on THIS side of the camera? Nobody is asking to take my picture. Besides, you're a hell of a lot nicer than a lot of people I know, and that's more important." And I wasn't just being nice. Calvin is super soft-spoken and ALWAYS grateful for anything I can do.
He asked if he could smoke while I took the picture. Since I'm a nut about people being as natural as possible, I certainly couldn't ask him to put it down.