shayallen
Established
I always just smile and they almost always smile back and if they still look concerned I tell them they are beautiful! Down here in the south most guys get uncomfortable with me telling them they are beautiful and run away! At 6'4" and 270lbs I have had very little trouble... If anyone persist I plan on telling them I work for George W Bush and we will be in touch! 
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Aziz
Established
I always try #6 first (Smile). Flattery always seems to help. But if things become aggressive, unless you have a Holga, the camera makes a nice defensive measure
steamer
Well-known
Good point, well made
Spot on Stewart
I didn't mention it before because I thought nobody would believe me, but they did in fact say thank you.
btgc
Veteran
Once I impulsively snapped picture of woman in luxury car, she were talking by phone. So what? She pursued me whole block, arguing why I took picture of her and snapping me with cameraphone and mentioning mighty friend of her. This gave me lesson - if I use camera on street, I try to go for pictures and avoid snapshots to justify pain which can follow.
Problem is that good part of pictures later appear snapshots and vice versa
Problem is that good part of pictures later appear snapshots and vice versa
.ken
I like pictures
you should've told her you were a private eye working for a secret client who is having her monitored
One person actually came up to me and kept asking who I worked for and why I was taking pictures of him (even though I wasn't)... I think he got suspicious when he saw me move into the shadows. I was of course shooting a prime lense and I wanted to get a wider shot so I had to back up into the shadows LOL.
I didn't know I had to be "working" for someone to take pictures in a public place... maybe he thought I was a "suit"
One person actually came up to me and kept asking who I worked for and why I was taking pictures of him (even though I wasn't)... I think he got suspicious when he saw me move into the shadows. I was of course shooting a prime lense and I wanted to get a wider shot so I had to back up into the shadows LOL.
I didn't know I had to be "working" for someone to take pictures in a public place... maybe he thought I was a "suit"
btgc
Veteran
I had similar idea - probably she were on way to lover or what, and thought I'm hired by husband or guy#1.