From the course: The Traveling Photographer: The Basics

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Watch your body language and make eye contact

Watch your body language and make eye contact

From the course: The Traveling Photographer: The Basics

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Watch your body language and make eye contact

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Okay, let's take a minute and talk about your face. Your face is a really big part of your interaction with people as a street photographer and as a traveling photographer and by that I mean, I can't tell you how many tourist photographers I've seen walking around with this like crinkled like, is this all there is kind of a look on their face just, it's like, I guess they're tired, they're on vacation. They just had a fight with their spouse or something. But it shows. When you're walking down the street, look engaged. Look like you're looking for pictures. Have a little bit of a smile on your face. And even before you make eye contact with someone, they're likely going to see your facial expression before you guys make eye, eye contact. They might have seen you first. So that first impression is a really big deal. If you're walking down the street looking like you know what you're doing. Looking engaged. Looking curious. Looking happy. And making eye contact with people, you're going…

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