Photo of the Day – Caricature Artist – Montmartre – Paris, France

Here is another photo from the trip I took to Paris last month. After touring the Sacre Coeur Basilica, I walked down the hill behind it to the famous art district in the Montmartre neighborhood. The area has transformed over the years from an artist hangout to an official tourist trap. Luckily, the scene was still very interesting and I was able to capture a few great pictures. I particularly liked this shot I took of a young girl getting her picture drawn between her mom and one of her friends.

After snapping this shot I walked over to show the image to the girl’s mom. Usually, I find that people enjoy looking at great photos of themselves, I even often offer to email a copy of the pictures. This mom gave me this upset/surprised “Why are you taking pictures of my daughter?” look. Not exactly the reaction I was looking for and certainly that moment is not doing anything to help me get over my fear of taking pictures of random people in public.

How do you feel about taking pictures of random people in public? Do you do it? Do you think you need to ask first?