Disarming Subject With Antique Camera

Video Transcript

"So, I'm going to back track a little bit and again as to why would, why would I use this camera when I have a professional camera, a professional digital camera, which I use quite often. I have to ask myself this, "Why am I going to take this camera on a shoot with me today or, or should I take this with me? Am I going to need it in this situation or is it going to be too hard to use or am I going to look sort of foolish with this camera?" Those are the, as a professional photographer, artist, those are the questions I ask myself. More often than not, I want to take this camera because it really is going to do the same thing that the toy camera does. It's going to put people at ease, it's going to make people curious as to what I'm using and I'm going to be able to build up a dialog with my subject. I'm going to be able to talk to them as I am talking to you about the history of this camera or why I like it or how it folds up. That tends to build trust between you and the subject or just something in common where they could feel like, this is what, you know, this is what this guy is passionate about what he does. Nine times out of ten, as soon as I break down that wall with someone, I'm usually well on my way to a good shoot."