Shoot From The Hip in Paris

You often ask how I get my shots in Paris.
Camouflage(tout en noire) and shooting from the hip.

 That's how I caught this oh so French couple - an elegant Older Fr Girl and her companion wearing a Yankee's hat. (Last week an authority said French men do NOT wear baseball caps. Ha!)

 I shoot to sketch later.
The Sartorialist I will never be.

 At dinner last week a friend remarked in frustration,

'We had a meeting today with the French - their hair was unwashed, no makeup, yes they were skinny but they looked so %#@!chic!'

 The Canon PowerShot S95 is my trusty companion to shoot on the sly in Paris always set on Auto. You'll need a Richard Franiac custom grip for the S95 so you can shoot one-handed.

 I love shooting the French from the back.

 Backs can be so revealing of character.

 What's not to love about this French kid's swagger?

 The side view works too.

 I prefer not to be invasive on the street.

 I'd rather not ask permission but I try to be discrete in what I show you.

 Sometimes I get caught.

 Red-handed.

 There's no age limit to getting caught either.

I always get caught by the sharp-eyed guards at La Grande Epicerie but that will never be a deterrent ever.

BON WEEKEND
HAPPY SHOOTING!