I find most people don't mind being photographed. Maybe that's just me, but people tend to be friendly if you talk to them...
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Photos I've taken with people in them are usually just afterthoughts, random, spur of the moment,
for amusement, nearly-always-candids, yadda yadda. Here's some stills from Chicago within the
last 1.5 years. (Seattle & San Diego photos offline these days.)