being seen as a stalker/weird for taking pictures of random people
being yelled at/chased by angry people maybe holding dangerous implements
being looked at weirdly
How to overcome fears of street photography
most people in the hutongs don’t care
people might look at you weirdly, but they probably don’t actually care a lot if their picture is taken, as long as you take it proper (no weird giggling or looking suspicious and fidgety)
Based on experience, if you smile and stuff, people don’t care. If they still look at you weirdly, you can just explain that you’re taking pictures of Beijing for a school project (since the Hutongs are so commercialized with so many foreign tourists, thepeople there are probably extra used to it)
Take pictures fast and precise and don’t linger too long
don’t try to be sneaky (it doesn’t work with a huge heavy camera), just take pictures comfortably and like you’re doing what you mean to do, and most people won’t bother
other people and school chaperones are also on the trip, so there are people to help back me up in case
g suspicious and fidgety)