Anyone have a technique for getting woman to take a picture with you?

[INXS]

Lots of women seem to not like the idea of taking pictures. Anyone have a technique to side-step this problem? Cus it seems like the minute a guy mentions the words camera, women go into self-conscious/insecure mode. I am thinking of doing this...

Leaving my digitial camera as the only thing on my coffee table, that way, it is kind of the attention getter, and just simply saying:

"Oh yeah theres my new camera. I haven't gotten a chance to try it out yet."

Not sure how it will work, but I figure it is worth a shot.

Anyone got a technique to side-step the insecurity/selfconscious bit?

 

[Yuriy777]

Tell them you're thinking about taking up photography as a hobby...
Really, you don't have to tell them anything other than, "Hold still for one minute (joking tone)." And, take the picture. It's all about having rapport with the subject and getting them to relax.
If you are planning on leaving the camera on your coffee table why don’t you leave some sort of photography book there too…

That or take up photography as a hobby.
I can’t get people to stop asking me to take pictures of them. Hehe
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Or, my personal favorite...
Walk around on the street and gesture to a hot girl as a tourist gestures to someone to take a picture of them in a city. Ask her if she minds taking a picture. When they say yes (most of them will) just put your arm around her, and take the picture yourself with an extended arm.
If she laughs... Number close.

Tone and body language are very important here.

 

[Rebound Material]

I was just talking to a chick friend of mine about this yesterday. Theres one thing about taking a picture with someone you already know and with a complete stranger. She said its creepy when a guy asks if he can take a pic with her/of her when its a complete stranger. Hell, I bet it comes off as perverted or just damn stalkerish...But anyways, heres my line for this:

"Hey, take a pic with me!:yes: "

 

[Luke Skywalker]

Take a pic with an attractive cousin or relative, or someone you know. Unless the digital camera is a prop to start a convo or to get rapport during a wedding party or something, it's useless as a randomly ploy to get a photo, drop the idea.

 

[Rebound Material]

It's the digital picture fixing age. Take a pic with an attractive cousin or relative, or someone you know. Then you have a 'state of face' that looks cool because you beside someone that looks attractive. Go to a digital re-touching, or someone good in that stuff, and replace the female photo with any variety of hb10's ripped off from soft-core free internet porn or wherever, and you can be beside any girl you want if you are looking at online social proof.

...thats the kinda creepy sh!t im talking about man.

 

[Yuriy777]

...thats the kinda creepy sh!t im talking about man.

Not only is it creepy, but it's also completely illegal. :nono:
Not to mention a flawless image manipulation like that would cost you a couple of hundred dollars.

 

[Luke Skywalker]

****************** COMIC RELIEF ONLY, DO NOT TAKE THIS POST SERIOUSLY *******************************

You have two resources - money or people you know, or get the software to do the manipulations yourself. Sure, you can pay someone to do digital manipulations if you have the dough, if you know someone who can do it as a favour that's cool too. But, the point is, given the fact that everything is on digital, it's allot easier to manipulate images digitally if you are just looking for online social proof. In terms of 'buying' social proof for $ 200.00 - I'd look at it like an investment.

The movie 'American Pie' -- a guy paid $ 200.00 for a popular girl to start a rumour that he was really good in bed, and it paid off in the movie as many girls wanted to go to the prom with him. It's a crazy example, but it illustrates the idea that a bit of money in a crazy direction could actually pay off - if can just 'buy' a reputation or whatever.

I've never done it myself, but dont need to do it to know that they are services out there, and technology available to do conveniant manipulations where necessary. So, it's time to get saavy, and rather than going up to strangers to ask them to shoot with you - just manipulate images and relax - anyway, you just need ONE pic that has an attractive girl beside you for online social proof - it's not like you need a hundred photos or anything.

 

[Bvbidd]

Luke

 

[Luke Skywalker]

I'm going to take-back what I said before. I was joking and was not serious.

Forget about the online photo idea with strangers - you can only take pics with women you already know, just ask them. Focus on 3 types of closes.

No seduction board anywhere will say there is a digital camera photo close - conceptually non-existant - SO DONT WORRY ABOUT IT.

Do not accoust strangers with this, and do not worry about building any online social proof to the extent of doing this.

What you need to focus on is getting out there and getting to 'know' more women, and once there is some good rapport and you've had a fun or memorable time, just say 'hey, you had a great time, and want to take a pic of us having fun to add to my photo album'.

 

[SamePendo]

step uno: hey, let me take a pic of you... (in the middle of fun convo)
step dos: Take the pic. If she says "no/ohhh/eeeee" skip to step tres.
step tres: Oh come on you lovely girl, come on, one pic. (she will continue to say no).
step cuatro: Ok then. (She will then say "oh ok. . . bla bla")
step cinco: take the pic.

Chances of her not letting you take the picture after this is 1) she's not very attracted to you, 2) she's an ugly byotch, and therefore, with all reason, she's self concious.