>>3124112I've only had one person confront me for taking photos, and it was while I was shooting a bridge with my wide-angle. I didn't even realize she was there until i looked at the pic in lightroom and her sour, ugly face was ruining my focal point.
I really think it's more about the photographer than the act of taking photographs when it comes to people getting creeped out. If you're some fat, greasy /fa/ freak then you're going to get people's white knight boners going. But since i'm a young, slightly effeminate dude with a nice face that dresses inconspicuously most people don't even notice I'm there, even when I'm taking shots like pic related. I've literally sat in the same spot taking pictures for upwards of ten minutes and nobody's given me more than a glance.
Sadly that doesn't do much to help you. I guess the best method to diffuse confrontation is to act genuinely confused, like you have no idea what they're confronting you about. If that doesn't work, just turn around and walk away. If they chase after you and try to get physical, call the cops. Then the story is "some nutjob attacked me while I was taking pictures of some flowers or some shit"
