A fine weekend in Montréal this was, and I went around the neighbourhood to take pictures to propose to a magazine.
As this is Canada, and more specifically, Québec, the legal precedents are perfectly clear: Thou Shalt Not Publish a Picture of Someone in the Street Without a Model Agreement.
So I didn't fight the law, and walked kindly to various people, with my pile of forms in one hand, and my Yashica D in the other, asking for a picture.
The reactions were generally good, as the weather put people in an uplifting mood. Refusals were polite, and grateful of the effort made from asking permission.
I'm not sure if I will win prizes with those pictures, but I'm glad I passed the legal test, and managed to get pictures that are at least engaging.
For this particular picture, my luck was more than tremendous: this lady was the very first person I photographed. It turns out she is a professional photographer who went on maternity leave. She has a Yashica D as well, and was very glad to talk about film and TLRs.
Serendipity, indeed.
