Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Stealth fashion photo



I am fairly brazen about taking photos but one never knows what shots will cause a fuss. You definitely have to be careful about taking photos of shoes in Galeries Lafayette as they will repremand you promptly. So, when I was in a boutique section of Printemps, I just snapped this for the pink and orange fabric (so me) and that amazing hand quilting on silk. Then I quickly do a sketch of the garment.

I will share more of this obsession another day. I think I got it from my mother (but it is a good thing, Mom)!

28 comments:

  1. Magnifiques, ces couleurs! Je te souhaite bonne chance, Genie, pour satisfaire ta gourmandise de beau et d'original!

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  2. I am so glad that you are so brave taking these photos. Gorgeous colours and silk.
    Pam

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  3. Gorgeous colours to be sure! Merci a toi, Genie. 8^)

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  4. Absolutely gorgeous fabric, I can understand why you would want to take a photo, even by stealth- and it's a great photo. Galleries Lafayette went beserk when I took a photo of their glorious Chateau Y'Quem display, and wanted me to delete it. I did delete the photo they saw me take, luckily it was about the 4th one of the same thing! My husband is a photographer, and is a whizz at the stealth photo- he shoots from the hip without aiming.

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  5. Yes it is not always allowed to make photo's in public buildings. It is here the same, but I can agree. There is a lot of copy in fashion bussiness.

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  6. Such a gorgeous photo ~ it doesn't look at all as if it was taken surreptitiously. If I was attempting that, I'd end up photographing the ceiling. Blurred. I'll bet your sketches are lovely, too.

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  7. The french law says: if you picture something in a big shop ,like Galeries Lafayette, Printemps , Samaritaine..you must buy everything you pictured ( as "punishment")!
    In small shops, you have to ask the owner's agreement.

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  8. Love the colors and the textrues.

    My, my that's a tough law (re Malyss) -- if only they knew how much publicity they were receiving, perhaps they would welcome tourist photos.

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  9. The colors are vivid. I think I would like this too.

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  10. CRAZY fabrics! I too have been shamed for taking photos in stores and I don't really understand why they object. In a Rome McDonalds I have a photo of a worker literally flinging herself at me to prevent a photo.???????

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  11. Stunning! I am so glad you got the
    photo to share with us!

    Jane
    Flora Doora

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    y
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    dentro...


    desde mis
    HORAS ROTAS
    Y AULA DE PAZ


    COMPARTIENDO ILUSION
    GENIE

    CON saludos de la luna al
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    poesía...




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  13. This makes me cry, it's so beautiful!

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  14. stunning, simply stunning. i may cry as well! cest manifique! (poor spelling, sorry!)

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  15. Sometimes it's just better to ask forgiveness! :) Love the pink and orange too!!!
    V

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  16. Such beautiful textures and colors ! I will look forward to reading about what you do with the sketches of the garments.

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  17. what swoon-worthy fabric. lovely.

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  18. ...my trick so far has been giving the impression of asking permission and approval but trying to avoid negative answers as much as possible .:-)
    after your experience I am tempted to have a try out at Lafayette in the near future;

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  19. There was a small shop next to our hotel in Frankfurt that was selling similar scarves. Robb bought a couple for his neice.

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  20. I'm in love with your blog!! nice , so nice!!kisses from Spain. TOñi

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  21. Ohhhh...I see a party dress in the making!!!

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  22. I'm very proud of you, Genie. It was SO worth risking the wrath of GL and/or le bras longue de la loi française for such a shot! And the fact that it was brazenly snuck makes it even more appealing.

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  23. Brazen? You? No! I still haven't decided when it is OK for me to shoot and when it isn't. I have been surprised to have store owners tell me "no pictures" when I was just carrying it and not even thinking about pix in their stores. (The little guy is much better for sneaking pix than the big DSLR.)

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  24. Richard -- Merci, mon ami

    Bayside -- I usually do best when I have a "partner in crime" to keep an eye out!

    beau gosse -- Glad that you approve... This rack was exquisite!

    Louise -- Okay, you can join the "stealth club" for that photo shoot! I need a very small camera for the true stealth shots or lessons from your husband - hah!

    biebkriebels -- Yes, I know but what temptation

    Shell -- I learned how to sketch clothes when my girls were little and I could sew the copies for them

    Malyss -- Very interesting! I'll try that in a patisserie and just eat it all!

    Harriet -- Merci... I agree with you about the law

    Halcyon -- Yes, the little scalloped dress was adorable!

    Carol -- McDonalds? How crazy is that!

    Jane -- Yes, and Marie and I have many, many stealth photos from our trip

    José -- Merci for your visit and your poetry...

    AA -- Merci, mon amie!

    Suzanne -- Merci, and when the dresses are in the windows you can snap away without worry of the police!

    Virginia -- Yes, we must each have a dozen scarves of those colors!

    Jeanne -- So glad that you like these. I sketched a coat from the same boutique last year... adorable!

    Loree -- So glad that you like these fabrics and I wish that I could have shown the whole garments!

    Belgium -- Just be careful! If Malyss is right about the French law, we could get into real trouble.

    Starman -- Well, if I see a scarf in any of these colors I would surely buy them...

    Toñi -- Wonderful! I am off to see your blog as well... I hope that you will visit here often

    Chieftess -- Ah, yes... But I would have to find the fabric first or something close to give the same effect. Merci!

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  25. Superbe encore une fois , tes photos me comblent de plaisir à parler de notre capitale, j'en suis ravie et je suis chacune de tes publications, en tant qu'ancienne parisienne j'avoue que c'est très très sympathique de suivre tes posts!
    Merci à toi et bonne journée Génie!
    xxx cath

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  26. I had a woman who yelled at me once for trying to take a picture of her crafts. She changed her tune when I told her that my blog is seen all over the world. I just told her I wasn't interested after that. Great colors in this photo.

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  27. This is all so beautiful Genie....love the hand stitching and the colours.Thanks for the peek into Printemps.

    Best wishes! xx

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  28. So funny. I got the "pas de photo, madame" at the Baccarat museum but they were OK with it in the restaurant.

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Merci for your comments!