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By Steve Spalding August 12th, 2008
Under: Mixed Media

Photographer Paul Bence says it better than I possibly could. His is a specific case of a much more general sentiment. What is the worst thing that could happen?
Talking to complete strangers on the tube can be a bit tough but this girl had a little too much character for me to be scared so I asked her at the stop just before Oxford Street and low and behold she said yes.
Most people do ! oh and that wasn’t meant to sound bigheaded, I meant not many people say no so don’t be scared to ask.
What’s the worst they can say ?
No
Which at first might be a little hard for the ego to take but after while you realise that if you ask people correctly, even in strange circumstances like a packed tube, probably due to the shock, they say yes….
A lot of people ask me how I ask and to be honest, I don;t have any great secret. A smile helps and also some kind of card, and just be polite and ask….
I usually say, Hi my name is Paul, would you mind if I take your portrait for a project I’m doing ?
That’s it….my secret is out…..
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