How to Ask Strangers for Street Portraits Without the Awkwardness

The hardest part of street portraiture isn't the exposure or the focal length. It's the 10 seconds before you open your mouth. This piece works through the approach — how to read someone, how to ask, how to not make it weird. Useful if you're breaking into environmental portraiture or trying to push past shooting from distance. Won't move the needle for photographers already comfortable working with strangers on location.