Foot Fetish is Legal, but Cops & Community seek Solution

[tyler]

A man police said has been snapping pictures of women's feet with a cell phone camera is not under arrest because he has not broken any laws.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXm90l2BZhA

Some of my favorite quotes from the excerpt are below:

Reporter: "The problem, Cambridge Police say: he has not broken any laws... liking feet is not a crime"

Police: "He was identified but the problem is right now, that there was no criminal intent that we know of"

Yoga instructor: "So it just sounds like, you know, somethings thats like a problem, if nothing else it sounds like he needs like, help"

Random fat citizen: "That's a little weird... it's kinda bizaar"

Sneaky foot photographers beware!! If it comes off too creepy, regular people will start freaking out and foot fetish will get a bad name (God forbid that, LOL). I'm sure we all like feet as much as the next guy, but seriously folks, we gotta try not to collectively come off as freaky to these normal people who just want us all in ja!l for having a creepy foot fetish.

STOP HORRIFYING THESE INNOCENT WOMEN WITH YOUR FOOT FETISHES!!!!

[eadster]

It was hilarious that his phone was not even set up to make any phone calls, he strictly had it to take pics.

Just another foot creep huh. Why is it that stories like this come up all the time. hasn't our name been draged through the mud enough?

The way I see it we have almost crossed over to the "other side" us foot guys have become better accepted. But guys like this just keep setting us back, just think of all the women who saw this clip and thought to themselves these guys need help.

But then sometimes I think what the hell do we want everyones acceptance for anyways.

I love and hate watching the people being iterviewed on the matter. The fat guy was annoying.

Is it weird that I want to smell that reporters feet? Cause if it is I don't give a damn

[tyler]

Originally Posted by eadster

Is it weird that I want to smell that reporters feet? Cause if it is I don't give a damn

oh you and i both man, and if she would've interviewed me as a random citizen, i would've volunteered a demonstration as a random foot fetish person for her reporter team on their cameras.

I would've suggested they start filming live... and i would have said to her: "now maam, if I could just have you take off one of your pumps"... then she'd take it off ..."and now maam, if I could just get you to place it in my palm"... and I'd have my palm out in front of her as if I was gonna do some professional magic trick, then when she places her pump in my palm, I'd immediately take it right there in front of the camera and place the toe portion over my nose and start sniffing it right there while making foot fetish noises like a desperate man who is half pig and also seems like he hasn't had sex in 40 yrs , doh! ...then I'd casually hand her back her pump and walk off like nothing happened

[SoleSolution]

***OK, I wrote my response before seeing the clip from YouTube that Tyler posted... That idiot went so far as to actually make contact with the Women and touch their Feet?!?!? That puts a whole different spin on the whole situation. I thought he was just snapping pics and got caught! It's a shame that he (perhaps) doesn't have Female friends or the means to see a dominatrix or even a ho0ker to satisfy his need for Feet. Going so far as to make contact with them takes it to a bizarre level...***

However... Yours truly is guilty of shooting Foot candids... (I'll share them here soon for those who may be interested... heh heh heh) But, in all the years I've been shooting candids, I have never been busted. The technique and equipment are important.

First of all... As far as equipment goes, shooting Foot candids with a cell phone is a complete waste. One should never use a cell phone to shoot Foot candids. A good camera with a decent zoom should be used. The camera I used for my candids had a 3x optical zoom plus a 12x digital zoom. It was a Leica lens, so the image did not look pixilated when zoomed all the way in. I have taken tons of great close up candids without being anywhere near the subject, therefore, it doesn't come off "creepy" as Tyler described it.

Technique is extremely important... and acting and looking natural is the key. It's important not to look like you're "up to something." I live in New York City where on any given day, especially in the warm months, everyone 'and their mama' is walking around with a camera. Everyone's got their camera pointed at something, so it's easy to take pics without any one knowing (or even caring about) what you're shooting. I never conceal my camera in any way while shooting, this is a big part of not looking suspicious. It's always worked for me. I guess living in a big city has helped my candid endeavors. LOL.

A bit of background regarding my shooting candids of Feet... Not everyone agrees with candid photography, so I should explain my reason for doing it. Back in the 90's I used to approach Women on the streets of the East and West Village and ask them if I could take photos of their Feet. I have tons of pics of Women who allowed me to do so... Others would refuse, no problem... but I would feel defeeted when a Woman with gorgeous Toes would say no... So I thought that instead of asking and being shot down, maybe I could do it secretly and not have to worry about the rejection. So somewhere in time I started shooting candids. Over the years, I've collected many candid Feet...

I'll be posting them soon for those of you that can appreciate them.

Peace
SS

[tyler]

Originally Posted by SoleSolution

So I thought that instead of asking and being shot down, maybe I could do it secretly and not have to worry about the rejection. So somewhere in time I started shooting candids. Over the years, I've collected many candid Feet...

I'll be posting them soon for those of you that can appreciate them.

i hate rejection myself and i think it is way better to get what you can if it was likely that they may not have ever allowed the footage at all.

can't wait to see your candid collection. i know that new york is fruitful area for some of the best toes and soles around

i have seen one candid photographer (FootPatrol) get all kinds of amazing shots being in NYC