"Street Photography" is the term used for photographers capturing candid images of people on the street, most often without their permission.  For most people, including myself, it is a challenge as it isn't natural to run up to a stranger; stick a camera in their face; and go click!  I overcame a lot of my own anxieties about doing this during my trip  to Myanmar.  (You can see some of those images in my book "Portraits From Myanmar" at:  http://www.blurb.com/b/5481828-portraits-from-myanmar).  

I've developed a procedure that seems to work:  If I'm spotted by the subject before I take the picture, I will point to the camera and make a questioning "OK" gesture.  If spotted after taking the picture, I will walk over to the person and show him/her the image  on the LCD.  Most often I'm rewarded with a smile. Occasionally I get a frown and a "No" gesture which I honor, but more often I get a smile! 

I continued my practice in Rome and here's a few of my "people" pictures:

I asked to take this Vatican Policewoman's picture.  

The lady serving pizza at what has become my favorite place to get a slice in Rome.  Ummn ... hot, fresh, thin crust slices!

I waited patiently as this woman put on her helmet.  I just had to see how she was going to get on this bike wearing a reasonably tight straight dress and knee-length red coat!  I wasn't sure she could do it ... wrong again ... :)

Look Carefully!  She's holding a selfie stick in one hand and a Nikon DSLR in the other.  She  looked at me taking her picture and we both laughed! I've titled it "Sign of the Times."

This Cardinal wasn't very happy.  If those eyes could speak English, I might learn that I've been condemned to an after-life spent in a hot place!

The Server at our morning coffee break.  Those eyes (and note the eyebrows) are equally expressive as the Cardinal's!

Selfies were everywhere.  This one at the Spanish Stairs.  I thought her face was beautiful but the smile rather wistful.  I wonder what she was thinking.

I took this image 1/10th of second too late. She had turned slightly and had spotted me taking it. Per my procedure, I went over and showed her the image in the camera's LCD.  I was rewarded with a "Que Bello!" Even with my limited Italian, I knew it meant something like how pretty! That was nice.