Dyer and Blind photo

The photo of the blind woman is intriguing within itself. As we discussed yesterday in class the lady seems to be rough around the edges and apparently blind. Even without the sign, which fights to be the focal point with her appearance, we can obviously see there is something wrong with the lady's eyesight due to one being slightly closed and the other unfocused. Needless to say this lady did not appear to be the approachable type. With that being said I am sure it was difficult for Strand to get such an up close and personal shot of the lady.
In class I wondered how the photographer was able to attain such a close shot of the lady. I thought it may have been seen as rude for him to sit right in front of what appeared to be a blind homeless lady and snap shots of her face. As a result of the accuracy of the photo I figured it had to take at least 10 shots to get the shot that the photographer was able to capture, so for 10 shots he/she was standing in the face of this lady snapping photos. This confused me because this lady did not seem as if she would agree to having her photo taken, not wanting to feel in a way as if she were trying to be humiliated or made fun of. That is why after reading Dyer's "The Ongoing Moment" things made a little more sense to me.
The fact that the shots were taking blindly without the lady or others around knowing they were being photoed seemed much more believable and realistic to me. It also adds to the talent of the photographer. For Strand to be able to capture a photo like this blindly is interesting. It seemed to me that the quality of the picture could only be attained through the lady posing for the shot or knowing that the photo was being taken. When I read that Strand was just "blindly" taking the photo I appreciated the shot even more.