staging and stuff

The parts I liked in Dave Wertheimer's Staged, Staging, Stages was when he said that our very presence alters the situation from its original position. We and our equipment are a distraction. One good tip he gave was to use eye contact, so as not to be a "guy/girl with camera" but "Erin who happens to have a camera". Also he said to leave the wireless mic in the room and leave, that way people are really not intimidated. Funny, I thought. Further, yea, staging is really an ethical issue. I remember in class Lynda talking about a reporter asking someone to say something in a certain way... not okay. Its nice to see that this guy knows it's not just a "line in the sand".