Asking to take a photograph of someone?

[Peter R]

I'm a very entry level French speaker, and will be traveling to Paris soon with the hopes of taking lots of  photos of french shopkeepers in their place of business. 

 

I want to be as respectful as possible and am trying to find the best phrase to ask if I can take their photo. 

 

Google translate suggests:

 

"Puis-je vous prendre en photo?"

 

Is this too formal? Is "Puis-je vous photo" too casual?

[lauris]

"Puis-je vous prendre en photo" is very formal.

When you speak, you would say "Est-ce que je peux vous prendre en photo?" or simply "je peux vous prendre en photo?" (which is very casual)

[Peter R]

Excellent. "je peux vous prendre en photo?" is what I'll go with. 

 

Thanks! (Err, merci!)