you know, it's funny you say that. I dont think I'm really that much of a "people" person. All of these people I'm really comfortable with, and even at that, most of these pics were taken from pretty far back.
I like being able to get close with a telephoto without being "intrusive". in the majority of these, the subject didnt know I was taking a picture, and only 2 were really "posed".
the other thing is I take a LOT of photos - probably keep less than 15%. I think that bioth gives me a large pool to draw from as well as gets the subjects "used" to teh camera.
The drawback with this however is that I'm really only comfortable taking pictures of the people I'm with. I've often seen someone that looks really interesting that I'd love to get some pics of, but I dont have the courage to go up and ask.