Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/06/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Don't think so, Dr. Ted. Any thought in support of your statements? On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 8:31 PM, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > Sorry that this topic maybe behind all. But given I've once again got my > machine back I happened to come across this interesting bit of dialogue? > > The problem here are the people.... photographer, whomever a female... NO > NOT OUR TINA! > > But it seems she said.... " ??I was interested in photographing people at > moments when they had dropped all pretense of a pose.? > > Well hell lady get their minds on something other than yerself standing > around with a camera in hand!!!!!!!! Get the their minds into action, > serious thoughts as simple as looking for something that you know where it > is and what it is! Then you ask a question about the subject creating a > thought process in their minds with a slight hint of what it is and their > minds can be so turned on looking for it, you can almost leave the scene > and > they'll still be looking for the object, colour whatever! But as long as > they stand around and you with camera in hand they will mentally be working > through some kind of posing routine quite often without even realizing they > are doing it! > > "GIVE THEM SOMETHING TO DO?"" ?And you have all the pictures you can take > without them having a thought about you. ?In other words take pictures > unposed without a thought! > > I hope I'm some where near the topic line but this simple bit of, may I > call > it "Heavy duty mental process practiced on a CEO , BISHOP or any other > human > being and you'll shoot candid photos until the cows come home. > > There you go KISS!!!! :-) Just got to love it! :-) And not ?a shmaltzy > non-understanding word of directions and simplicity! > > cheers, > Dr. ted :-) > > > > Oh yeah. And Lew old buddy? > > On Sat, Jun 23, 2012 at 9:15 PM, Lew Schwartz <lew1716 at gmail.com> wrote: > >> Well, yes and no. Not posing when one is aware that one is being >> photographed just isn't possible since it's merely a special case of being >> aware that you're being looked at. <<<<<<< > > > Yer wrong!!!!!!!!! > > cheers, Dr. ted > > > We all 'pose' in this respect. A second >> >> issue is the necessity of providing grist for the textual side of current >> gallery, publication and museum mill. Something, even if it isn't right on >> the money, has to be said as a segue for viewers into the work. Finally, >> there is some truth to her statement. When you tell teenagers not to pose >> it become interpreted by them to mean" "Don't pretend to be an adult, and >> don't act like a child," yet what teenager is totally comfortable with >> himself as is, especially when that self is so transitory? This is the >> awkwardness that she captures. >> >> On Sat, Jun 23, 2012 at 10:39 AM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> >> wrote: >> >> > I like them but I don't understand why she says, ??I was interested in >> > photographing people at moments when they had dropped all pretense of a >> > pose.? >> > >> > When they are all obviously and self-consciously posing! >> > >> > Tina > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- -Lew S.