Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/07/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Jul 29, 2014, at 12:10 AM, Bill Pearce <billcpearce at cox.net> wrote: > Wow, I had never thought of this. Street photography is one of my > favorites, as is airshows. My mindset is always looking for the moment or > for the photo, I'm not really consciously thinking as much as just looking > for what to me are obvious photos. as in, hey ! look at that ! > Not everyone sees what I see as obvious, and are surprised at the results, > usually in a positive way, but sometimes in a What Were You Thinking way. > To me photography has always been an instinctive thing. Maybe that's why I > have never done elaborate studio shots, not do I want to. what life gives you is virtually always better than what you can think up your self....! You just must be alert to it, and ready.... > > Hope I don't start thinking too much now. This has been sort of eye > opening about my process, which is often dramatically different from > others. > > -----Original Message----- From: Ted Grant > Sent: Monday, July 28, 2014 11:51 PM > To: 'Leica Users Group' > Subject: Re: [Leica] Is this true? > > HOLY COW WAYNE! :-) > > Man that's a lot of time in thinking when a downhill Olympic skier is > coming > at you close to a hundred miles an hour! :-) > > Or your shooting Indy car racing or other forms of car racing trust me you > don't put to much thought in to it. But rather shoot by instinct. Besides > when you are being paid good money to come home with great action photos > the > only thought process is usually... "JEEESH I HOPE THEY LIKE THE STUFF?" But > I suppose to each his own in our own little ways. > cheers, > ted > > -----Original Message----- > From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On > Behalf Of > Duane Birkey > Sent: July-28-14 6:01 PM > To: Lug at leica-users.org > Subject: Re: [Leica] Is this true? > > Well a quote is something that was true to the person who said it in the > context they said it in... And if the context was people who were > thinking > about taking pictures instead of taking the moment as it happened... and as > a result they missed the moment altogether... well there is truth to > that... > > > > On the other hand... I never stop thinking when I am taking pictures... > I'm thinking about what is actually happening... what I want to capture... > what moments may happen... where I need to be to get those... where is > the > light coming from.... what do I want to include or eliminate from the > background... > > > > As a moment happens.. I'm normally already in the right spot to start > shooting... but I'm still thinking about whether the moment is over... > and > if there is another moment coming up... and if I need to move one way or > another... get closer or back up... and can I get a better shot... > > > > There is fine line between thinking and instinct.... but I think a lot of > great photographers have the ability to think and shoot at the same time... > most amateurs do not... > > > > I have to look at a lot of photos taken by people who do not think before, > during or after they take pictures... They don't think about lighting, > composition, exposure, backgrounds... or for that matter what the subject > is > and what the photo communicates.... And while they do often take photos > at the right moment.. everything else is wrong... that is picture > taking... me.... I prefer picture making... : ) > > > > Duane > > ? > > ****************************************** > > Ted wrote: > > > > Hi CREW! > > A quotation for consideration??? Right or wrong????? > >>>> When you take pictures "Hell don't think, click the moment! That's > picture taking!" > > C&C welcome. > > cheers, > Dr. ted :-) > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information