Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/09/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Equally respectfully - I'm not suggesting going into a situation with a shooting "plan" of any kind. I am suggesting taking a nanosecond to ask oneself, "why am I tripping the shutter?" And, further, I am suggesting that a good deal longer be spent going over the resulting negs - or work prints - asking oneself, "will someone looking at this image be able to see in it what I saw in the original situation, or did I have much more information than they have in this single still image?" As to Winnogrand - Winnogrand had to gifts: the first was an absolutely amazing eye, which probably functioned on a subconscious level, allowing him to "see" things which very few mortal see; and he was obviously an astoundingly good editor, able to pour over thousands and thousands of images and pull out the comparative handful of truly outstanding images. B. D. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of DanKPhoto@aol.com Sent: Monday, September 09, 2002 11:42 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Subject: RE: [Leica] I See Dead People & PAW Ketchup B.D., Respectfully, why think about why he's shooting the T-shirt? What will that accomplish? Going into a situation with "big ideas" weighs me down and takes me away from the best advice I ever got as a photographer (from Chris Rauschenberg at Blue Sky Gallery: "Shoot first and ask questions later." [He got the advice from John Wayne]). I'm not saying we shouldn't have anything in our heads when we photograph, but I find being open to the moment and responsive without censorship or preconceived is more productive and can lead to pleasant surprises. Perhaps this is the Winnogrand approach of photographing something to see what it looks like photographed, but I think that was good answer to "why do you photograph?" <<From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of B. D. Colen Sent: Sunday, September 08, 2002 9:52 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: RE: [Leica] I See Dead People & PAW Ketchup Rather than go back to reshoot the T-shirt, you might want to think about why you're shooting the t-shirt - other than to document its existence. B. D.>> - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html