Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/07/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Like I said before, I feel that a good personality and a comfort zone with the equipment you have are the most important factors. But a smaller camera is going to make most people feel more unobtrusive (i.e., make them feel more comfortable). I really believe that there are two types of street photography: (1) the stand back; fly on the wall; observer; and (2) the participant; getting involved with the subject. In the latter situation, it does not matter what type of camera you have, because you're only going to start taking pics when the subject is comfortable and at least tacitly approves. ----- Original Message ----- From: Kyle Cassidy Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2005 7:42 AM To: 'lug@leica-users.org' Subject: [Leica] I didn't even notice the camera.... SLR? M6? Anybody notice how on the TV show COPS a two person crew with a gigantic betacam and a boom microphone burst into people's homes and NOBODY EVER says "whats with the camera?" or "am I on tv?" Who's that NYC photographer who teaches a class in street photography and makes his class go out into central park and get completely in people's faces with an SLR? I think someone on the list took the course and posted a nice review of it. 20 minutes into the class, everybody was out in the park photographing strangers from five feet away. Mary Ellen Mark does street photography with a freaking Hasselblad. I don't think it's the size of the camera as much as the attidude of the photographer that makes a street photographer. Weegee, for that matter, did it with a 4x5. If you wanted to be completely invisible you could use one of those nikon coolpix with the twisty backs, they have no shutter, they're completely silent, and you're never holding a viewfinder to your eye. Heck, you could even keep the camera in a paper bag.... It's not about being invisible..... Kc _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information