[Leica] photographing people and keeping your mouth shut

[s.dimitrov at charter.net (Slobodan Dimitrov)]

You'll notice that they don't teach business skills in photo school.  
At least PJ schools teach you to be an employee. Not much better, but  
better than nothing.

Slobodan Dimitrov
http://www.sdimitrovphoto.com/



On Jan 20, 2007, at 6:32 AM, Kyle Cassidy wrote:

> alistair sed of www.armedamerica.org:
>
>
>> I really like this project, though it is not one I could do (prone to
>> opening the old mouth too often I'm afraid ;-)
>
> i've learned that very often being a "good" photographer has less  
> to do with your camera skills and more to do with your people  
> skills. which means knowing when to talk, when to listen, and when  
> to keep your personal opinions quiet. i was asked, on numerous  
> occasions what my own opinion was. i tried to asure people of two  
> things, one, that my own opinion didn't matter and that two, i  
> wasn't out trying to make anyone look foolish by selectively  
> quoting them or posing them in a way that was unflattering; that i  
> really was interested in their opinion and that i would present it  
> as honestly as i could.
>
>  if i've done this project properly, i've left judgement for the  
> viewer who, as alistair points out, will bring many of their own  
> opinions to the gallery with them.
>
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