Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/01/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Absolutely amen. How is it possible to be there yet not?. Looked at but not seen? What's her face (the original post subject) gets looked at....Damn, subjects stare at camera....must be docudrama work....bs.bs.bs....If one has to have an explanation then there is no hope of understanding.....Mr. or Ms. Photo vest will always be evident. Self evident if nothing else. Become invisible. Your subject will see through you like a windowpane. You will see into them like a man with a good book. bd@bdcolenphoto.com wrote: > Absolutely, flat out, untrue. > If you are on the scene to be Mr. Photographer, you will be seen and alter > the scene. If you leave your ego home and concentrate on your work, in a > very short period of time you will become virtually invisible. > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Rabiner <mark@rabinergroup.com> > > Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2008 21:45:38 > To:Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] When in doubt ask photographer > > > Somebody standing in a room with a camera is like a Hippo in your kitchen. > You can pretend you don't know its there. But there's no ignoring the > peanuts on its breath. > We don't have to pose pictures to alter behavior. > The fact that all behaviour changes when a motion picture camera or video > camera is in the room is a given. > But a still camera is thought of as so low key as to blend in. > That's not been my experience and observation. > Even lowly "event" photographers know this. > All eyes are on you at all times. They're just looking the other way. > I think people learn play the game of "lets ignore the photographer while > we all pretend we're doing real things" but its just a fun game their > playing. > Even in those insipid documentary's real life real time whatever with a > whole house bugged with micro robot cameras in the corners of the ceiling > everyone at all times are "on". > > Me I wake up at night open the refrigerator the light comes on and I'm > good > for 20 minutes. The old soft shoe. Patter song. Few jokes. > > Don't I look just like myself? > > Mark William Rabiner > markrabiner.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > >