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Subject: [Leica] Being a fly on the wall
From: jsmith342 at gmail.com (Jeffery Smith)
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:54:53 -0500
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Well, I'm going to try something new this weekend. I'm going to drive up 
near someone on the sidewalk, leap out of the car, snap his picture, jump 
back in the car, and lay rubber all the way down the street. 

This thread has inspired me into some real shooting action. 

Jeffery


On Mar 19, 2010, at 1:47 PM, Richard Man wrote:

> I don't have much experience doing "fly on the wall" on the streets.
> However, at parties, everyone knows that I am the one with the camera. I
> mean, everyone has a camera by now, but I will just keep shooting.
> 
> I didn't post this here because it's not interesting to people not in the
> party, but here's something I did last weekend:
> http://www.imagecraft.com/pub/PICS/Hiku2010/
> 
> The host is shipping out to the air force, and the next time we will see 
> her
> properly won't be for another 2 years or so....
> 
> On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 9:20 AM, George Lottermoser <imagist3 at 
> mac.com>wrote:
> 
>> Depends entirely on what the photographer intends to
>> portray/say/express/create.
>> 
>> "be a fly on the wall and attempt to document reality"
>> represents only one intention and approach.
>> 
>> "get to know your subject and attempt to capture intimate portraits"
>> another intention and approach
>> 
>> and the list goes on - hopefully without end
>> 
>> no matter how you bring the camera into the scene
>> your and your camera's presence will alter the scene
>> (unless you're a surveillance camera on a pole for a year;
>> in which case most people will have - unfortunately - forgotten your
>> presence)
>> 
>> Regards,
>> George Lottermoser
>> george at imagist.com
>> http://www.imagist.com
>> http://www.imagist.com/blog
>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist



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