Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/08/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dr. Ted, Ted mon ami Thanks, again a "Master Class" Cheers Lluis El 30/08/2010, a las 21:18, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> <tedgrant at shaw.ca> escribi?: > If one wishes to become a "GOOD STREET PHOTOGRAPHER" here is the > simplest training you can engage in and train to become a > perfectionist! Until you are lightening fast and completely > unobtrusive. > > Sit on one end of a public park bench or wherever, do not pay any > attention to the person or persons who may come along and sit at the > other end. You are looking every other angle than directly at them, > but you are watching them with your peripheral vision. > > You put the camera up a few times always in different direction than > directly at the subject. Do it in a sort of fiddling manner. A few > times they may look at you while camera is to eye then they look to > see what you're shooting. > > You still never look directly at nor do you acknowledge they are > there. When you look in their direction there isn't any indication > you see them but actually you are looking beyond them. On occasion > you put the camera to eye in there direction... "click" and when the > camera comes down all your attention is beyond them even if you move > your body slightly indicating you are looking beyond them. > > I have on occasion in my hand motion indicated to have them lean > backwards or forwards, when they do immediately shoot. BUT ALWAYS > GIVE THEM A SMILE AND THUMBS UP FOR COOPERATING. That's it don't get > into conversation, carry on working this subject without them > knowing you are shooting them! > > Eventually they no longer pay attention and you're free to shoot > them quite candidly. Then move to another bench always looking for > "great light" and sit down. Start the routine all over again. > Eventually you can do this without thought and without any > indication to the person or persons at the other end of the bench > realizing you are shooting them, even when the camera looks like > it's pointed right at them. > > But never never ever acknowledge they are there because you look > through them at all times. > > Get this routine down pat and you can pull it off any number of > locations even when standing. > > Dr. ted > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tina Manley" > <images at comporium.net> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 11:36 AM > Subject: Re: [Leica]NOW photographing people and focal length - was > Re: Legs > > >> Street photography might work with a medium to long lens, but I >> don't think >> it would work at all for documentary photography . I like to get >> close to >> people and I think that's necessary. A long lens seems sneaky, >> somehow - >> more like paparazzi. >> >> Tina >> >> On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 2:17 PM, George Lottermoser >> <imagist3 at mac.com>wrote: >> >>> If a street photographer worked with a long lens, >>> and with the same respect and depth of knowledge for his subject >>> as Doug Herr shows for his critters, >>> I imagine we'd see equally strong work. >>> All the rules: >>> wide for street and architecture >>> medium long for portrait >>> long for wild life, stage and sports >>> etc. >>> have been and will continue to be broken >>> by the serious photographer >>> who's seriously searching for their own voice. >>> >>> IMO YMMV >>> >>> Regards, >>> George Lottermoser >>> george at imagist.com >>> http://www.imagist.com >>> http://www.imagist.com/blog >>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist >>> >>> On Aug 30, 2010, at 1:01 PM, Chris Saganich wrote: >>> >>> > If human beings showed-up for me the same way that wildlife >>> shows-up > for >>> me then a long lens it is. I like safety. Often we treat people >>> we don't >>> know more like wildlife or the streets we are on as untamed and >>> dangerous. >>> I never felt that HCB images portrayed people or places that way. >>> The >>> people and the places seemed very natural and it is obvious that >>> is how they >>> showed-up for him. Other street images seem like the photographer >>> was >>> shooting wildlife in a dangerous place. >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Tina Manley, ASMP >> www.tinamanley.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