Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/11/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]ted grant wrote: > > Kari wrote: > > <<<And I know from experience that there is no way of catching images like > some of those in UG with that quick approach i.e. crashing in with an > assitant and a pile of gear. No, you have to blend in. Go humbly in a bus > and be patient and win the trust of the people first. It sounds romantic > but it is actually slow and sweaty and not glamorous at all.>>> > > Ted Wrote: > > How true!!!!!!! When you are there, "but not there" and you become > invisible with the people you are trying photograph, that's when the truly > moving images are taken. > > But an assitant automatically gives you away and you are visible as though > you had a red neon flasher on top of your head. Better the assistant drops > you off a mile down the road and you quietly come along alone. > > ted Makes you wonder at the "reality" of documentary films when they go in with 4-5 person crew (not to mention attitude, in my experience). Donal Philby San Diego