Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/06/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]hi all, > ah...by the way, he used a 6x7 camera, I guess a Mamiya or something alike. he used a plaubel makina, the 80/2.8 nikkor lens. that is a cool book. nice use of color. i've been thinking that only pretty recently have i been taking single pictures rather than one-frame cinema. i definitely feel that my composition, framing, and especially lighting have all been way more influenced by cinematography than straight photography, and that book was really insightful to me in seeing my process. photographers maybe a little more so now, but only because i'm aware of these folks, whereas before i was very much trying to take pictures that looked like what i was expecting.... and that as an american born in the last 30 years, films are the mainstream visual aesthetic. OT, i think that's why it's so hard to take street candids-- most people in the usa are very aware of the power of photographic representation, far more sensitive (sophisticated?) than say latin america or southeast asia. that, of course, will change :( cheers, happy shooting! kenny