Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/06/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Kyle sez .....i'm trying to write more. i was > once told by a famous photographer that each image has to stand on its > own and i struggled with that and lately came to realize that its wrong to > think that text and image can't be dependant upon one another -- I guess it is possible that each image can stand on its own, but if enough photographers were able to fully convey their intention with the photo alone, then my guess is we'd have magazines and newspapers with only photos, no cutlines, no story text. >at least this is my art and i need to go in that direction. the thing that most > fascinates me about photography is when it is used as visual diary -- i > realize only now that this PAW has been my diary for the past year and a > half and that i need to be putting more than just pictures in it. I'm most fascinated with the several PAW projects that have text explaining something of the circumstances of the photo, especially when the mindset of the photographer is revealed alongside the picture. I'm sometimes critical of Street-shooting intrusiveness, but when I discovered the other areas of your webpage outside the PAW that reveal your curiosity about most of the subjects of your work, I understand and appreciate your work more. Taking a picture only uses a fraction of a second in most cases; It seems to me that the shooter's brain processes MUST consume more time. I'm not sure we give the viewer a fair shake if we present only a revelation of 1/60th of a second of our thoughts. I appreciate the update on Emily, and thanks for one of the best zoo shots I've seen in a while, I love a redhead, no matter what color her hair is! Regards. SonC http://www.sonc.com "You can't always get what you want, but if you try, sometimes you might just find you can get what you need." The Stones