Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/05/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Philippe, Excellent question! At least, I think that the great photographers and painters, they has been capable to transmit to us the personnality of his subjects, and I think too that if you are in love with what you are photographing, this sensation is transmited... Maybe I'm a dreamer... Saludos cordiales Luis -----Mensaje original----- De: lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org] En nombre de Philippe Orlent Enviado el: mi?rcoles, 02 de mayo de 2007 22:31 Para: Leica Users Group Asunto: Re: [Leica] WAS: IMG: early April,NOW: Street Photography 'definition' Op 1-mei-07, om 19:31 heeft Luis Ripoll het volgende geschreven: > Philippe, > > I fully agree your criteria, that's more difficult is communicate to > the spectator the same sentiment you had when you took the image. I really don't know if that is possible. Anybody? Philippe > > Saludos cordiales > Luis > > -----Mensaje original----- > De: lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org] En > nombre de Philippe Orlent Enviado el: martes, 01 de mayo de 2007 13:42 > Para: Leica Users Group > Asunto: Re: [Leica] WAS: IMG: early April,NOW: Street Photography > 'definition' > > Street photography. 4 criteria for me. > What I consider the perfect street photograph is the following: > It is a photo made 'out there' (indoors or outdoors), in public places > where people that don't necesserally know each other meet, pass, > interact or don't interact. > It is a photo where you feel that the photographer was unnoticed. > This doesn't mean that you can't have people looking into the lens, > but it should be with an 'empty' and non responsive look. Or that pre- > recognition look just before people understand that it's them that are > being photographed. > It is a photo that captures a moment that the viewer recognizes as > being unstaged, pure and genuine. A snap of life. A frozen moment. > And finally it is a photo that has a perfect composition. As if it was > staged to get all the elements in it at the right place at the right > time. > Like everything suddenly falls into place. Without being staged. > > Philippe > > > > Op 30-apr-07, om 21:08 heeft Lottermoser George het volgende > geschreven: > >> We have a number of folks doing "street photography." I have a number >> of conflicting feelings about this sort of work. I find your work to >> be quite interesting. I'd love for this group to discuss the genre. >> Just about the time I start feeling, "this stuff is really boring. >> Why >> do people photograph other people standing or walking on the street?" >> I open your images and feel, "oh these are some interesting images of >> people standing or walking on the street." Can one articulate what >> makes a powerful "street photograph?" >> >> Regards, >> George Lottermoser >> george@imagist.com >> >> >> >> On Apr 26, 2007, at 9:04 AM, H. Ball Arche wrote: >> >>> http://tinyurl.com/2m8kyn >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > 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