Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/08/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dear Brian, Street photography ranges from the concealed to the staged via the discrete. There is generally a desire to remain uninvoved and to capture what is happening "out there" uninfluenced by the observer; certainly, that is where I woudl put myself: http://johnbeeching.com/. However, you can't always avoid being observed/detected even if only in an undefinably psychological sense, and occasionally that interaction can make the picture: http://johnbeeching.com/selection/album/slides/05-18-15-L1-F1.html But more often than not it can spoil it. John On 19/08/07, Brian Reid <reid@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> wrote: > > I've been curious for years why it is that the norm in street photography > is > not to interact with the subjects. I am primarily a portrait person, and > everything about portraiture involves interacting with the subject. The > street photographs that get the most accolades seem to be those in which > the > photographed subjects do not show awareness of the photographer. I always > find that unsettling. > > Why is this? Is there some philosophical basis, or is it just habit? > > Brian > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- John Beeching http://johnbeeching.com/