Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I wish I were a fly on the wall. With a video camera to shoot the scene... All the best from the south of France! Tarek ------------------------------------------------- Tarek Charara <http://www.pix-that-stimulate.com> NO ARCHIVE Le 19 mars 10 ? 19:54, Jeffery Smith a ?crit : > Well, I'm going to try something new this weekend. I'm going to > drive up near someone on the sidewalk, leap out of the car, snap his > picture, jump back in the car, and lay rubber all the way down the > street. > > This thread has inspired me into some real shooting action. > > Jeffery > > > On Mar 19, 2010, at 1:47 PM, Richard Man wrote: > >> I don't have much experience doing "fly on the wall" on the streets. >> However, at parties, everyone knows that I am the one with the >> camera. I >> mean, everyone has a camera by now, but I will just keep shooting. >> >> I didn't post this here because it's not interesting to people not >> in the >> party, but here's something I did last weekend: >> http://www.imagecraft.com/pub/PICS/Hiku2010/ >> >> The host is shipping out to the air force, and the next time we >> will see her >> properly won't be for another 2 years or so.... >> >> On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 9:20 AM, George Lottermoser >> <imagist3 at mac.com>wrote: >> >>> Depends entirely on what the photographer intends to >>> portray/say/express/create. >>> >>> "be a fly on the wall and attempt to document reality" >>> represents only one intention and approach. >>> >>> "get to know your subject and attempt to capture intimate portraits" >>> another intention and approach >>> >>> and the list goes on - hopefully without end >>> >>> no matter how you bring the camera into the scene >>> your and your camera's presence will alter the scene >>> (unless you're a surveillance camera on a pole for a year; >>> in which case most people will have - unfortunately - forgotten your >>> presence) >>> >>> Regards, >>> George Lottermoser >>> george at imagist.com >>> http://www.imagist.com >>> http://www.imagist.com/blog >>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information