Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/06/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well, Mark, I don't know. My subjects just seem to be themselves even though I have a Canon SLR with an enormous zoom lens: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/kcarney/_MG_2437.jpg.html Ken The only time I really wanted the James Bond gear was a gal demonstrating some product at our state fair. She had a really low-cut shirt and lightning bolt tattoos on her ahmm, chest. She said, oh please don't take my picture, my hair is a mess. I put the camera down and she said, thank you so much. On 6/9/2012 6:59 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: > If you really want to not change anything in a situation you go into try > going into it with a 16mm Bolex. I'm sure a modern video camera will give > you about those results. Everyone will be acting completely normally. > They're be pretending to not be being hyperaware of the camera and > themselves. With a still camera its about half that. Trust me and I don't > care who you are. You walk into a situation with a camera and that > situation > ceases to be "normal" at that moment. Every one is very aware of themselves > and put on the normal act. Though some will do the opposite and "act out". > Put on a real show. > There really isn't any point in thinking that you are an inert ingredient > to > the situation and that you are not changing and interacting with the > situation. You just are anyway. Its best to recognize it and talk with > people. > The way to get around it is to have a camera built into a suitcase or into > your eyeglasses earpieces or hat. That's the only way your going to get a > non affected reality. There's a surveillance section in the B&H catalog and > I'm sure on their internet site. I'm not sure how successful those kinds of > images are. I think its best to recognize that you are very much part of > any > scene you are photographing. And interact all you feel like. > > HCB had the guy jump over the puddle more than a dozen times. I'm not away > of anyone having a problem with that. > > - - from my iRabs. > Mark Rabiner > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/springdays/ > >