Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/06/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Lol. Perfectly natural! :-) Sent via iiiPad Bob Adler Redwood City, CA On Jun 9, 2012, at 5:36 PM, Ken Carney <kcarney1 at cox.net> wrote: > 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/ >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information