Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/07/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Ted, and other friends I'm absolutely agree with what do you say, in your usual words KISS. Actually I van't imagine what kind of work could has do HCB with the automatic cameras and digital facilities, we have all reed that the darkroom work of better said, darkroom after work of HCB was very hard, many of his negatives was under or over exposed, but what counted was the value of the moment, as you have said, instinct, thoughts become later... I've sincerely smiled when some of the comments has said me that the head of the children was perfectly framed with the background....., just luck my friend! I really don't know at that moment what I had in front of my eyes, like a "flash" as you say "see--click" ... , keep it simple. Thanks for your excellent explanation about the photography reactions and considerations, your comments are always a Master Class! Cheers! Lluis El 31/07/2013, a las 19:28, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> escribi?: >> Steve Barbour: IN ANSWER TO LlUIS: >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Light and shadows >> >> STEVE BARBOUR OFFERED: >> Lluis, Ted, friends of the LUG, my friends, >> >> this phrase used by Lluis is of course from the title of Cartier Bresson's >> famous book. These words have often troubled me, what is the real meaning >> of this phrase......? >> >> perhaps something like , on the fly... unguarded, unauthorized, >> without permission, spontaneous.... who can really say ? >> >> the title "Images a la sauvette" has been translated as "the decisive >> moment", but this, almost certainly, is at best, a very loose >> translation, >> possibly a title selected out of commercial motivations, even so it has >> assumed a most profound significance in the world of photography. >> >> Surely we can do better, what does it really mean ? why? Does it tell us >> something about the way HCB worked ? >> >> Please give me your thoughts on this....The answer to these questions, >> might >> bring us to the motivations, the methodology of Henri Cartier Bresson, one >> of our most iconic photographers.... >> Steve Barbour > ======================= > AND TED SAID:.............. > > Hi Steve, Lluis and interested others, > > My feelings ever since I became fascinated with the work of HCB has been > that he worked from a "visual instinct of the moment." I suppose the > "Decisive moment" as he has been tagged with lo these many years! I don't > think a great deal of thought as we see and read these days about "what > lens, what ISO, ec etec of details when a photographer is about to take a > picture today." He saw, "CLICK!" Or faster! > > It's a heart, gut, instinct fashion of shooting. Virtually very little > thought process as one "click's the shutter release!" The thought process > comes after the "CLICK!" As I have written on many occasions, "SEE-CLICK!" > Don't think............ "SEE-SHOOT!" Basically that's how I re-act to the > triggering moment! Regardless of subject. Particularly when shooting the > Olympics and other sporting events. And on many occasions, people and > moments. > > THE BIOGRAPHY: "Ted Grant: Sixty Years of Legendary Photojournalism." > The biography about my wicked wicked life as a photojournalist is on the > market in October. However you can pre-order from AMAZON now and save a > bunch of money. In this book you hopefully will appreciate my instinct of > "see-shoot!" when looking at the photography. > > As I feel it, HCB shot from his see-click fashion simply from a re-action > process of ... "see--click!" > > The "hully-gullies" in the belly of seeing his "decisive moment" was > appreciated later when viewing the photograph and seeing the moment he > caught of instant life!! :-) See, keep it simple! > > Anyway that's how I sort of feel it. ..... "SEE-SHOOT!" :-) > > cheers, > Dr. ted :-) > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information