[Leica] Is this true?

Tue Jul 29 00:10:26 PDT 2014

Wow, I had never thought of this. Street photography is one of my favorites, 
as is airshows. My mindset is always looking for the moment or for the 
photo, I'm not really consciously thinking as much as just looking for what 
to me are obvious photos. Not everyone sees what I see as obvious, and are 
surprised at the results, usually in a positive way, but sometimes in a What 
Were You Thinking way. To me photography has always been an instinctive 
thing. Maybe that's why I have never done elaborate studio shots, not do I 
want to.

Hope I don't start thinking too much now. This has been sort of eye opening 
about my process, which is often dramatically different from others.

-----Original Message----- 
From: Ted Grant
Sent: Monday, July 28, 2014 11:51 PM
To: 'Leica Users Group'
Subject: Re: [Leica] Is this true?

HOLY COW WAYNE! :-)

Man that's a lot of time in thinking when a downhill Olympic skier is coming
at you close to a hundred miles an hour! :-)

Or your shooting Indy car racing or other forms of car racing trust me you
don't put to much thought in to it. But rather shoot by instinct. Besides
when you are being paid good money to come home with great action photos the
only thought process is usually... "JEEESH I HOPE THEY LIKE THE STUFF?" But
I suppose to each his own in our own little ways.
cheers,
ted

-----Original Message-----
From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
Duane Birkey
Sent: July-28-14 6:01 PM
To: Lug at leica-users.org
Subject: Re: [Leica] Is this true?

Well a quote is something that was true to the person who said it in the
context they said it in...   And if the context was people who were thinking
about taking pictures instead of taking the moment as it happened... and as
a result they missed the moment altogether...   well there is truth to
that...

On the other hand...  I never stop thinking when I am taking pictures...
I'm thinking about what is actually happening...  what I want to capture...
what moments may happen...  where I need to be to get those...  where is the
light coming from....  what do I want to include or eliminate from the
background...

As a moment happens.. I'm normally already in the right spot to start
shooting...  but I'm still thinking about whether the moment is over...  and
if there is another moment coming up...   and if I need to move one way or
another... get closer or back up...    and can I get a better shot...

There is fine line between thinking and instinct....   but I think a lot of
great photographers have the ability to think and shoot at the same time...
most amateurs do not...

I have to look at a lot of photos taken by people who do not think before,
during or after they take pictures...  They don't think about lighting,
composition, exposure, backgrounds... or for that matter what the subject is
and what the photo communicates....    And while they do often take photos
at the right moment..  everything else is wrong...   that is picture
taking...   me....  I prefer picture making...   : )

Duane

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Ted wrote:

Hi CREW!

A quotation for consideration??? Right or wrong?????

>>> When you take pictures "Hell don't think, click the moment! That's
picture taking!"

C&C welcome.

cheers,
Dr. ted :-)

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