[Leica] peter turnley's workshop in Cuba, march 2015

[Leowesson]

Robert, 

What is a shutter push?

Leo Wesson
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> On Mar 25, 2015, at 19:52, Robert Baron <robertbaron1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Thanks, Steve, I'm really glad you and Tara posted this. It is very
> educational even for those of us who wait....
> 
> Was there any (or much) discussion of the concept of working all angles of
> a scene / photograph / portrait, or did he urge shooting a few frames  -
> taking your best shot, as it were - and moving on?
> 
> Did he talk about quantity of shutter pushes?
> 
> Should I assume there was no mention of UV filters?  ;-)
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> --Bob
> 
> On Wed, Mar 25, 2015 at 7:45 PM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> making images…some thoughts transmitted by Peter Turnley during his
>> workshop in Cuba…  March 2015
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 1. produce the flavor of (the people and fabric of ) Cuba as it is now.
>> 
>> 2. color or bw, one or the other. Tara used color, I used only bw, and was
>> the only one
>> 
>> 3. consistency of focal length, prefer one, get to know it well.
>> 
>> 4. horizontal format encouraged, a few vertical frames but watch content
>> 
>> 5. formatting, keep them all in the same, standard ratio
>> 
>> 6. do not have pieces of the primary focus of the composition cut off,
>> e.g.feet etc(see # 12 below)
>> 
>> 7. do not shoot cliches or standard stuff, things that may be seen anywhere
>> 
>> 8. compositition and content is key...it’s all about the feelings generated
>> 
>> 9. ditch the long lens, and the zoom too, shoot 50mm, 35mm, or wider lens
>> 
>> 10. move, be aggressive, go for the shot..."move like a butterfly, sting
>> like a bee”
>> 
>> 11. writer’s don’t talk about their word processors, they talk about
>> their         writing,  photographers don’t need to talk about their
>> equipment either….talk about the art and what it evokes
>> 
>> 12. watch the edges, especially when photographing people, if you are
>> making an image of dancers, cutting off a foot is a critical error.
>> 
>> 
>> We stayed at the top Havana hotel, which was very comfortable, quiet and
>> excellent. Food overall was excellent and abundant, but one must know how,
>> where to eat in a foreign country, as poor food was easily available.
>> 
>> The workshop was intensive, ie very hard work. Students numbered 16, plus
>> Peter Turnley, two other young, excellent photographers, also a bus driver
>> and a guide who knew the people, the geogrpaphy, history, and the social
>> makeup of the people, who spoke excellent English. The experience was
>> joyful, even thrilling at times.
>> Speaking for Tara and I...  we learned a lot, agreed with some of the
>> above, practiced it all...  benefited from it, found it productive. It was
>> an experience with benefits that will last a lifetime. We may do another
>> similar workshop with him one day in Paris.
>> 
>> In this world of rapid changes, even in this country where time has stood
>> still for 50 years, change is inevitable, and it could be rapid, now that
>> the political landscape recently changed. What will happen of course is
>> unclear, it may be good and bad…  How it will influence the Cuba we see now
>> is anyone’s guess…so if you want to see Cuba as it is now, go now.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Steve and Tara
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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