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

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On 3/25/15, 9:45 PM, "Leowesson" <leowesson at gmail.com> wrote:

>Robert, 
>
>What is a shutter push?
>
>Leo Wesson
>leowesson.com
>
>> 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 imagesŠsome thoughts transmitted by Peter Turnley during his
>>> workshop in CubaŠ  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...it¹s 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 bee²
>>> 
>>> 11. writer¹s don¹t talk about their word processors, they talk about
>>> their         writing,  photographers don¹t need to talk about their
>>> equipment eitherŠ.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 badŠ  How it will influence the Cuba we
>>>see now
>>> is anyone¹s guessŠso if you want to see Cuba as it is now, go now.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Steve and Tara
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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