RE: [Leica] Human Traffic

["B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>]

I know that when Gene was doing the cocaine project he started hanging
around the neighborhood without a camera, let alone not taking photos. He
gained the trust of his subjects long before he began shooting - and it
shows in the results.
B. D.

- -----Original Message-----
From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of J Vaughan
Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2000 12:05 PM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: [Leica] Human Traffic


When I met Gene Richards in Denver his advice was to be a familiar
sight in the area you are shooting BEFORE you bring out your camera.
Talk with people. Get to know them on some level then start taking
ictures.
This was at a time in my life when I was doing more street photo stuff
and working for Upi to  help pay for college.

 Try shooting in your neighborhood first this will help you to be mre
comfortable. IMHO...

Now I shoot with a polaroid as well and give away free prints...
shooting 665 I get a great Negative and I don't feel as funny telling
someone I'll give them a copy and then Tottaly forgeting about it at a
later date...

Jeremy

- --- Ted Grant <tedgrant@home.com> wrote:
>
>
> Dan Honemann wrote:  to Johnny Deadman's advice in shooting four
> rolls
> to overcome shy shooting on the street.
> >
> > Thanks for this advice, Johnny--it's truly helpful.
> >
> > My hunch is that it is easier to street shoot where there is a
> higher
> > density of human traffic; there's less attention to any one person,
> > including the one with the camera.  Baltimore traffic tends to be
> sparse,
> > save for certain times/occasions.  DC is a bit thicker.
> >
> > I'll give your experiment a try.<<<<<<<<
>
> Hi Dan,
>
> Johnny's advice is an interesting method in the UK. However, from
> past
> experience in doing street documentaries in the US,  people there
> (obviously not all of them)  seem to be more challenging to a camera
> pointed in their direction, even on a crowded street.
>
> I'm always open, quick and never sneaky shooting this stuff, because
> if
> you're not, you can be in deep trouble if you appear doing something
> nefarious.
>
> I've had several people stop at the same time with..." Hey you!  What
> the hell are you taking my picture for?" and none of them actually in
> the frame at the time of the exposure, but the camera was in their
> general direction.
>
> Even being as open as all get out, the next thing you know you have
> several conversations all at the same time, yet none of the people
> are
> related, just all asking the same question and demanding an answer!
> Often one person more belligerent than the others.
>
> You might find you'll be over your shyness "very quickly" in four
> rolls!
>   But it might take 44 rolls  to get over feelings of being
> intimidated!
> :-)
>
> ted

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