Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Right. A good example of sniping is this taken at a public event without asking: http://www.sonc.com/week13/churchgrl.htm and though there was consent, because I was taking lots of pictures at a private residence: http://www.sonc.com/paw2/jetmechanic.htm This is more an informal portrait, taken with full consent. http://www.sonc.com/paw2/colors.htm - ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Straus" <Mail@SlideOne.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2002 10:36 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] SonC's PAw 15... Candid or Portrait > on 4/16/02 9:11 AM, Don Dory at dorysrus@mindspring.com wrote: > > > Regarding http://www.sonc.com/paw2/colors.htm > > > > I am not sure that this style is sniping. It really depends on whether you > > talk to the individuals or whether you see, frame, shoot, and disappear. As > > to the specific image, it is a well done candid portrait of a Cursiista(lets > > see what spell check does with that one, oh curviest). > > > > You usually don't see the whole regalia unless you are involved so the > > natural question would be, are you? > > I was asking myself the same thing. Many people call portraits candids but I > believe they're two different things. A portrait seems to be when the > subject is aware, and a candid is when they are unaware of your shooting > them. So sniping would relate to candid but not this type of photo. Right? > > Nothing against the photo Sonny :) but it's now a good example of a type of > shot and the words used to describe it. > -- > John Straus > Chicago, IL > http://SlideOne.com > ==================== > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html