Re: [Leica]kEEPING CAMERA TO EYE

[kiklaas@iinet.net.au]

I thought your advice extremely useful, Ted. I see your point about the up 
and down and drawing attention by these movements.

I'll really know I've got it right when my M6 needs Oil of Ulay before 
retiring each evening.  (LOL)

Karina


> Michael Gerard wrote:
> >>However, because the sun was going in her eyes, she
> > assiduously avoided turning to look at my wife.  I had to wait about 
ten
> > minutes for my shot, and rather than sitting there with my camera at my
> > eye, which would have drawn too much attention to the fact that I was
> > taking pictures, I dropped it to my chest.  Bottom line, I missed the
> > shot a couple of times, may have gotten it five or six times, and even
> > shot one from the chest.  Any suggestions from the LUG on how I might
> > have done this differently, or was I right in working this way?<<<
> 
> Hi Michael,
> 
> Number one with the camera in your lap or hanging at yer belly you'll 
never
> or rarely ever, catch what your eyes see! Takes too long for the 
movement of
> camera to eye, focus, mind and finger to re-act.
> 
> What you see isn't what you'll put on film unless it's rocks, ferns or
> peeling paint.
> 
> In this situation you should've put the camera to your eye and kept it
> there! Even though you thought they figured you were taking pictures it
> wouldn't have mattered even if you shot everytime the light was right!
> Keeping the camera at the eye is much better than putting it up and down
> creating an eye catching motion  That's what gives you away, not the
> actual taking of the picture, it's up down up down... it becomes a motion
> which catches the eye and gives you away that you're taking pictures.
> Certainly in the situation you describe in a confined area..
> 
> As it is, everytime you did shoot or attempted to you created a movement
> moment for the subject to re-act and become uncomfortable because she
> thought you were taking a picture whether you did or not.
> 
> Besides the first time you put camera to eye and focused you created an
> awareness in the subject that you're taking her picture, but if you leave
> the camera there, never moving it she then doesn't know whether you are
> shooting or not. And in many cases like this most lay people think they 
have
> to see a flash to take the picture. No flash is best as they quickly 
forget
> and get on with the conversation.
> 
> So staying put they tentatively forget you, even though the camera is
> pointed right at them. Now you know what to try the next time.  Your
> welcome. :-)
> ted
> 
> Ted Grant Photography Limited
> www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant
> 
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