Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]P. S. - I would hardly call what HCB did making 'a snapshot art.' That may be the myth - the reality is that he found a situation, and then took numerous shots - framing, shoot; framing, shooting; framing, shooting; framing, shooting - until he got what he wanted. B. D. Howard Sanner wrote: > > This is something I've thought about for a while. B.D. Colen's and Ted Grant's exchange about taking pictures at Starbucks just > pushed me over the edge. <g> (BTW, I agree that Aaron really "got it.") > > As I understand it, photographing the decisive moment is an attempt to make a snapshot art by capturing people at a telling in > their daily or life's activities. (This is not meant as a criticism of anyone or any style photography. It is just the best way > I've come up with to express my understanding of what constitutes "traditional Leica photography." I will be happy for > correction, either of fact or phrasing.) > > This leads to a philosophical question. If you ask permission to photograph someone, how does that affect the "decisive > moment"? Doesn't the photograph then become, at least to some degree, posed and studied, and, in equal measure, no longer a > "slice of life" (a "less-than-decisive moment")? > > Though I'm breaking out the Nomex underwear because I suspect this'll push plenty of people's buttons, it isn't a troll or > flame bait. It is, just what I said, a philosophical point I've pondered for a while now. I know that like other philosophical > questions it has no real answer; however, I'd be very interested to read the opinions of those who practice this sort of > photography. I also admit that whatever talent I have for photography most assuredly doesn't lie in this area. > > Thanks. > > Howard Sanner > flagstad@mindspring.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