Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/03/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim McIntyre said re Tina's : Subject: Re: [Leica] Helping Hands >>Seeing the sensitivity of you photos has given me a little more initiative to go > along with him for a day to document what he does. But I admit, I have a > little trepidation at this. I always feel that I might be intruding on, even > violating, privacy. I've flipped through Ted Grant's book in Chapters (Sorry > Ted, as much as I'd really like to buy it, I can't afford it right now!). I'm amazed > at the seeming invisibility > of the photographer in the photos, compared to the > feeling I get sometimes when pointing the camera.<<<<< Hi Jim, Not answering for Tina, but we work similarly by being quiet and observant, work quickly and don't take forever looking through the VF focusing and fiddling. We see and shoot before anyone knows we've put it on film. It's almost instinct, then we may move or not. But when we do move it's quietly and never in a hurry to create any sense of moving body that draws attention to oneself. The invisibility comes from lack of moving about all over the place, sure sometimes we slowly move like "stalking a subject" so's to speak. But it's gently and slowly and if you watch the subject and they look another direction that's when you move. But be in place before they look back. Oh and the book? Maybe Santa Claus will be good this year. ;-) It's much appreciated you took the time to look through "Doctor's Work." Thank you. ted - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html