Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/02/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated 2/17/2005 6:13:15 P.M. Central Standard Time, ricc@mindspring.com writes: I've also been out of the people photo business long enough now that I need to get back in the groove of it. For me, comfortably taking pictures of strangers takes some practice -- or is it desensitization? Spring should help with that. Help me decide on A or B? Thanks Ric Clearly B is the better choice over the two. You really need to look at GeeBee's Stranger's Gallery He intoduces it thusly: 36 Total Strangers "Very few of my shots have people in them and this point was noted by Kyle Cassidy. I waffled some excuse about British reserve and Kyle?s solution was to set me a project where I had to get 36 shots (1 roll of film - remember film?) of total strangers. The theory being that it would cure me once and for all of my personal discomfort at the prospect of sticking a camera in a strangers face. He laid down some rules on equipment (no telephoto lenses) and location (no parades) and with these in mind I loaded a roll of film and set out on the project. One roll of film proved to be a little over optimistic and it took me eighteen months to get all thirty six :-)" _http://www.geebeephoto.com/Strangers/index.html_ (http://www.geebeephoto.com/Strangers/index.html) Stop sniping Ric. Get after it. We don't want to see any more flagstones from you! ;-) Regards, Sonny http://www.sonc.com Natchitoches, Louisiana Oldest continuous settlement in La Louisiane ?galit?, libert?, crawfish