Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/05/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'd quite agree to what Philipe O wrote. Some purists might had: a) the picture should have been taken with an M or Leica glass ;-) b) it should be B&W ;-) ;-) c) a mighty soup in Hexol or Trinitrol might add to the flavours ;-) ;-) ;-) d) Brome can add an extra spicy flavour to the paper :-[ No kidding , street photography is simply surrealistic, in the noble and Belgian sense of the term - "This is a pipe" wrote Magritte. It is as some have stated it, both fascinating and boring altogether. But who can resist it? Yours kiddingly Phil ...x Philippe Orlent wrote: > > Op 1-mei-07, om 19:31 heeft Luis Ripoll het volgende geschreven: > >> Philippe, >> >> I fully agree your criteria, that's more difficult is communicate to >> the >> spectator the same sentiment you had when you took the image. > > > I really don't know if that is possible. > Anybody? > Philippe > >> >> Saludos cordiales >> Luis >> >> -----Mensaje original----- >> De: lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org >> [mailto:lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org] En >> nombre de >> Philippe Orlent >> Enviado el: martes, 01 de mayo de 2007 13:42 >> Para: Leica Users Group >> Asunto: Re: [Leica] WAS: IMG: early April,NOW: Street Photography >> 'definition' >> >> Street photography. 4 criteria for me. >> What I consider the perfect street photograph is the following: >> It is a photo made 'out there' (indoors or outdoors), in public >> places where >> people that don't necesserally know each other meet, pass, interact >> or don't >> interact. >> It is a photo where you feel that the photographer was unnoticed. >> This doesn't mean that you can't have people looking into the lens, >> but it >> should be with an 'empty' and non responsive look. Or that pre- >> recognition >> look just before people understand that it's them that are being >> photographed. >> It is a photo that captures a moment that the viewer recognizes as >> being >> unstaged, pure and genuine. A snap of life. A frozen moment. >> And finally it is a photo that has a perfect composition. As if it was >> staged to get all the elements in it at the right place at the right >> time. >> Like everything suddenly falls into place. Without being staged. >> >> Philippe >> >> >> >> Op 30-apr-07, om 21:08 heeft Lottermoser George het volgende >> geschreven: >> >>> We have a number of folks doing "street photography." I have a number >>> of conflicting feelings about this sort of work. I find your work to >>> be quite interesting. I'd love for this group to discuss the genre. >>> Just about the time I start feeling, "this stuff is really boring. Why >>> do people photograph other people standing or walking on the street?" >>> I open your images and feel, "oh these are some interesting images of >>> people standing or walking on the street." Can one articulate what >>> makes a powerful "street photograph?" >>> >>> Regards, >>> George Lottermoser >>> george@imagist.com >>> >>> >>> >>> On Apr 26, 2007, at 9:04 AM, H. Ball Arche wrote: >>> >>>> http://tinyurl.com/2m8kyn >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >