Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/12/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 10:10 AM 12/13/2009, you wrote: >I wonder if anyone spend a few days or weeks wondering up and down >the same street with a (beater) camera on a tripod taking a picture >every meter or so will soon disappear because people will get use to >him/her? Tina, you said yourself that you make yourself disappear >with the families in Central America you photograph by living with >them, always have a camera and always taking pictures. Is this just >not an extension of the same technique? > >Regards, >Spencer Yes, but sitting quietly in a corner in someone's house is very different from being out in public. I've never been on a street in a developing country when I was not completely surrounded by kids wanting me to take their photo. It doesn't matter how long you're there or how many times you come back, there are always new kids or kids who bring their brother or sister or friend to see this crazy foreigner taking photos of ordinary people. As long as you are moving or taking photos they'll be there, jumping and waving in front of the camera. If you sit quietly on a bench or the curb and don't move or take photos, eventually they will get bored and start to play, but if they notice that you've moved the camera to your eye, they'll be back in front of it again. Believe me, I've been there and done that too many times to count!! Tina Tina Manley www.tinamanley.com