Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/07/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]He is my hero. Cheers, Michiel Fokkema On 22-7-2011 10:41, Richard Man wrote: > ...No matter what Garry was doing with the camera, his eyes were always > looking for the next shot. His head would turn side to side. He was like a > predator looking for his next meal. And when he saw his target, his problem > so to speak, he would instantly meter the light by experience (I never saw > him use a light meter), look down at his camera settings, make any needed > adjustments; then he would literally walk up to the subject and snap the > camera up to his eye and instantly freeze long enough to press the shutter. > Then he would keep walking past the subject all the while lowering his > camera and a 1/1000th later he was gone. After the shot and if someone > acknowledged him with a grin or question, he would tip the camera to the > subject as his way of saying thanks. Sometimes he nodded his head at the > inquisitive subject. I dare say that many of his subjects never knew they > had just been photographed, much less photographed from two to three feet > away. This was an element that enhanced many of his photos. His technique > allowed him to get those natural expressions and actions from his subjects, > especially New Yorkers where you rarely look people in the eye when you are > close to them... > > http://www.americansuburbx.com/2011/07/garry-winogrand-class-time-with-garry.html > -- ----------------------- Fokkema Fotografie www.michielfokkema.com +31(0)615569576