Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/07/22

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Subject: [Leica] Street Photography, Winogrand Style
From: michiel.fokkema at gmail.com (Michiel Fokkema)
Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2011 22:36:43 +0200
References: <CAF8hL-F54CZNkbhYPz=g-47wG2-L1ARzhEB37juaHkUmNVx2Xw@mail.gmail.com>

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
>

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