Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/03/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]it seems important to appreciate that the original title of Cartier-Bresson's famous book was "Images a la Savette", meaning something like Images on the Fly. The English version of the title was changed to The Decisive Moment, to sell books. Steve On Sat, Mar 21, 2015 at 12:22 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: > More people should see the video I saw in San Francisco of HCB shooting in > a crowd with a screw mount. I cant find it on Utube. He was shooting a > picture every two seconds and winding to the next from with a quick flip of > his thumb on the wheel. I tell the rapid advance lever first on the M3 > which > at first a double stroke would have done nothing but slow him down. > I'm saying this because of the supposed "decisive moment" thing that you > wait for. > HCB was not waiting for nothing. He was shooting everything that moved and > a > few that were not. He was working it and covering it. > Some people on this list call this a mindless shotgun approach. > And it belies how photographers have always worked. Especially since roll > film. And perhaps even more especially since digital. > > People think that film makes us better more contemplative people. And the > decisive moment thing especially. > Well it didn't. Its double speak and weasel words. > > But If there's anything dumber than shooting one picture and walking away > with a digital camera with 600 pix in the memory card I cant think of what > it is. > That's not capturing an image its making it go away. > Been there done that. > > > On 3/21/15 1:31 PM, "Tina Manley" <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote: > > > Thank God there are professional photographers on the list who know what > it > > means to have to come up with photos to pay the bills. > > > > Thanks, Ted, for understanding. > > > > Tina > > > > On Sat, Mar 21, 2015 at 1:23 PM, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > > > >> John McMaster OFFERED: > >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Shoot less... ? > >> > >>>>> I have wondered that, I cannot imagine taking 16K shots in a few > weeks > >> without binning the vast majority (no good or repeats). I am a sparse > >> shooter (not sure if I have taken more than 200 shots in a day) but with > >> what I regard as a high success rate.....<<<<<<<<<<< > >> > >> JOHN MON AMI, > >> Don't become a documentary photographer and have a "WHEAT HARVESTING > >> ASSIGNMENT!" That's everything LIFE to DEATH" OF A MONTH OR TWO on the > >> ground, in the air shooting aerials! The day is usually pre-sunrise > until > >> moon is up.............EVERYDAY! Ok so maybe a couple, you sleep in > until > >> 5.30 a.m.! :-) > >> > >> One never ever thinks about how many frames simply because you are > >> recording > >> a "PHOTO ESSAY" covering everything that occurs lives/dies during the > month > >> or two! > >> > >> That includes the "field mice or gophers to filling the tractor fuel > tanks > >> to the farmer's wife making/baking the meals.............. To tell and > show > >> "THE HARVESTING FARMERS LIFE CORRECTLY IS TO SHOOT EVERYTHING FROM > BIRTH TO > >> DEATH!" Every single moment while you are on the assignment. And the > LIFE > >> of > >> the DAY IS IN MOTION! > >> > >> The number of frames doesn't matter as long as you completely have your > >> "ASS > >> COVERED" in showing the complete story. Oh sure once in awhile you may > not > >> shoot a frame........... PROVIDING YOU ALREADY HAVE A SMASHING GREAT > >> SIMILAR > >> BEAUTY TAKEN AND BACKED-UP ON ANOTHER DRIVE, WHATEVER? Even then? If you > >> are > >> motivated to "jeeeeesssshhh look at that?" FOR HEAVAN SAKE "SHOOT IT!" A > >> "maybe similar looking image? But what the heck "SO WHAT?" Better to > have > >> it > >> in the can than find out later the back-up drive failed! :-( > >> > >> If one is on holiday or work there's no such thing as......... "DON'T > TAKE > >> TOO MANY!" If you have camera in hand and you are scene motivated? > "SHOOT > >> IT!" > >> Don't shoot too many? jeeeeeesh! > >> > >> cheers, > >> Dr. ted :-) > >> > >> john > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+john=mcmaster.co.nz at leica-users.org] On > >> Behalf > >> Of Steve Barbour > >> Sent: Saturday, 21 March 2015 4:20 p.m. > >> To: Leica LUG > >> Subject: [Leica] Shoot less... ? > >> > >> Tina, a number of Luggers have suggested somehow showing less, ie being > >> selective.... > >> > >> Is it not true that this suggestion applies to shooting ? > >> > >> > >> steve > >> > >> Sent from my iPhone > >> Steve Barbour > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > >> > >> --- > >> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > >> http://www.avast.com > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > > > > > > > > > -- > Mark William Rabiner > Photographer > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Steve