In defense of long lenses (and in a way in defense of my photo) I would
add that longer lenses have a way of working around other people in a
imperfect shooting environment. For example in my photo I was trying to
crop out the boy's brother who was drawing on the asphalt on all fours
which wou
In a message dated 6/27/2005 2:02:42 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
On Mon, 2005-06-27 at 15:49, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> In the Porto shots, it is amusing that in this one the subject has
spotted
> the sniper.
>
> http://x64.com/joaquim/photo/photo03/index-Page
On Mon, 2005-06-27 at 15:49, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> In the Porto shots, it is amusing that in this one the subject has spotted
> the sniper.
>
> http://x64.com/joaquim/photo/photo03/index-Pages/Image19.html
The father hasn't, he kept talking to the woman woman on the left, the
kid I don'
That's not been my experience. Invariably the people I photograph loosen
up, react and express themselves freely, and, even when deciding to pose,
show their true personalities (I think the recent PESO "The Poser" shows
that clearly). Sometimes they just go on about their business. However,
I'm
Shel Belinkoff wrote:
Not always - and so what if it does? Do you think hunting with a long lens
results in more interesting or compelling photographs? I guess it depends
on what you want to photograph. You can learn to be unobtrusive and
accepted when photographing closer in - it may take a l
Joaquim Carvalho wrote:
On Mon, 2005-06-27 at 15:22, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
I wasn't going to comment on the photos, but since a discussion of sorts
has opened up around them maybe I can add a thought or two. One of the
biggest problems I see when using long lenses is that the photographer
los
Shel Belinkoff wrote:
I wasn't going to comment on the photos, but since a discussion of
sorts has opened up around them maybe I can add a thought or two.
[...]
What Capa said years ago holds true today: "If your photos aren't
good enough, you're not close enough."
Shel
Thanks, Shel!
Whi
Not always - and so what if it does? Do you think hunting with a long lens
results in more interesting or compelling photographs? I guess it depends
on what you want to photograph. You can learn to be unobtrusive and
accepted when photographing closer in - it may take a little practice and
certai
In a message dated 6/27/2005 10:41:28 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>>Yes but don't you think that when people feel the presence of a
>>photographer they immediately change the way they behave?
Not really, if the photographer acts natural. Just refuse to shoot shots
On Mon, 2005-06-27 at 15:22, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
> I wasn't going to comment on the photos, but since a discussion of sorts
> has opened up around them maybe I can add a thought or two. One of the
> biggest problems I see when using long lenses is that the photographer
> loses contact - or never
I wasn't going to comment on the photos, but since a discussion of sorts
has opened up around them maybe I can add a thought or two. One of the
biggest problems I see when using long lenses is that the photographer
loses contact - or never even establishes contact - with the people s/he's
photogra
On Jun 27, 2005, at 6:17 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Yesterday in my comments about the Porto shots, I mentioned that
using a
longer lens tends to get us into a sniper mood when we take to the
streets.
...
Yes, I agree. While walking through the SF Pride festivities
yesterday, I fitte
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