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01/27/2005 11:15:33 AM · #26 |
I read a post on a different thread about big glass, the EF 50mm f/1, that had a reference to a Shutterbug article. The author of that article suggested that Henri Cartier Bresson would have appreciated such a lens. I don't know how Henri would have actually reacted to this lens, but I do know he would have never gone out in public with it. Bresson was shy and often felt very uncomfortable taking pictures in public. Instead of seeking recognition while out in public as a photographer, as many of his contemporaries did, he chose to remain un-noticed and inconspicuous carrying with him only small rangefinder with a normal 50mm lens attached. Had the D70 or any other such DSLR been available to him at the time when he was still shooting I am almost sure he would have shunned it for the same reasons you feel uncomfortable with it.
Perhaps if when you are out with the intent of capturing candid images you should carry a smaller, less conspicuous camera with you also. A small point and shoot, or perhaps if this is a passion of yours, and it sounds like it may be, investing in a digital rangefinder would be money well spent. Epson makes a rangefinder that accepts Leica glass. Walking around with this around your neck would draw no more attention then a necktie.
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01/28/2005 05:32:03 AM · #27 |
Originally posted by nsbca7:
Perhaps if when you are out with the intent of capturing candid images you should carry a smaller, less conspicuous camera with you also. A small point and shoot, or perhaps if this is a passion of yours, and it sounds like it may be, investing in a digital rangefinder would be money well spent. Epson makes a rangefinder that accepts Leica glass. Walking around with this around your neck would draw no more attention then a necktie. |
I totally agree (and I'd love one of those epsons), I'm not a great fan of the sniper style candid photography (although it does have it's place), preferring to walk up to the subject with the camera at arm's length to my side and shooting from the hip, for this method I either use a Oly c310 or the tiny Sony U30 (examples)
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01/28/2005 05:35:44 AM · #28 |
Feeling inspired (and in awe of Helgi's courage), I took a few images on the way home, did not have the guts to approach anyone though, did not get any images that were really worth anything, but the experience of walking around with camera in hand and taking pics was very beneficial :)
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01/28/2005 06:05:30 AM · #29 |
Many moons ago I did a 3 year photography degree and every Friday we were given a topic and sent off to the city (Melbourne in Australia) to shoot the topic as a photojournalistic exercise. To get the best marks this involved having to shoot people on the street so we very quickly got used to asking random strangers to pose (though I never grew entirely comfortable doing it) and you'll find that most are very willing and very nice about it (though they probably feel that bit more relaxed with it having been students). I was only abused once by a flower seller who decided that I was Asian (we have asian relos somewhere far, far back but he must have been psychic to have picked it ;-)) and promptly yelled at me to "go back to your country" and proceeded to inform me and everyone else about how my kind was taking over Australia, I guess he was just having a bad day.
These days I try to take my 8 year old son with me. He has his Kodak easyshare and so I can pretend I'm teaching him to take photos, hehehe! I knew having kids would come in handy one day ;-) I feel very obvious in our smallish town whipping out the 20D with the 17-40L so I've bought a Canon S70 that I can throw in my bag and not feel quite as much like I'm standing out. |
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01/28/2005 07:25:49 AM · #30 |
Originally posted by Anjella:
Many moons ago I did a 3 year photography degree and every Friday we were given a topic and sent off to the city (Melbourne in Australia) to shoot the topic as a photojournalistic exercise. To get the best marks this involved having to shoot people on the street so we very quickly got used to asking random strangers to pose (though I never grew entirely comfortable doing it) and you'll find that most are very willing and very nice about it (though they probably feel that bit more relaxed with it having been students). I was only abused once by a flower seller who decided that I was Asian (we have asian relos somewhere far, far back but he must have been psychic to have picked it ;-)) and promptly yelled at me to "go back to your country" and proceeded to inform me and everyone else about how my kind was taking over Australia, I guess he was just having a bad day.
These days I try to take my 8 year old son with me. He has his Kodak easyshare and so I can pretend I'm teaching him to take photos, hehehe! I knew having kids would come in handy one day ;-) I feel very obvious in our smallish town whipping out the 20D with the 17-40L so I've bought a Canon S70 that I can throw in my bag and not feel quite as much like I'm standing out. |
Hmmm, now that's a good idea, I could recruit one of my kids as an apprentice/assistant, that would also get around any language issues too (as they all speak the local dialect perfectly). I can't imagine asking strangers to pose for me though, I'm certain it would not go down well here - although I feel confident that I would approach people at home in England.
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