I agree with Frank. There's really no such thing as "street photography." There's just photography, and it takes many forms. I don't categorize what I shoot. I merely shoot. Some of my photos are well received, some are not. I find both acceptance and rejection interesting and rewarding. Attempts to analyze my work in respect to some vague and pretentious definitions will, however, be met with scorn and derision :-). However, to satidfy your request to see some work that fits your notion of what a photograph taken on the street must be, I submit the following. The first two were shot in Paris with a Barnack Leica and a 50mm Summicron. The third was shot right here in Michigan with the *istD and the FA 35/2. I am sure, however, that you will find that they lack interaction and resonance:-)). http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1542493&size=lg http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1542479&size=lg http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5690749&size=lg -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I have eight HCB books, Paul. You don't respond to the kind of > interaction and resonance his work depicts, it seems. None of your > work seems to be 'street photography' in the same genre as HCB. > Please show some. > > No need to get personal. I though we were having a discussion. You've > been awfully touchy lately. > > Godfrey > > On Oct 16, 2007, at 9:05 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > HAR! You obviously haven't seen much of HCB's work. There is little > > or no "interaction." What I don't get is your pretentious notion of > > street photography. However my work in this genre has been well > > received. > > Paul > > > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > > From: Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Paul, > >> > >> With all due respect, from your words you simply don't 'get' street > >> photography. It's all about connection, interaction, between the > >> subject and the photographer, the subjects and their surroundings, or > >> between the subjects themselves: a wry or insightful eye for > >> intimacy, juxtaposition, contrast of circumstance whether intended or > >> accidental. > >> > >> My comment has/had very little to do with focal length. Shorter focal > >> lengths, however, permit an intimate perspective, a sense of > >> connection ... not isolation. Selective focus and shallow DoF is > >> isolating, does not embue the work with a sense of connection. It > >> becomes "glimpses of people at a distance" with little to affect one > >> way or another. > >> > >> Godfrey > >> > >> > >> On Oct 16, 2007, at 3:07 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > >> > >>> The merits of this photo are of little consequence or interest, but > >>> the notion that good street photography has to show a connection is, > >>> to my mind, silliness. Most of HCB's pics are of unaware subjects. > >>> And if the subject doesn't see the photographer, the focal length of > >>> the lens matters little. To me, it's more important to be able to > >>> achieve some selective focus -- blur the background -- than to be in > >>> the proximity of the subject. I think the big advantage of wider > >>> lenses has nothing to do with "intimacy." It's a matter of not > >>> having > >>> to focus, or at least not having to focus accurately. Most often, > >>> when the subject sees the photographer, you get either stock pose or > >>> an angry response. > >>> Paul > >>> On Oct 16, 2007, at 12:24 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > >>> > >>>> Hadn't looked at this one, Paul, but I have to agree with David. > >>>> There's no sense of connection or intimacy to me. It's just a > >>>> picture > >>>> of some women, nicely exposed and composed but otherwise of no > >>>> particular emotional merit. > >>>> > >>>> Godfrey > >>>> > >>>>>> I'm not sure what you mean, but I appreciate the comments. Thanks > >>>>>> for looking. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> From: "David Savage" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>>>>> It generates a detached feeling for me, and as such doesn't draw > >>>>>>> me in & hold my interest. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Another shot with the K 135/2.5 at the farmer's market this > >>>>>>>> afternoon. > >>>>>>>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6529425&size=lg > >> > >> > >> -- > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> PDML@pdml.net > >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > >> and follow > >> the directions. > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > PDML@pdml.net > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > > and follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions.
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