Hi Marnie & Bob, For what it's worth, I know this guy posts in a flickr forum I follow, and as far as I remember he doesn't ask people to pose.
BTW his flickr account is http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulrussell/ On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 4:56 PM, <eactiv...@aol.com> wrote: > In a message dated 1/26/2009 1:21:10 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, > p...@web-options.com writes: > which ones? > > I think they're really good, and don't think they look at all posed. Very > much in the English tradition; big influence from Martin Parr, but more > affectionate, without the biting social criticism. > > Bob > ============ > The second, and the last, and maybe the sixth. For the last, they had to > know he was shooting them (he's below them), and I can just see him asking > them > to lift arms and stuff. Probably the way everyone is looking away from the > camera and he had to be pretty close to them. > > Can't say why, Bob, but some of them, maybe more than the ones I mention, > make me think he asked people to do certain things. Lots of people would > cooperate. I guess it's mainly because they had to see him and they are > acting like > they don't. > > OTOH, I really like the old lady on the pier (next to young woman). I think > that looks very natural. > > <shrug> Probably just me. But I would be curious to know. > > Marnie > > > -------------------------------------------- > Warning: I am now filtering my email, so you may be censored. > > **************Know Your Numbers: Get tips and tools to help you improve your > credit score. > (http://www.walletpop.com/credit/credit-reports?ncid=emlcntuswall00000002) > > -- > 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. > -- http://www.flickr.com/photos/ferand/ -- 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.
