Christine Aguila wrote:
By planned pictures I don't mean to suggest staged photography or as
Godfrey said studio set up. And I don't mean to put forth an
either/or claim. I just mean to say great photography can happen with
some kind of flexible "framework" as Godfrey calls it and/or those
decisive moments that spontaneously happen. Cheers, Christine
There I agree
ann
----- Original Message ----- From: "Ann Sanfedele" <ann...@nyc.rr.com>
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Subject: Re: finding pictures or making pictures?
Christine Aguila wrote:
It depends what I'm shooting. Photowalks are seldom planned. I
just pick spot, wander around, see what I can find. Travel is
probably 50/50. ...
....
So, it depends what I'm shooting. Different strategies for
different shooting situations.
In the end though, I would say that the best photography comes out
of good planning AND an eye for the unexpected.
Cheers, Chrisitne
Maybe it comes down to a definitiion of planning - I kinda
interpreted Larry's original question as grab-shot versus
pre-visulation.
My planning would be making sure I have a kit likely to be the best
for where I'm headed and how Id get there. Make
sure I have battery charger, extra CF cards, extra batteries, note
pad, etc...
I do think about enhancing a theme I've found in my photos from
previous shoots... and right now I'm into street shots
and zoo shots. But I virtually never think about a specific shot
ahead of time (Mark will cite an exception to this) I"d like to get
a photo of the moon coming up under the arch of a bridge ... e.g. but
I know I wont do it.
But I sure don't agree that planning is at all necessary, other than
being prepared with equipment , for the "best" photography to
happen... since most of my favorite photographers are those who
capture the decisive moment of something happening a second before
they click the shutter - Bresson, Erwitt, Friedlander, Robert Frank.
And the newly discovered Vivian Maier would certainly be someone
who shot in that vein and captured wonderful images - more
interesting to me than any sort of photo shot in a studio, no matter how
well crafted they may be.
2 cents from ann
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