Hi! drn> Similarly, I know snap-shooters who think it's really neat that I drn> can make the photos I do, but listening to them talk I get a drn> distinct impression that they don't think they're *"allowed"* to drn> _try_ to actually _compose_ a photo, because that, you see, would drn> be *art*, and they're "ordinary people", not Artists.
Here's a story. Well, we did drive to Beer Sheva last weekend. Among other things I've taken my FA 50/1.7 with me to shoot some kids. So I've been shooting. One moment I've noticed kids were giving a certain dog something to drink. Hopefully the shot I managed would come out reasonable. Anyway, the same moment I've tried pointing my camera at the kids, their moms asked the kids to pose. You know - "look at this young man with the camera, will you, dear ...". They've ruined the shot, naturally. Though they've admitted I am the first one who takes shots of their kids and who does not ask them to pose, rather opposite... IMHO, photography suffers seriously because only very specific kind of photography is seen by the general average public. That would be even photography (be sure to invite for a wedding a good photographer) and probably some fashion photography. I doubt that it ever occurs to an average person that, say, some amazing nature photos are actually done by people like themselves. To be honest with you, before last half a year I haven't gone to any photography exhibition. Nor was I interested in any. Admittedly I am not very far from the above average general public... But then again, this is MHO. --- Boris Liberman www.geocities.com/dunno57 www.photosig.com/viewuser.php?id=38625
