Hi Boris ... Photographs are just as much about what the viewer sees and feels as what the photographer's intention was, and his or her feelings and vision.
I don't think I had the "Big Brother" concept in mind when I made the shot. I just liked the contrasting expression between the poster and the man sitting in front of it. Yes, I recognized that there might be some symbolism there, but, frankly, I don't have a lot of time to think about depths of meaning when trying to grab a shot. I look more for composition or some strong element that might make ~this~ snap a good one. Sometimes only later will the layers of meaning manifest themselves, but then I'm looking at the photograph as much as a viewer as as the photographer. shel Boris Liberman wrote: > > Hi! > > SB> A while back Juan Buhler and I went out shooting in San > SB> Francisco. Anyone heard from Juan in the last year or so? > SB> Anyway, this was one of the shots I grabbed that day. > SB> Comments welcome. > > SB> http://home.earthlink.net/~scbelinkoff/images/sfpic2.html > > This image is great by all means. But it is a little depressing, at > least to me. It makes me feel 'Big Brother Watches You` rather > acutely... Which is not the most mood-building thought of course. > > I wonder, Shel, whether this was one of the thoughts that crossed your > mind when you were taking this shot. > > Boris
