I think I agree for the most part with Don. However...
Photographs include snapshots: it's a category or type of photograph,
typified by the kinds of pictures you see in a "family vacation
album" or "first birthday party album". To me, "snap shots" are
subject-oriented record photographs, casually handled in technical
terms. They can be planned or posed as well as more spontaneous grab
pictures. Good snapshots can be considered an art form until themselves.
BTW: "Hip shots" in street photography are often carefully planned,
whether or not the viewfinder was used. They're not snapshots.
Godfrey
On Jul 23, 2005, at 11:48 AM, Don Sanderson wrote:
I would say it is a quickly taken shot to record a person,
place or event.
It would be given very little thought as to the technical
details.
Critical focus, composition, exposure, equipment choice,
etc. would all take second place to simply making an
exposure of the "moment".
A not "pre-concieved" shot. Unlike a shot where the picture
is first in your "minds eye" and THEN, AFTER considering
the best way to achieve what you have in mind, make the
exposure. The latter is to me a photograph, the former
a snap shot.
Not unlike "shooting from the hip" versus careful aiming
when using a firearm.
Don
-----Original Message-----
From: Boris Liberman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2005 2:33 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: What is snapshot? (seriously)
Hi!
Shel responded that my latest PAW was a good snap, nothing more...
While
I accept what he said, he made me thinking...
What is a snap shot, really??? What is an opposite of snap shot???
Technically, with modern AF cameras the time spent taking the picture
itself is rather short... So what is a snap shot anyway ...
Let us be constructive, ladies and gentlemen. I realize this can
grow to
a long thread and I want it to be peaceful...
Thanks a lot in advance...
Boris
