"with Capa snapping playfully before him in exactly and amazingly the right place when real shooting came on suddenly."
Yes, I'd say it was a snapshot. Due to the extremely tragic timing it became a famous one. It may be argued though that Capa was in a very specific place, at a specific time, with his equipment chosen to a specific end. A couple of others have said that they consider a snapshot a category of photograph. After some thought I tend to agree. Perhaps "pre-concieved" and "not pre-concieved" photographs would serve better to seperate snaps from other shots. I think defining the two is quite enlightening, I can rip off dozens of snaps in no time at all. I can't do that if I take time to create a mind picture of what I wish to capture and then go about capturing it as close to that as I can. Don > -----Original Message----- > From: Mishka [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2005 3:23 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: What is snapshot? (seriously) > > > is this a snapshot? > http://www.amherst.edu/magazine/issues/05winter/war/capa.html > > basically, my suggestion is "nevermind the definitions". > > best, > mishka >
