On 24 Jul 2005 at 19:19, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > Right ... but according to some definitions posted here, and JCO's last > comment, it's not a snap because it was not spontaneous, was planned ahead > of time, the people involved gathered with the intent of making this and > other photographs, they waited for or moved to the right light, and so on. > > The point I'm trying to make is that a snapshot is more about what it is > than the methodology of making the photo.
It's certainly not directly linked to the methodology of making the photo and methinks the "planned ahead of time" definition is flawed too. Obviously anyone who has a camera on hand either intends to shoot with it or at least wishes to look like they are. :-) Viewers seem to like to be able to pigeon-hole images. If an image isn't confirmed by the taker as a "snap-shot" then it's simply been labelled by the viewer in order for it to fit inside their preconceived order system. IOW it's a great label for an image that doesn't fit any other easily labelled image genre ;-) Strange thread. Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
