On 8/17/05, Tim Øsleby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I did a bit of street shooting during Malakoff Rockfestival. This is one of > the subjects I stumbled across. > http://foto.no/cgi-bin/bildegalleri/vis_bilde.cgi?id=189705 > It's not a really good photo. Except that I "like" the look of pain in the > girl's eyes. It makes it look authentic. (Please don't get me wrong, I not > into pain) > > The girls invited me in, wanted me to take their photograph. I hesitated. > Something was holding me a bit back when I was shooting, mainly because what > they where doing was a very private thing. I believe that's the main reason > why I did not make a better picture out of it. I did not want to get > involved in what they where doing, didn't want to become a part of it. > I may be old fashioned about this, but sticking holes in me is not what I do > in public. (I barely do it private, and when I do, I always wear my read > rubber knickers). ;-) > > Comments please: Am I just being an old fart who doesn't understand young > people today? I choose to make this photo public. Does that make me a > hypocrite? > Ok, any comment please, I'm curious on your reactions folks. > > > Tim > Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian.)
This is a GREAT shot, imho. I don't care that it's not technically perfect, there's a raw intensity and emotion here that just screams at me. I wish it were b&w (for an even more raw look), but even in colour I love it. Tim, I wouldn't worry about ethical issues. If they invited you in to take photos, they are telling you that they want their private moment to be captured and shown. I have no piercings myself (pain ain't my thing), but I know lots of people who do, and they are anything but private about them. The process and the pain are part of thrill of it, and I don't know of any pierced person who thinks of the piercing as a "private" thing. Great photo. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
