Shel, I respectfully submit that you are being too hard on Boris here.
For whatever reason, you seem to be trying to get him to carry your
baggage around this town. He is a capable photographer, not a remote
control camera, so let's not go overboard directing that he shoot what
you want.
And who cares if he is photographing in a pack? You've no doubt
photographed with others. Even if he is influenced by the others, is
that any different from your attempt to influence him here?
I have no preconceptions about this town, so the photographs are
interesting to me as they stand.
Doug
Shel Belinkoff wrote:
No, they didn't. All-in-all, a disappointing series. The photo of the
fellow in front of the book stand looks staged. What was the point of
sticking someone wearing a camera in front of the stand? The story of the
stand is a good one. You may have done better by spending time making a
number of shots of the stand and a bit of the area around it - different
angles, even different exposures. Close, detailed shots, some wider. Film
for the istD is free, right?
The other thing that concerns me is that you're out photographing with a
group - perhaps a class or a workshop. I wonder how much the comments and
styles of the others influenced the photos you've made.
Shel
