I think you're assuming too much. Charley and I have talked about me as well. He seemed pretty relaxed when I grabbed that snap - remember, he was sick and that was certainly making him uncomfortable. However, sometimes it takes a while to establish a real trust, you're certainly right about that. In any case, a quick snap really doesn't tell the viewer much about relationships that are taking place between the photographer and the person being photographed. That's one reason why I didn't call the pic a portrait - it's far from that.
Shel > [Original Message] > From: Tim Øsleby > Hi Shel. Charlie does not seem to relax. I guess he is a bit suspicious > about your intentions. The reason he accepts posing is most likely because > he wants to please you, not because he really wants to be photographed. My > next guess is that he wants to please you because you have helped him out > earlier. > > I believe you need to give him a bit more about yourself to make him relax. > You say you have talked about his past, but nothing about your. You need to > even out your relation. At this stage you are the master, and he is, not a > subject but an object. > > Ok. This is my reactions towards what I see, and the stories told. I may be > wrong, but this is what his body language tells me. There is a fat chance I > am reading to much into what I see and read here. > > This said. The stories told are interesting. I'm looking forward to meet > Charlie again. No, on second thought; it is the interaction between you, the > photographer, and Charlie, that attracts my interest at this stage. > > But, you are onto something. To me, it is pretty obvious that Charlie wants > to trust you. But he is not there, yet.
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