Ed wrote: > But you have to admit that there is > something in common in that type of personality that shares a thread > with some of the great photojournalists, and there are definitely times > I wish I had a little more of it than I do.
Me too. And it surely is a quality of at least some great photojournalists. I've always considered that people choose a basic subject matter based not only on the kind of pictures they like, but on the kind of pictures they're comfortable taking. I think a lot of landscape photographers are comfortable with a slow and deliberate methodology, but I also think that some of them just aren't comfortable confronting people and taking pictures of them. I've had good luck over the years with portraits from fairly lengthy sittings, but this suits my personality--I connect most easily with people one-on-one and in some depth, whereas I often have no idea what to say at cocktail parties. I noticed long ago that I get better photographs when I have permission to be shooting someone or somewhere. That's just me. --Mike - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
