By planned pictures I don't mean to suggest staged photography or as Godfrey
said studio set up. And I don't mean to put forth an either/or claim. I
just mean to say great photography can happen with some kind of flexible
"framework" as Godfrey calls it and/or those decisive moments that
spontaneously happen. Cheers, Christine
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From: "Ann Sanfedele" <[email protected]>
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Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2011 11:10 AM
Subject: Re: finding pictures or making pictures?
Christine Aguila wrote:
It depends what I'm shooting. Photowalks are seldom planned. I just
pick spot, wander around, see what I can find. Travel is probably 50/50.
...
....
So, it depends what I'm shooting. Different strategies for different
shooting situations.
In the end though, I would say that the best photography comes out of
good planning AND an eye for the unexpected.
Cheers, Chrisitne
Maybe it comes down to a definitiion of planning - I kinda interpreted
Larry's original question as grab-shot versus
pre-visulation.
My planning would be making sure I have a kit likely to be the best for
where I'm headed and how Id get there. Make
sure I have battery charger, extra CF cards, extra batteries, note pad,
etc...
I do think about enhancing a theme I've found in my photos from previous
shoots... and right now I'm into street shots
and zoo shots. But I virtually never think about a specific shot ahead of
time (Mark will cite an exception to this) I"d like to get a photo of the
moon coming up under the arch of a bridge ... e.g. but I know I wont do
it.
But I sure don't agree that planning is at all necessary, other than being
prepared with equipment , for the "best" photography to
happen... since most of my favorite photographers are those who capture
the decisive moment of something happening a second before
they click the shutter - Bresson, Erwitt, Friedlander, Robert Frank. And
the newly discovered Vivian Maier would certainly be someone
who shot in that vein and captured wonderful images - more interesting to
me than any sort of photo shot in a studio, no matter how
well crafted they may be.
2 cents from ann
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