His (and his brother's) style was fly-on-the-wall, so the idea was that the cameraman (and sound man) weren't there - you, the viewer, were there in the action. They were trying not to influence events by their presence, but to erase themselves.
B > On 8 Jun 2015, at 15:58, John <[email protected]> wrote: > > What did Albert Maysles mean when he said it? > >> On 6/7/2015 7:04 PM, Ken Waller wrote: >> So, the quote could be stated as "The eye of the viewer suit/flatter the >> eye of the Photographer." >> Doesn't make sense in this context. >> >> Am I missing something here? >> >> Kenneth Waller >> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "mike wilson" <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: test >> >> >>> "Become" can also mean to suit or flatter, which changes the meaning >>> rather dramatically. >>> >>>> On 6 June 2015 at 23:30, Ken Waller <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> I figure since I'm the one dictating what my viewer is going to see >>>> thru my >>>> images - my eyes becomes theirs. >>>> >>>> Kenneth Waller >>>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "mike wilson" >>>> <[email protected]> >>>> Subject: Re: test >>>> >>>> >>>>> Depends on what you mean by "becomes". >>>>> >>>>>> On 6 June 2015 at 17:21, Ken Waller <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Seems to me that's backwards. >>>>>> The eye of the photographer becomes the eye of the viewer. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>>> >>>>>>> From: "P.J. Alling" <[email protected]> >>>>>>> Subject: Re: test >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Seems you passed... >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 6/6/2015 11:29 AM, Theodore Beilby wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> "The eye of the viewer becomes the eye of the Photographer." Albert >>>>>>>> Maysles > > -- > Science - Questions we may never find answers for. > Religion - Answers we must never question. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
