RE: [Leica] Snaps AS art! Good idea!

["bdcolen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>]

But allow me to make a radical suggestion - the very next time they come
over, do not even take your camera out of its padded "bedroom." Just get
a glass of colored water so they'll think you're getting soused, and sit
quietly in a corner mumbling and OBSERVING. I guarantee you will see
things you have never seen before, in terms of interactions, poses,
expressions, etc. And you will never have seen them before because you
were never looking for them. I'm convinced that most of us miss the best
photos of our own families because our families are so familiar to us;
we really have to stop and think about what we're seeing.

Then, the next time the old bat - uh, your m-i-l ;-) - comes over, take
out the camera, observe, and shoot...I think you'll be more than
surprised by the results.

B. D.

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Subject: [Leica] Snaps AS art! Good idea!


Thanks BD
    Yes - I see your point. It makes a lot of sense. Next time my
in-laws are over with all the relatives for some 'occasion' I'll have to
'look' at it as a chance to hone my people photography skills. It will
be better than belting down a few just to get through it ;-)  Seriously
though, this is a way we can all learn. If you think about it, many
pictures we see taken by "the masters" (Weston's nudes etc. etc.) or
folks right here on the LUG (Sonny's photos in his home town) are of
people - or places - they know about or care about deeply, some of it
their best work!
    I love the the thought!
    And, Ok, I'll even try with my mother-in-law ;-)
    Ed
> 
> My point is that one can chose to make what one knows best ones
> > My point is that one can chose to make what one knows best ones
>> best subject - take your 'best' photos of the kids, the spouse, the 
>> parents. They, of all subject, should ignore you and your camera. (I 
>> realize there is one real impediment in the way of doing this - and 
>> that is the fact that it can be quite difficult to really SEE the 
>> subjects that always surround you.)
>> 
>> B. D.

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