In a message dated 2/10/99 11:17:47 PM Eastern Standard Time,
sfsttj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
<< People forget that the legendary street photographers (Winogrand,
Meyerowitz, Friendlander, Papageorge, etc.) were shooting at 1/1000th
of a second handheld (and at small apertures, pushing their Tri-X to
1200-1600 EI) with their 28-35-50mm lenses.
*= Doris Fang =*
>>
Hi Doris,
That was an excellent observation about "Legendary Street photographers".
I have yet to review the work of the photographers you mention--and will do so
thoroughly. But did any of them articulate why they shot that way? Was it an
"all I can see"/documentary approach, or were they avoiding the use of wide
apertures of early lenses, or was that the esthetic of the times?
Much of the street shooting I have seen published, concentrates on
"plucking" some activity out of a mass swarm--hence the modern emphasis on
"bokeh", fast lenses and so on. This is my own personal approach also.
Thanks
Alex
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