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Re: [Digital BW] Re: B&W vs. Color

2003-11-29 by Truman Prevatt

NPR had an interview with him not long ago. He's back to drawing and 
painting. That was his background prior to becoming a photographer and 
had a lot to do with how he approached photography. In the interview he 
was asked "how he approached a shot." He said he stalked it like a 
hunter would his game. When the moment came he took the shot.

Truman

Anthony G. Atkielski wrote:

> C J Morgan writes:
>
> > And we've learned a lot about the creative process since then.
>
> Have we?  Today's photos don't look any better, except from a strictly
> technical standpoint.
>
> > Indeed, I imagine if he were around today with a digital camera,
> > he won't hesitiate to shoot off 10 frames to get one "best of
> > decisive moment" amongst the series of shots taken.... and likewise
> > probably would have had a lot more "decisive moment" final images
> > in his portfolio case by the end his days.
>
> Well, Henri Cartier-Bresson is not dead, so you might want to send him a
> digital camera and see what he thinks.  Perhaps he has always dreamed of
> shooting eight frames a second, instead of one hour per frame.
>
>

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