PasMichiel Posted May 19, 2009 Share #1 Posted May 19, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) A famous photographer made the comparison when I spoke to him. A beginner assassin starts as a sniper. And when he/she becomes very good, he/she kills within two feet away. An eye for detail is necessary. Especially when there are a lot of people around. The assassin has to see things the rest does not. As a photographer you have to train the eye for detail, timing and hit that trigger as an assassin should do. Make that one shot that all the people walked by and didn't see. Even with a group off photographers it's funny to make that one shot no one saw. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Marquinius Posted May 19, 2009 Share #2 Posted May 19, 2009 Michiel, I'm not sure I'd compare to an assasin: most that I've read about or seen in movies, handled a pistol at short range: sounds like a point and shoot camera to me Taking the one photo is fun: it's also fun to see that a group of photographers can take the same viewpoint, but choose just that different approach, resulting in spectacular differences. Marco Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adan Posted May 19, 2009 Share #3 Posted May 19, 2009 Track down the novel "Le Photographe" (The Photographer) by Pierre Boulle (also author of Bridge on the River Kwai and Planet of the Apes - or seek out the filmed version "Le Point de Mire" ("The Focal Point" or "The Focus"). Sort of a French "Parallax View". I read the novel in English about 30 years ago - not bad. Not sure about how the film compares. The Photographer by Pierre Boulle Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest darkstar2004 Posted May 20, 2009 Share #4 Posted May 20, 2009 A famous photographer made the comparison when I spoke to him. A beginner assassin starts as a sniper. And when he/she becomes very good, he/she kills within two feet away. An eye for detail is necessary. Especially when there are a lot of people around. The assassin has to see things the rest does not. As a photographer you have to train the eye for detail, timing and hit that trigger as an assassin should do. Make that one shot that all the people walked by and didn't see. Even with a group off photographers it's funny to make that one shot no one saw. It's always an accomplishment when you can do this, especially with a group of talented photographers, such as when you are attending a photographic workshop... As far as the assasin analogy, I think more in terms of Messr. Cartier-Bresson's observation: A velvet hand, a hawk's eye - these we should all have. His stealthy fluidity in capturing The Moment is something we all should aspire to. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeicaMSeattle Posted May 20, 2009 Share #5 Posted May 20, 2009 Photographers are recording a scene from their unique perspective, in essense an opinion of what they are observing, freezing a moment in time and should not be regarded as "assassins" as no one at the end of the day dies as a result. Beginners exhibit the usual issues of framing of scenes and composition, or technical issues of focus blur from movement etc. As a person progresses with experience, they become more aware of their equipment, the situation and the ability to predictably record that image may it be done digitally or on film with greater success and satisfaction. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
georg Posted May 20, 2009 Share #6 Posted May 20, 2009 "A beginner assassin starts as a sniper. And when he/she becomes very good, he/she kills within two feet away" "Leon" anyone ;-) ? I can totally relate to the distance development, it became smaller and smaller over time. I started with quite long lenses, then switched to the other extreme, very short focal lengthes to make my pictures more interesting. But after some time I realized that this is not going to help, now I'll take most of my pictures with the 50Asph - the equivalent to a knife ? ;-). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maurometallo Posted May 20, 2009 Share #7 Posted May 20, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) If memory serves me right, Henri Cartier Bresson once said that a photographer is like an hunter who looks... looks... And shoots at the right moment: Bang! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PasMichiel Posted June 29, 2009 Author Share #8 Posted June 29, 2009 "A beginner assassin starts as a sniper. And when he/she becomes very good, he/she kills within two feet away" "Leon" anyone ;-) ? I can totally relate to the distance development, it became smaller and smaller over time. I started with quite long lenses, then switched to the other extreme, very short focal lengthes to make my pictures more interesting. But after some time I realized that this is not going to help, now I'll take most of my pictures with the 50Asph - the equivalent to a knife ? ;-). . It's depending on what you want to accomplish. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
budrichard Posted July 1, 2009 Share #9 Posted July 1, 2009 How about you stand off 100 yds/meters and I shoot a picture of you first with my M7 and next with my AR15 and you tell me if the photographer is an 'assassin'? Seriously, there is no commonality what so ever between the two endeavers.-Dick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marquinius Posted July 1, 2009 Share #10 Posted July 1, 2009 How about you stand off 100 yds/meters and I shoot a picture of you first with my M7 and next with my AR15 and you tell me if the photographer is an 'assassin'?Seriously, there is no commonality what so ever between the two endeavers.-Dick Hmmm ... with that 35mm you will always be on target, with that AR15 I would have to see, it staying 5.56 mm all the way ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PasMichiel Posted July 3, 2009 Author Share #11 Posted July 3, 2009 Something like the wolf. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicajh Posted July 10, 2009 Share #12 Posted July 10, 2009 I don't assassinate, just steal their souls. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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