Re: Art 21: Ann Hamilton

Taking photos with a pinhole is not the same to taking one with a lens.
For one, the image is blurred
Is it not more akin to drawing? Particularly if the exposures are long. So
far my exposures are far too long for candid photos.
Often people are incidental with this sort of photography
If you want to take pictures of people, ask them; it is very flattering you
know. But you will have to explain about sitting still.
Finally, giving someone a photo as a thankyou is a very nice. Especially if
they are aware of he particular process. You can even show them the inside
of the box to show there are no mirrors or other tricks!

Alexis

on 25/1/02 7:21 pm, ragowaring at ragowaring@btinternet.com wrote:

> Lisa
>
> If you have a fear of being caught in the act however small the probability,
> then announce to everyone what you are doing by making you camera a parody
> of a camera. Perhaps you can write "this is a camera" on the box and
> announce to everyone what you are doing.
> Then you can have fun with what people say. I was in a park once and it was
> obvious what I was doing, not taking photos of people since the exposure was
> a half hour one, but the box was on a tripod. A park attendant came up to
> me and asked, or said, "why don't you use an ordinary camera? Isn't it
> easier? So I gave him a quick summary of what it pinhole is about. It was
> a pleasant half hour spent. My camera is silver and stands on a slim chrome
> plated travel tripod. It looks a little like a square sputnik upside down.
> It has a deep intelligence...
>
> Alexis
>
>
>
>
> on 25/1/02 5:06 pm, Lisa Reddig at lisa@julianrichards.com wrote:
>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: R Duarte <rahji@rahji.com>
>>
>>> candid images of people.
>>
>> For fun you should check out this odd site I heard of last week.
>> http://www.pinholespy.com/ It's a little strange, but interesting.
>>
>> There have been a number of well known photographers who have done sneeky
>> pictures like that. (My favorite Harry Callahan to name one) The dillemma
>> as always with these kinds of things is the moral one. I know legally
>> people in public can be photographed legally. But I would feel paranoid
>> doing it secretly. Too much stress. Kind of like stealing a grape at the
>> fruit stand, it doen't really matter, but it stresses me out because of the
>> minute possibility of being caught. And I guess my voyeristic tendencies
>> are quite small.
>>
>> lisa
>>
>>
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Received on Fri Jan 25 14:34:36 2002