RE: Art 21: Ann Hamilton

The thread of shooting people in public has really been interesting. I have
found that when I shoot in public I often get many questions about what I am
doing and about my camera. This summer I got a chance to take pinholes from
the top of the pyramid of the sun at Chichen Itza in Mexico. The walkway is
not very large and I set my Zero 2000 on a mini tripod out on the edge and
took pictures of each direction. By the time I took my second shot there
seemed to be a crowd following me. The neat thing was I was getting all
kinds of questions about pinhole photography and in several different
languages. I like shooting people because the pinhole for me captures more
of the soul of the person than any other camera I've used. In November I
submitted four photos to the upload gallery of a friend of mine and fellow
photographer. Let me know what you think?
http://www.pinholevisions.org/discussion/upload/gallery2001.php?cmd=max&star
t=24&pic=cflagg_2.jpg

http://www.pinholevisions.org/discussion/upload/gallery2001.php?cmd=max&star
t=24&pic=cflagg_3.jpg

Thanks,
~Chuck Flagg~

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Subject: Re: [pinhole-discussion] Art 21: Ann Hamilton

Lisa,

I too understand about being a little uncomfortable shooting in public.
What helped me with this issue was to go someplace that didn't have a
lot people present. I used to shoot a lot of seascapes from the beach
close to where I used to live. I would go there early on the weekend
mornings because of the light quality and because there were usually no
more than a handful of people there as well.

Actually I became so comfortable there that I started to explore every
knook and cranny of this small stretch of beach. It's amazing what you
can find in a tiny area when you look at it from all angles. After
several weeks of going to the same place, I started to notice that the
people I saw were there on the same consistent basis that I was. They
themselves became familiar even though I didn't know them, which led to
me being more comfortable. After a while, some of them approached me
and asked what I was doing. They were genuinely curious and I got a
chance to explain to them about pinhole photography and what it was.

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Received on Sat Jan 26 18:04:18 2002