Re: Thanks Re: best viewfinders for close-up work

If the essence of a child is movement, then a pinhole is the ideal method to
desribe it. My experience is that you can captue quiet movement easily
enough in bright sun. Anything moving throughout an exposure of more than
ten seconds will simply disappear. I enjoy playing with overnight exposures,
which might capture the still environment and the child moving in her sleep.
----- Original Message -----
From: <DAlfrey@aol.com>
To: <pinhole-discussion@pinhole.com>
Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2002 12:12 AM
Subject: Re: Thanks Re: [pinhole-discussion] best viewfinders for close-up
work

> In a message dated 4/19/02 11:50:35 PM Central Daylight Time,
> heidtsarah@hotmail.com writes:
>
> > The other night I tried to do an exposure of my
> > older child while she was sleeping. She stayed in exactly the same
> position
> >
> > for such a long time. I'm wondering if it will turn out...
> >
> > I hate to admit how difficult it is for me to find what I consider to
be
> > suitable subject-matter for a photograph. My children are significant
to
> me
> >
> > in a way that a tree or a building can never be. But I love the long
> > exposures with the pinhole camera because I feel I am capturing more
time.
>
> > I love standing around counting to myself and taking a picture while
not
> > looking through a viewfinder. This is a challenge that I am enjoying
very
> > much, and I appreciate the help.
> >
> > Sarah
>
> Sarah, before your very eyes , lies a wealth waiting to be goldmined ,
your
> daughters that is . They are always available, although maybe not always
> willing subjects before your camera(s) Worry not , that there is movement
> during the pinhole exposure, some really nice images come out of people
> moving within the frame , Serendipity plays here :-)
>
> I forget ( I do that a lot :-) but it seems to me someone on this list
> photographs their kids/daughters, as I have seen their work online , one
was
> a longggggg exposure , something like several hours, focused upon a
> child/daughter as she slept in her bed, and another image, am not sure if
by
> the same person who made images of their daughter(s) while on a picnic,
> perhaps during the World Wide Pinhole Day last year , I am thinking ? Some
> one else on the list kindly chime in here , about this please ?
>
> Sarah, aside from pinhole images and a bit off topic ...... Sally Mann
who
> is a well known photographer has photographed her family with large 8X10
> format cameras, with glass lenses of course, and the images she produces
seem
> to emote a warmth that subject (family ) knew the photographer well.....
>
> Bottom line, Sarah, play or give yourself permission to play, your kids
will
> see this, and have fun too, and should you produce images out of this
play, I
> can bet they will be powerful ones . Good Luck, you are on your way .....
>
> Dennis Alfrey
> DAlfrey@aol.com
>
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Received on Sat Apr 20 07:05:43 2002