I just watched this today...wonderful. makes me want to grab a 50mm and put it on one of my older bodies and walk around shooting photos while trying to look inconspicuous. One of the drags about pro gear is that you totally stand out to everyone who sees you...the attention always makes me less willing to shoot on the streets
joelconner wrote:
I just watched this today...wonderful. makes me want to grab a 50mm and put it on one of my older bodies and walk around shooting photos while trying to look inconspicuous. One of the drags about pro gear is that you totally stand out to everyone who sees you...the attention always makes me less willing to shoot on the streets
This really shouldn't have come as a surprise to me since I was yearbook photographer in high school and shot almost exclusively with a TLR (even sports!). Still, I was amazed how her use of a TLR gives such a different perspective to these images, with most of them being shot at chest/waist height. They have inspired me to shoot from the hip more or to kneel down on more shots. Sort of makes me want a camera with an articulated screen so I can simulate TLR.
jbohland wrote:
A friend of mine just posted the same link about Maier's story to my facebook page. So I came to FM to see if someone had posted this. Glad you did. It's inspiring to this body of work coming from a one-day-a-week photographer; working the other six as a nanny. The young guy that found her work is doing a good job archiving and promoting her work. I hope she gets the recognition she deserves. Goosebumps.
A friend sent it to me also and, like you I rushed here to make sure someone had posted.
To me it brings to mind the quote,
"Full many a flower is born to blush unseen and waste it's sweetness on the desert air."
While she may have never intended anyone to see them, I have a difficult time understanding such.
