I am frequently asked to make lengthy comments on my battlefield images, and to be honest, finding the words to discuss my technique is simple. It essentially boils down to this: If traveling to a distant location involving air travel: 1. Get on plane and fly for several hours. 2. Rent spacious SUV where one will not be in danger having an extended tripod in back seat. If possible, get two sets of keys, one for you and one for the assistant. 3. Pack said car with cameras and film, road food, water, some tunes, and turn off phone. 4. Drive to target location possibly not in a major city, which is XX miles distant and be ready to cruise for rest of the day. 5. Take a quick nap/meditation. 6. Stretch, do not rub eyes, but turn eyes ON. 7. Drive at no more than 15mph, all while looking hard at surroundings and if something ‘interesting’ is seen, turn around and go look at it again. Note its location and return later unless it is calling to you, and then get out the Noblex. 8. After 4pm, look for right light plus right subjects even though it may be raining. Drive slower. 8A. If it’s raining, the competition is in the pub drinking a pint or two so you are out there alone. Turn eyes on HIGH. 9. Stop and get out the tripod, snap Noblex still wearing its little rain hat onto quick release plate, put the whole gizmo on your shoulder and hold on tight. 10. Remove blinders, drop Minolta Auto-Meter IV into left front pants pocket, put on shooter’s rain hat plus roomy waterproof jacket, hit the bricks if there are any, peel back eyelids to expose self to heavenly light and desired target, turn on camera, remove Noblex rain hat. 11. Read the meter, and concentrate on what is at hand so you can see the invisible. 12. Watch where you walk, as you are toting gear which does not have an affinity for getting close enough to the ground to touch it. That’s about it unless you want to take along the right assistant who knows how to shut up when needed without being offended. You need to keep focused, and I don’t just mean the camera. I am a hunter and an opportunist par excellence. On Oct 21, 2014, at 11:34 AM, Herschel Mair <herschel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: One thing many of them share is a disdain for the intellectual interpretation and for the significance of the process... Cartier Bresson... I am a hunter, not a cook Art Faul The Artist Formerly Known as Prints ------ Art for Cars: art4carz.com Stills That Move: http://www.artfaul.com Greens: http://www.inkjetprince.com Camera Works - The Washington Post . |
