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nenriquezschanowski wrote on Feb 5, '07

Gwiz this is nice...your phtotography is with a different spice and meaningful as well!

mariejohd wrote on Feb 5, '07

Oo nga. Imagine she is not that young anymore,kaya nya pa rin.

faitherasmo wrote on Feb 5, '07

I hope the woman didn't mind =)

nenriquezschanowski wrote on Feb 5, '07

faitherasmo said

I hope the woman didn't mind =)

:) If she could in front of others, then...

gwiz wrote on Feb 5, '07

faitherasmo said

I hope the woman didn't mind =)

I asked permission. She even looked and smiled at the camera, but I requested her not to mind me and my camera. =)

cyfunk wrote on Feb 6, '07

in fact, it's more dramatic when it appears as though she didn't know

faitherasmo wrote on Feb 7, '07

gwiz said

I asked permission.

Nagagalingan talaga ako sa mga nagpapaalam muna. =)
I mean there are moments that are "private" and to take photos of these is like trespassing.
It's "easier" to take photos without asking but it's a nobler and braver act to ask permission.
My photographer friend says that sometimes he lets those moving moments pass out of respect. Or before he takes photos up close, he first builds a relationship (nakikisalamuha muna siya). But that's his choice.
Naalala ko lang =)

bananaking69 wrote on Feb 7, '07

It's courtesy and respect. Unfortunately, you lose the spontaneity that you're trying to get from the photograph. Nagmumukhang "staged" tuloy. This is what I do, specially now that I use a digital camera: I take the picture first, without the subject knowing. If he didn't notice, no problem. If he noticed, I'll approach him and tell him I took a picture and then show it to him right on the camera. If it's OK with him, I thank him and if he has an email I'll send a copy. If it's not OK, I delete the picture right before his eyes, and I'll apologize.

faitherasmo wrote on Feb 7, '07

bananaking69 said

you lose the spontaneity that you're trying to get from the photograph.

That's true.
Ginagawa ko rin yung ginagawa nyo: taking a photo and showing it to the person. =)
But for me the time I'll think twice is when it's a "private" moment of strangers like crying people in a wake or something. But so far, I have not experienced this yet.

bananaking69 wrote on Feb 7, '07

faitherasmo said

a "private" moment of strangers like crying people in a wake or something.

I stay away from that. I figure there's tons of other subjects around.

gwiz wrote on Feb 8, '07

I first took a photo of her from afar. Then I realized that she was feeding her child. I wanted to take a photo of her breastfeeding, so I approached and asked permission.

I think it is more for my sensibility that I asked permission. Because to her, it was a perfectly natural thing that she was doing right there on the beach. She had no sense of "shame" whatsoever, unlike me.

nenriquezschanowski wrote on Feb 8, '07

gwiz said

Because to her, it was a perfectly natural thing that she was doing right there on the beach. She had no sense of "shame" whatsoever, unlike me.

Exactly, that's how I see it. She breastfeeds with no restraints which I find okay. I think she would have walked away if she feels awkward being photographed.

bananaking69 wrote on Feb 8, '07

gwiz said

She had no sense of "shame"

Breast feeding in public WAS also an issue here sometime ago, but now people don't care anymore. I'd rather see mothers breast feed WITHOUT the baby. LOL,

pelkmansbalaoing wrote on Feb 8, '07

bananaking69 said

Breast feeding in public WAS also an issue here sometime ago, but now people don't care anymore. I'd rather see mothers breast feed WITHOUT the baby. LOL,

just to let you all know that I'm really enjoying every bit of remarks all of you make... pero lagi kasing stolen moments itong pag-mu-multiply ko, so patingi-tingi din ako ang bwelo ko.
thanks for the pictures, gwiz.... bakit ba hindi ako kumuha ng ganyang shots when i was in boracay last month? kain siguro kasi ako ng kain....

nenriquezschanowski wrote on Feb 8, '07

bananaking69 said

I'd rather see mothers breast feed WITHOUT the baby. LOL,

BNK.. you can really be so...halakhak na naman ako..

hugzone wrote on Feb 8, '07

That is correct. I saw her too but I didn't shoot because I thought that this was too private and I was too timid to ask permission. But the situation and the approach vary actually. Photo journalists (I am not one) cross a tight rope between what is private moment and public exhibition.

cyfunk wrote on Feb 10, '07

I was also in SanFo when I saw this dad alone in a cafe, working on his laptop beside a tram with his baby sleeping in it. I thought it was such a poignant moment, I wanted to capture it. So I asked the gentleman's permission and, without even looking at me, he waved and nodded to say yes. When Glenn saw me taking a shot, he motioned to me not to. It felt good to be able to tell him that the dad thought it was okay. I imagined SanFo folks to be used to tourists like me who make them subjects for their photos.

cyfunk wrote on Feb 10, '07, edited on Feb 10, '07

bnanaking, are you a gemini? hanep ka kasing mag-shift ng personalities, one time you are the great lover, the next time, bohemyo.:-)

bananaking69 wrote on Feb 11, '07

cyfunk said

are you a gemini? hanep ka kasing mag-shift ng personalities,

Hindi ako Gemini, schizophrenic lang ako. Actually, I'm a Virgo, the only female sign of the Zodiac.

faitherasmo wrote on Feb 15, '07

bananaking69 said

I'm a Virgo, the only female sign of the Zodiac.

Dapat VirgA.
That explains why ok ang vibes ko sa inyo. Kaya pala kayo loyal to your wife. =)