JohnSwanda wrote:
But the one she would choose is still a snapshot.
It just shows again that snapshots are not inherently
inferior to planned shots.
Long ago, searching for a way to make snapshots,
I settled on a AE-only, fixed focus, non-zoom ultra
simple Super-8 camera. It solved the problem of
minimizing any attempt on my part to engage my
knowledge of hardware and process.
A Brownie box camera wouldn't solve the problem
cuz I know all its fixed settings and so I would be
too tempted to work in situations ideal for those
settings [etc etc ... etc]. But the "snapshot" movie
camera was a thing I could hardly outsmart, plus
the extra "problem" of motion ! Anywho, it was
verrrrrry liberating, being pretty much unable to
exercise any control other than pointing it :-)
Not saying that being out of control produced any
keepers. It's just that reviewing the footage really
opened my eyes. I got to see a world of recorded
images, scenes of my choosing but otherwise 99%
free of my influence or control.