AMERICANSUBURB X: "Coffee and Workprints: A Workshop With Garry Winogrand (1988)"

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Coffee and Workprints – A Workshop With Garry Winogrand (1988)

“The director confided that Winogrand doesn’t make learning easy; be patient, he urged, it’s worth it. If we weren’t satisfied by the weekend, he’d give us a refund.”

Coffee and Workprints: A Workshop With Garry Winogrand – Two Weeks with a Master o

via AMERICAN SUBURB X: http://www.americansuburbx.com/2009/11/theory-coffee-and-workprints-workshop.html

We quickly learned Winogrand’s technique–he walked slowly or stood in the middle of pedestrian traffic as people went by. He shot prolifically. I watched him walk a short block and shoot an entire roll without breaking stride. As he reloaded, I asked him if he felt bad about missing pictures when he reloaded. “No,” he replied, “there are no pictures when I reload.” He was constantly looking around, and often would see a situation on the other side of a busy intersection. Ignoring traffic, he would run across the street to get the picture.