Shocked

thebaz

read in the IT on Saturday that the iconic shot of a couple kissing in Paris by Doisneau was staged - i really like much of Doisneau work, but the idea of staging street photography defeats the purpose , should be real not acted IMO -

not blaming Doisneau as he seamed a very humble man , but along with the fact that some of Cappa's war photography was also staged , beginning to wonder :mad:

Paulw

I thought that "news" came out many years ago now.

While they're great photos, knowing that they are staged really takes away from their nature.

CabanSail

You should not read as much. It helps keep your fantasies intact.

nonsequitir

thebaz wrote: »

read in the IT on Saturday that the iconic shot of a couple kissing in Paris by Doisneau was staged - i really like much of Doisneau work, but the idea of staging street photography defeats the purpose , should be real not acted IMO -

not blaming Doisneau as he seamed a very humble man , but along with the fact that some of Cappa's war photography was also staged , beginning to wonder :mad:

Apparently not alone either, Some of Capa's war photos were staged too!

sasar

I watched a documentary on him a while ago and was also quite surprised about this fact. Well, slightly dissapointed, but it's still a great photograph.

Eirebear

Much of Doisneau's photographs where "staged", in fact most photography is in one way or another.

What matters to me is wether or not the image stays true to the feelings and emotions that the photographer is trying to convey.
Doisneau would use people he met on the street, ask them to position themselves accordingly, and take the shot.

I see no problem with this, it would be more of an issue if he was hiring models to take out on the streets with him. But as far as i know, they were real people who happened to be around, rather than models acting out a part.

Covey

Thats old news Barry!

This one wasn't staged though The Kiss :D

thebaz

Covey wrote: »

Thats old news Barry!

This one wasn't staged though The Kiss :D

nice one - it was you who converted me to Doisneau a while back

Covey

And I thought no one paid any heed to me :P

shepthedog

A surprising amount of press/news photography is staged.. Ruins the illusion at times but I guess a good photo is a good photo.. Personally I prefer the spontaneous ones.

sineadw

You know, I've heard so many bloody versions of *that* Capa shot now I'm ignoring everything else I hear

ThOnda

Does it matter? It was paid assignment, and I think he done it quite well - the picture become a photographic icon. And I don't recall anyone suggesting that it was just random street snapshot.

thebaz

ThOnda wrote: »

Does it matter? .

to me it matters, bit like musicians syncing/miming songs

TinyExplosions

thebaz wrote: »

to me it matters, bit like musicians syncing/miming songs

But Milli Vanilli were awesome

pullandbang

TinyExplosions wrote: »

But Milli Vanilli were awesome

LMAO...:D

davmigil

It's being going on a long time, since the dawn of photography.
In pictures of the american civil war you would often see the same soldier's dead body in different 'poses' and locations.

http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/Hoaxipedia/Moving_the_Body/