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<blockquote data-quote="Greywoulf" data-source="post: 2676" data-attributes="member: 636">Okay...&quot;&gt;})&nbsp; -Sometimes I guess I am too quick to take offense...&nbsp; And probably I shouldn't rant against the word &quot;snapshots&quot; too much&nbsp; either, because many of these quick grabs have created some of our&nbsp; world's most memorable images... (Like the WWII photos of the Normandy&nbsp; beach head, or Cartier's photos of lovers in Paris?)But unfortunately the word 'snapshot' far too often generates in me&nbsp; distasteful memories of having to stiffly pose for very long moments in&nbsp; the hot sun while my father fussed about with his camera to get the&nbsp; 'perfect' family picture! He took so long to line us all up to take a&nbsp; &quot;snapshot&quot; that everyone in the family hated it when he broke out his&nbsp; (much cherished) fold-out bellows Voightlander! -I suspect as a result&nbsp; this has given me a sometimes lopsided appreciation of improvisation&nbsp; over studious technique..?! &quot;&gt;})</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Greywoulf, post: 2676, member: 636"] Okay...">}) -Sometimes I guess I am too quick to take offense... And probably I shouldn't rant against the word "snapshots" too much either, because many of these quick grabs have created some of our world's most memorable images... (Like the WWII photos of the Normandy beach head, or Cartier's photos of lovers in Paris?) But unfortunately the word 'snapshot' far too often generates in me distasteful memories of having to stiffly pose for very long moments in the hot sun while my father fussed about with his camera to get the 'perfect' family picture! He took so long to line us all up to take a "snapshot" that everyone in the family hated it when he broke out his (much cherished) fold-out bellows Voightlander! -I suspect as a result this has given me a sometimes lopsided appreciation of improvisation over studious technique..?! ">}) [/QUOTE]

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