Photo Terminology, Culture, and Propriety; Does "Capture" Imply Captives? (Part Two)
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Here are a few more images for context.
Gun Girl, Paris, 2014
Man with Dogs, Paris, 2014
Beside the Seine, Paris, 2014.
These subjects were not captives. All were in very public places and would not have considered their activities wrongful or embarrassing. They were not "captured" or "taken." But they are certainly the subjects of these photos. And they did not consent to being photographed by me.
To me, the usual terminology of "captures" and "taking" has negative connotations. Can the terminology be improved? Maybe.
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After a lifetime of mainly expressing myself with words, my postings here will mainly rely on images. They will speak for themselves to some extent, but I'll usually add a few comments of explanation. I've taken photographs for decades, since the 1950's, inspired in part by my father's photographic skill. Four years of photo assignments and quality darkroom time eventually gave way to decades of casual and family picture-taking. I re-immersed myself when I left film and turned to digital.