atlcruiser
Part Yeti
Hi All,
I was invited to attend and document a pentecostal Church revival in rural Georgia a few weeks ago. I attached a few of the photos. I would like to get an idea of what people think of them.
This is the first time I have ever gone into a strange environment and just taken pictures....sure i have done so on the street and in semi-public areas but this was a private function and i was extremely concerned to not be in the way and to show what I saw; to document a very different and interesting event but to not see it as a circus but rather as something extraordinary in the participants lives.
All of this was leica M6 CV 35/1.4 and X Pan 45/4. Arista 400 @ 800 for the M6 and the X pan was arista 400@1600 bioth developed in rodinal 1:50.
All of these are proof scans at 800. Maybe a touch nhere and there in lightroom for exposure but most are direct from film to scanner
Thanks in advance
I was invited to attend and document a pentecostal Church revival in rural Georgia a few weeks ago. I attached a few of the photos. I would like to get an idea of what people think of them.
This is the first time I have ever gone into a strange environment and just taken pictures....sure i have done so on the street and in semi-public areas but this was a private function and i was extremely concerned to not be in the way and to show what I saw; to document a very different and interesting event but to not see it as a circus but rather as something extraordinary in the participants lives.
All of this was leica M6 CV 35/1.4 and X Pan 45/4. Arista 400 @ 800 for the M6 and the X pan was arista 400@1600 bioth developed in rodinal 1:50.
All of these are proof scans at 800. Maybe a touch nhere and there in lightroom for exposure but most are direct from film to scanner
Thanks in advance
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paulfish4570
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Beautiful reportage, David.
I would make one suggestion: only one of the cross-on-the-floor shots is sufficient; I'd recommend the last one where the bare feet meet the shined shoes.
I would make one suggestion: only one of the cross-on-the-floor shots is sufficient; I'd recommend the last one where the bare feet meet the shined shoes.
atlcruiser
Part Yeti
Good point! I do seem to have a bunch of crosses 
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tj01
Well-known
i think you did a great job in your photographs to capture the ambiance and energy in the room.
atlcruiser
Part Yeti
one of the very few from the mamiya 7
hteasley
Pupil
Amazing series. Powerfully captures the scene, without editorial. Really well done.
pachuco
El ****
Chriscrawfordphoto
Real Men Shoot Film.
David Murphy
Veteran
Yes this is very good social documentary - nice job
paulfish4570
Veteran
Chris, very, very few pentacostal/charismatic groups do the snake thing ...
Chriscrawfordphoto
Real Men Shoot Film.
I know, lol. My grandparents were from eastern Kentucky where the snake thing originated and from what they said, A LOT of people where they grew up did it. Because of that, they wanted nothing to do with Christianity until they were in their 60s and living in Indiana, when a friend of theirs got them to go to a Lutheran church! We actually have a snake church here in Ft. Wayne too. It would be cool to photograph, but all those rattlesnakes...no thanks.
MartinP
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This could probably be answered by a quick Google, but you all seem to know what is going on in the photos. What is a "Church revival" ?
fotomeow
name under my name
really nice collection, thx for sharing
Ducky
Well-known
These events are generally noisy, active, emotional and sometimes confusing. I did not catch that in your work. Maybe a few close face shots, tearful expressions, closed eyes and singing. Your shots make the event look staged. Maybe they calmed down because you were there, maybe they were a more self-controlled group.
My experience with these events left me wondering how people couold get so emotional and then just pick up and go home.
I think I would have used a 50 or even a 75-80 fast lens.
Obviously, I wasn't there so I could be way off target.
Thanks for posting, these are very interesting events to observe and you did a nice job on that end.
Second guessing myself, maybe you were trying not to get too close-up and personal out of respect for what was going on.
My experience with these events left me wondering how people couold get so emotional and then just pick up and go home.
I think I would have used a 50 or even a 75-80 fast lens.
Obviously, I wasn't there so I could be way off target.
Thanks for posting, these are very interesting events to observe and you did a nice job on that end.
Second guessing myself, maybe you were trying not to get too close-up and personal out of respect for what was going on.