robert capa profile on BBC2 tonight

[Dave H]

For anyone in the UK. Just found out that there is an hour long profile of Robert Capa on BBC2 tonight at 11.20pm I think. Should be good.

 

[Pherdinand]

Well i ain't in the UK but i can still watch BBC2 here! 😀 Time to go home, it seems! Thanks for the note!
11.20...damn, that's 12.20 CET! I never never NEVER manage to go to sleep before midnight 🙄

 

[TPPhotog]

In the UK we seem to be doing quite well for photographer documentaries. Alway room for another Capa one though 😉 Thanks for the tip 🙂

 

[Fred]

One for my video to watch, I'll catch it tomorrow. Thanks for the heads up.

 

[Sean Moran]

Thanks for that, Dave.

I would have missed it were it not for your message.

Well worth seeing: what a life-style! Did you notice also how many of his photographs were taken from a low angle? Some of this would be due to the natural position of the TLR he was using (Rolleiflex?) but he seemed also to favour a squatting position for shooting on his RF (Contax?).

Cheers,

Seán.

 

[Hektor]

Wouldn't you with bullets around ?

 

[TPPhotog]

LOL It's the 3rd time I've seen "In Love and War", each time I discover something new and realise just a little but more of his character.

As a gambler the squatting position would be a safer bet. He also took many pictures of children so the squatting position would put the camera at their eye level.

I wonder how many of us use a squatting position when there are no bullets flying though. Looking back on my own technique I prefer to shoot from a lower angle as I find it more stable and pleasing in the final print. Many people will accuse you of hip shooting though 😉

 

[Hektor]

Don't get lost manny, - wouldn't want you going round and round on spaghetti junction forever.

;-)

 

[TPPhotog]

Manolo after a few Guinness spaghetti junction would be easy peasy anyway 😉

Have fun you lucky blighter, I miss my trips over the water. Remember to take some colour film to shoot those beautiful Irish girls 😀

 

[Pherdinand]

it was a good documentary. I thought about it a bit: what would it have been without the "moving images" pasted into it? Would it have been too dry just to show his photos and the interviews with the people?

Yes, after his leica was stolen on the beach, he seemed to use contax exclusively (in 135-format). But i've also seen a few images when he had a folder hanging from his neck, i guess a super ikonta or such. And the rolleiflex, of course. Cool, they have been skiing with HCB and Henri had a rolleiflex with him🙂

I am using "squatting position" sometimes. It matters alot for perspective, esp. with wide angles. Here's an example. It still didn't fit in the frame completely, but without squatting, even half of it would not have fitted.

 

[TPPhotog]

There is another documentary of Capa I've seen screened occasionally and that one only used his stills. Worked just as well but in a different way and shows much more of his Hollywood stuff 🙂

BTW Black and White Photography (UK) October edition has a really interesting interview with HCB that was not printed until after his death.

 

[berci]

Hey Guys,

Could someone record it onto DVD and then DivX it and then share it with us?

Berci

 

[TPPhotog]

Sadly it was on last night 🙁

But it may be repeated if we're lucky 😉

DVD and DivX .... I'm a film shooter I don't understand digital stuff LOL

 

[Pherdinand]

if sbody does that (divx-ing it), i can put it (temporarly!) accessible on my little ftp server at the university. Good internet connection (12-15 minutes to transfer a 600mbytes file).

 

[Pherdinand]

Sadly it was on last night 🙁

ManGo has it on tape 😀

 

[TPPhotog]

ManGo has it on tape 😀

Arrrr good point I forgot that LOL

It might also be available through BBC publications, they sell a lot of good stuff 😉

 

[ChrisN]

Website about the film

 

[back alley]

sounds interesting. i don't notice many photog documentaries here in the frozen north.

i thought divx was dead?

joe

 

[lido]

Hey Manolo, if you can turn that tape into any digital format, I can put it up on either a web site of ftp site for people to access. I'd love to see it.

Cheers,
Doug.

 

[FrankS]

....Me too!