How Capa’s camera does lie, or doesn’t, you be the judge.

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How about a little controversy to start the working week. The famous photo of a soldier falling to his death after being shot in the Spanish Civil War is being called a fake once again. It seems to pop up every now and then on photography forums and web sites the world over every six months or so.

Falling Soldier

The case against the photo.

How Capa’s camera does lie: The photographic proof that iconic ‘Falling Soldier’ image was staged | Mail Online.

The case for the photo.

Robert Capa – In Love and War | American Masters | PBS.

I have read them both and I am still on the fence. What do you think good reader?


Many thanks to w00dsy for sending me the first link.

Have Camera Will Travel: Photography and fear

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Paul Dymond has written a very interesting piece on his blog about his fears as a photographer. Not as in leaning over a cliff to take a shot, more about his style of shooting. It made me wonder about my style. Do I actually have a style? Hmm, I might throw a few words together about this later in the week.

Bird, bird, bird, the bird is the word.If I do have a style, people will probably say this is it.

Have Camera Will Travel: Photography and fear.

Stop wishing for that Amazing Camera and Appreciate The One You’ve Got

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He is quite a good little article about people craving the latest and greatest camera gear.

All cameras have are essentially the same thing, a shutter that exposes light on a light-sensitive surface. Sure, there are differences in engineering tolerances and technical ranges and the latest technology. But Ansel Adams didn’t have today’s latest gadget. He had know-how, and practice.

Dan Dyer makes some good points, but I would argue that a person with a point and shoot will never be able to take a shot like this.

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Yes, a composition like that you could achieve with a point and shot, but I doubt you can get a narrow depth of field like that. Also, the biggest bug bare with me and point and shoots is the shutter lag.

Have a read and let me know what you think.

Stop wishing for that Amazing Camera and Appreciate The One You’ve Got.