Comments on: john busch – breaking & entering

By: pAtrIcIO m.

pAtrIcIO m. — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:23:39 +0000

To JOHN:

Jesus, great stuff and IDEA. As David says, this things does not happen in NYC, nor a big city. To much paranoia from people at the beginning of the XXI century :-(. Great work in an individual society… and if I think that was during a WorkShop, even more!

We (photographers) have a urge to see what is hidden behind that people

“”The photographer is filled with doubt. Nothing will soothe him” DEPARDON.

Cheers Patricio

By: Hars-Mont

Hars-Mont — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 03:54:45 +0000

Sirs,
Great work.

I believe that Mr. Busch’s website is JohnhBusch.com.
Look forward to seeing more.

By: Gordon L

Gordon L — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:28:07 +0000

John

Congratulations for being on burn.

Fun stuff. This would be a great exercise to point a whole workshop at.

I’m a little distracted by the extreme wide angle lens, not sure if it is helping or hindering here, but it is your vision, and at least the approach is consistent. I like several of the shots a lot. The door knob and the tuba player in the hallway shot particularly. \

Your subjects look very comfortable with you. From the sound of your voice, and the pics, you are a pretty laid back guy who can put people at ease, a good skill to have. I found it interesting how your tone of voice changed when describing the video game player.

Being the resident Burn anal nit-picker, I’d also love to pop a couple of your RAW files into photoshop to show you how good they COULD look.

By: jasmine.lux.

jasmine.lux. — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:06:50 +0000

I love the idea, but I think the photos should be shot in a more… personal way…

Seems like they are more snapshots, rather than documentary.

But it’s something to develop on, I like the approach, and meeting new people, because these days, people tend to be afraid or to keep to themselves, this shows the positive side of meeting another stranger, and the fact that they can open a window to their own lives.

By: marios

marios — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:15:49 +0000

hey john… great stuff… it was awesome to see it evolve from the first day to this… loved it all along… it was very cool meeting you… keep in touch…
marios

By: robertoalfano

robertoalfano — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:58:23 +0000

Hi John!!
Great Job!
Fun, light, humorous and full of energy!
Go forward with the same inspiration and passion.
Keep in touch.
And if you’ll came in Italy…(You know!)
Best wishes..
Roberto.

By: Steve M

Steve M — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:29:06 +0000

I think the essay is great. You have been trusted to enter other people’s lives. In a world where trust is so difficult to find you have demonstrated to us that we only need to look. I don’t think that this is about you or them…. it’s the relationship that you have co-created that shines through.

By: Justin Smith

Justin Smith — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:06:33 +0000

Whoops, sorry I misspelled your name, John!

By: Justin Smith

Justin Smith — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:05:48 +0000

Jogn, I love it! Very impressed that you only have two days invested in this project (as it appears here). I’m a voyeur, and can really relate to your piece as I am a big fan of what Todd Selby ( http://www.theselby.com ) is currently producing.

I could not care less about the strength or composition of any individual frame. For me, this works as a multi-media piece – a mini-documentary of 2 days roaming the streets, just meeting people. Oh yeah, you have a nice voice for narration (reminds me of Richard Dreyfus in Stand by Me :-)

By: salvatore sacco

salvatore sacco — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:39:16 +0000

I like it, it’s fun and spontaneous. I watched twice without the audio and I thought it was so New York, big city, superficial. With audio it gives it that fun feel. Not crazy about the extreme use of short lenses.
Nice work.

By: Lung Liu

Lung Liu — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:20:10 +0000

I like the idea here – I like what you are saying and how you say it. It was even entertaining for me – I watched it and was interested from beginning to end, which isn’t something that I can say for all essays. It’s my belief that access is so much more important than image related aspects such as composition, etc…and for that I’m quite impressed. Sadly, I can’t help but feel that you’ve left behind the actual crafting of the images themselves. They don’t stand out to me…I don’t remember them. I feel as if the photographs themselves are not as strong as your access to them deserves. Of course, you only had two days to come up with this and that could be a strong factor in this…

By: David Rozing

David Rozing — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:50:52 +0000

Great concept, but I think pictures are not that great..because it is being displayed here on burn it makes you look twice for things that makes it special, but I can’t see that in this images..also so much wide angle deformation..

Bye, David

By: Patricia Lay-Dorsey

Patricia Lay-Dorsey — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:06:41 +0000

John, in my eyes, ears, mind and heart, IT WORKS! I love the organic quality to the process and product. I love that the pics are “on the fly,” so to speak, rather than too posed. You really give me the feeling of “breaking and entering” people’s lives and I am in awe of your spunk. Hell, a lot of us are shy about taking pics of strangers on the street, and you not only take their photo but manage to get them to invite you into their homes. Amazing! Especially in a city like New York.

I see that you live in NYC so I hope you plan to continue this project. I definitely see it as an exhibition and a book. And at the openinng, I want to meet all these people!!!

Bravo to you, John, and it was great seeing you at DAH’s loft on Friday night. Hope we meet again.

Patricia

By: david_bacher

david_bacher — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:09:33 +0000

Fluffy and….I didn’t catch the name of the second cat :-) I like this and the music that goes along…

…laughing…

By: Frostfrog

Frostfrog — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:50:44 +0000

Looks to me like the beginnings of an excellent project. I like the tuba image in the hallway and I like the cats. But then I always like cats. I have yet to decide what I think of this quick time movie concept. Usually, when I find a photo spread, it annoys me to view it as a movie and I would rather click through at my own pace. Somehow, though, I think perhaps in this case it may be the right choice – although, as another stated, the music competes too strongly with the voice.

http://wasillaalaskaby300.squarespace.com/
http://nocatsallowed.blogspot.com/

By: Dominik Dunsch

Dominik Dunsch — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:41:20 +0000

John!!!
Like Frank, I had the pleasure of being witness to this creative process of yours.
Can’t forget your face and mood after having spent half the night in the South-Bronx.
And I totally agree with John Gladdy… legs for a larger body of work…!
Excellent stuff, man, keep it up!!!
Dominik.

By: AndreaC

AndreaC — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:08:00 +0000

Apologies for second posting. I didn’t read the editor’s note because I tend to presume it’s always the same, as it is on the occasions when I have read it. So I didn’t realise John had done this in such a tight time frame and I didn’t realise this was a workshop project. Therefore, I just want to say, in light of that, well done John.

By: john gladdy

john gladdy — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:06:25 +0000

i think its neat. I like the idea of just talking people into inviting you home for a photo. The cross section of people is great. Not an original idea by any means, especially in the realms of moving imagery, but certainly a fun little project to do that may well have the legs for a larger body of work.

john

By: david alan harvey

david alan harvey — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:48:08 +0000

CATHY..

i will have to let John write about his intent….i do not think there was anything “frantic” about it…John is pretty laid back and the way he worked and delivered was certainly not deadline specific…it is always interesting to me what people do in just a few days…that does not mean of course that any workshop essay is a done deal….i always expect most photographers will continue either on the theme they start or at least do derivative work…there is however something to be said for the spontaneous combustion of doing something fast and raw…anyway, wait and see what some of the others did…surely all exercises of a kind, but when viewed together the collective momentum is palpable…

cheers, david

By: cathy scholl

cathy scholl — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:33:01 +0000

sorry typo…

…wondering how you were able to GET OUT
(omit wondering not how)