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Music Appreciation

Cosmo Blues

(2,481 posts) Mon Sep 28, 2020, 10:13 AM Sep 2020

Blues

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Blues (Original Post) Cosmo Blues Sep 2020 OP

An amazing musician, thucythucy Sep 2020 #1

My Guess Cosmo Blues Sep 2020 #2

That's my take as well--the part about photographers as opposed to musicians. thucythucy Sep 2020 #3

thucythucy

(8,047 posts)

1. An amazing musician,

Reply to Cosmo Blues (Original post)

Mon Sep 28, 2020, 04:08 PM

Sep 2020

but why do photographers spend so much time focused on musicians' faces? I see this all the time. A musician is playing some incredible riffs, and the camera people focus on the face.

This video is better than most, but still...

Cosmo Blues

(2,481 posts)

2. My Guess

Reply to thucythucy (Reply #1)

Mon Sep 28, 2020, 04:46 PM

Sep 2020

Is they are photographers without the love a musician would have for the art or technique in some cases the fingers or instrument are moving around too much to make them go out a frame

thucythucy

(8,047 posts)

3. That's my take as well--the part about photographers as opposed to musicians.