Archetypes
Decisive Moment
Photographs of people the moment everything came together — the gesture, the light, the geometry behind them.
The tradition, briefly.
The discipline of waiting. You find a strong piece of geometry — an arch, a wall, a stairway — and you stand there until something human walks through it in a way that makes the picture.
A photographer who shaped it.
Henri Cartier-Bresson 1908–2004
The founder of modern street photography and co-founder of Magnum Photos. "The Decisive Moment" remains the canonical photo book.
The film stock.
Kodak Portra 400 1998–present
The portrait photographer's safety net. Forgiving exposure, natural skin tones, gentle grain. Lets you focus on the moment without worrying about the technical details.