[Frameworks] voyeurism / street photography in exp cinema

[Jeff Kreines]

On Jan 27, 2013, at 2:42 PM, Joel Wanek wrote:

> Chuck, Helen Levitt's still camera was nothing specially design to
> trick people. She used an eyepiece that is not unlike many of the
> optical viewfinders that folks attach to DSLRs today. But, it did allow
> her to point her body in a different direction, away from her subjects,
> while she shot.

These were fairly common accessories back in the 40s -- right angle finders -- check the ads in old issues of Popular Photography.  There was a somewhat odd emphasis on "candid" photography which translated into sneak shooting.  
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