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Re: [2] cameras



Don't Indian folklore say that taking one's picture robs them of their soul?
P.
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>     Two cents on cameras-- I am just barely starting to do a little
>performing and it requires a level of concentration that flash cameras can
>really, badly intefere with.  I never thought about it much until I
>anticipated doing it myself.  At something coming up we are going to
>actually hand out something that requests no flash photography during
>performances.  You need all your sense of balance about you and to be able
>to draw up from deep reserves of energy.  Photography really can be kind
>of soul-stealing, as is believed about cameras in some cultures, esp. when
>it's flash.
>
>      Irena