Just passing though...
There is a point when taking a photograph, between the instant you see just exactly what it is you want to capture and the quick snap of the shutter closing and opening, that time is compressed into emulsion and the gradient of silver halides becomes later recognized as an image
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This makes me think about sampling (of course), especially sampling people talking. Get someone to talk into a mic for 45 minutes and when you go back through, you'll have swaths of chatter that seemed interesting at the time but contain nothing useful whatsoever. Some little detail you didn't even catch the first time around, an intake of breath before a laugh, or an aside to someone who knocked on the door, presents itself as the most amazing and real moment of the whole file... it's weird, but it also makes sense....
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