Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/05/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Donal, Truer words never were spoken. When I was in Italy in '92 and France in '94 I kept a couple bodies loaded with color transparency film and my Leica loaded with b&w. What I soon learned was that I was evaluating any color photo in terms of its stock marketability. What I found was that the photos that had the most truth in them were the ones I made with the Leica with no ulterior motive other than they were who I was. Now, when I travel, I may take only a few rolls of color trans but most of my images are made with the Leica in b&w. That is when I rediscover what I love about what I do rather than seeing it as work, which is what it has often become. On the other hand there is no other job that I would rather do. Carl S. Donal Philby wrote: > > Paul Chefurka wrote: > > SNIP Since signing with a big stock agency, I find that my > initial feeling of freedom (hey, no art director) was soon replaced by > questions of whether the photo was worth taking--are the models perfect, > can I get releases, is it commercial, slick--nothing less will do. I > found myself so critical and afraid to "waste" film on subject that > wouldn't sell that I found myself cramped and passing by the subjects I > loved to shoot because they couldn't be used for advertising. > SNIP > -- > Donal Philby > San Diego > http://www.donalphilby.com - -- Sometimes the wrong thing is exactly the thing you should do.