Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/07/15

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Divided by a common language.
From: "Phong" <phong@doan-ltd.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2002 21:37:00 -0400

B.D.

How was the workshop ?
As much details as you can spare please.
Thank you.

- - Phong


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of B. D. Colen
> Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 8:45 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: RE: [Leica] Divided by a common language.
> 
> 
> For those who care...
> 
> Eugene Richards has a new book coming out in about three weeks....it's
> called Walking Through The Ashes and it's a collection of black and white
> stuff related to 9/11. If, like me, you've had it up to where ever with 9/11
> photography, just wait until you see this book. It's unlike anything else
> I've seen on or about the subject.
> 
> B. D.
> Back from Maine
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Mike
> Durling
> Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 8:25 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Divided by a common language.
> 
> 
> The classic Kodak primer on photography was always called "How To Make
> Good Pictures".  I think recent editions are "How to Take Good
> Pictures".  Of course like everything else, the old ones are better ;>)
> 
> I always think of photos as "made" or "found".  The former being
> studio-type pictures, while the latter are more like street photos or
> nature pics.
> 
> Mike D
> 
> 
> Rei Shinozuka wrote:
> > i think that even in america, the more common usage is to "take" a
> > photograph.  i think ansel adams might have been the one who popularized
> > the "make a photograph" phrase, hence those serious students of
> > photography such as might be found on the LUG  would affect the same
> > jargon.   "make" implies more a creativity process and less aggression
> > than "take."
> >
> > -rei
> >
> >
> >>From: "Beddoe, Neil" <nbeddoe@lehman.com>
> >>
> >>I've discovered something since I've been subscribed to the LUG.
> Americans
> >>"make" photographs while the British "take" them.  There's something
> >>fundamental about this but I'm not sure what.
> >>
> >>Just an observation.
> >>
> >>Neil
> >
> >
> 
> 
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