Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/11/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Eric This was hardly a "sweeping generalization". Just read what I said. "Some TV stations HERE". If you think this is a sweeping etc., I have lost the ability to communicate with you. So I won't try. Jerry Eric Welch wrote: > You are wrong. It all depends on the station and the company they work > for. Some are truly photojournalists. I see their work at NPPA events > and some of there are every bit the photojournalist that most still > photographers are (and aren't). Such sweeping generalizations (of which > I am too often guilty on such discussion lists) are usually too broad > to be accurate. And this is most certainly one of them. > > Ever hear of "One man bands?" It takes a photojournalist to do even a > mediocre job when there's no reporter to boss them around. > > On Nov 24, 2003, at 5:15 PM, Jerry Lehrer wrote: > > > Some TV stations here have the nerve to call the camera holders "Photo > > Journalists"! All they do is point the camera where the reporter or > > director > > tells them to! > > Eric Welch > Carlsbad, CA > http://www.jphotog.com > > "There exists a limit to the force even the most powerful may apply > without destroying themselves. Judging this limit is the true artistry > of government. Misuse of power is the fatal sin. The law cannot be a > tool of vengeance, never a hostage, nor a mortification against the > martyrs it has created. You cannot threaten any individual and escape > the consequences." > -- Frank Herbert > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html