Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Excuse me, Simon, but WHAT precisely is your problem? On Thu, 29 Apr 2004 00:43:13 +0200, animal <s.jessurun95@chello.nl> wrote: > sorry for interrupting your conversation I wont do it again > simon > > | What is this supposed to mean, and what does it supposedly have to do > with > | people taking photos simply because they will be terrific photos? > | > | > | On Wed, 28 Apr 2004 23:48:29 +0200, animal <s.jessurun95@chello.nl> > wrote: > | > | > Beasts want to be on top of every hill , king of the world . > | > There is no harm in that is there? > | > We all want to say look mammy what i have done occasionally don,t > we? > | > Rule the world with a magic feather? > | > simon > | > > | > > | > > | > | No, it doesn't explain why someone takes a snap of Skipper and > Sissy, > | > but > | > | theoretically people on this list think of themselves as > | > "photographers." > | > | > | > | And, no, I would not flunk her because she had one, or even > several, > | > | photos in her project that weren't good picks. > | > | But she showed the photo in question independently, as her PAW for > the > | > | past week - students are required to produce one photo a week that > can > | > be > | > | viewed as telling a story - and that one does. In terms of her > | > project, it > | > | is one of several showing that one of the 'clients' at the center > was > | > | upset, and several people, including his 'girlfriend,' whose hand > was > | > in > | > | the photo, was one of those people... > | > | > | > | But the point I was trying to make, is that I think she hit the > | > proverbial > | > | nail on the head in terms of why "photographers" take photos - > they > | > take > | > | them for the same reason that mountain climbers give for climbing > | > | mountains - because they're there! > | > | :-) > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | On Wed, 28 Apr 2004 16:33:14 -0400, Phong <phong@doan-ltd.com> > wrote: > | > | > | > | > B.D., > | > | > > | > | > That is only partially true, and I suppose > | > | > more so for "photographers". The majority > | > | > of the people who take photos are not > | > | > photographers. They just want a snapshot > | > | > of someone, or something that interest > | > | > them. Even I do this sometimes, though > | > | > I would never show the result to another > | > | > photographer, especially on the LUG. :-) > | > | > > | > | > Anyway, your story raises and answers > | > | > the question of why your student takes > | > | > that photo. It does not address why > | > | > she chose that photo to show. Clearly, > | > | > if it does not fit her project, or the story > | > | > she wants to tell, it would not be included, > | > | > no matter how great the photo is. Otherwise > | > | > you would flunk her, wouldn't you ? :-) > | > | > > | > | > - Phong > | > | > > | > | > > | > | > > | > | > B. D. Colen wrote: > | > | >> > | > | >> About 'our' motivation to photograph. > | > | >> > | > | >> This past Saturday, my students were showing roughs of their > | > semester > | > | >> projects. One young woman has been shooting at a center for the > | > | >> developmentally disabled - aw, hell, the retarded - focusing on > an > | > art > | > | >> program they have. She showed an image that was a close up of > two > | > | >> people's hands awkwardly touching - a striking image - and my > TA > | > noted > | > | >> that this image was a good one for us to think about in terms > of > | > | >> addressing the question 'when is photo journalism/documentary > | > | >> photography, voyeurism?' So we talked about it for a while and > then > | > I > | > | >> asked the student, 'why did you take this photo?' Her response: > | > | >> > | > | >> "I thought it would be a great photo!" No bullshit. No 'I want > to > | > help > | > | >> people.' No BS about 'understanding.' Just the bottom line - > she's > | > a > | > | >> photographer, and the image leapt out at her. And that, in my > | > humble > | > | >> opinion, is what IT really is all about. > | > | >> > | > | >> We may take photos for various economic, personal, political, > | > | >> journalistic reasons. But if we really are the beast called > | > | >> photographers, it call comes down to "I thought it would be a > great > | > | >> photo!" > | > | > > | > | > _______________________________________________ > | > | > Leica Users Group. > | > | > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more > information > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | -- > | > | Using M2, Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: > | > http://www.opera.com/m2/ > | > | _______________________________________________ > | > | Leica Users Group. > | > | See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more > information > | > > | > _______________________________________________ > | > Leica Users Group. > | > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > | > | > | > | -- > | Using M2, Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: > http://www.opera.com/m2/ > | _______________________________________________ > | Leica Users Group. > | See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Using M2, Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/