[Leica] Why we photograph, artists who photograph, and HCB -goldenmean

[walt at waltjohnson.com (Walt Johnson)]

Jeffery:

I apologize if you thought that of my posts. I put the little faces in 
to indicate a touch of (wit maybe) silliness. It might be a bit counter 
productive to bog down in analysis of art rather than trying to make it 
though and that was my point. Have Camera, Will Travel. Don't worry 
about anything except feeling something. Next, worry about moving that 
feeling from inside you to inside the camera. Then, you've added to that 
important collection you've already began work on in N.O.

Walt

p.s. I'm going to become a bit greedy with my pills and keep some to 
myself. B.D. will have to fend for himself :-[

B. D. Colen wrote:

>What the hell, Jeffery - I'd suggest that I'm probably in the top - I'll be 
>really conservative - 5 percent of people on this list who have attempted 
>to start discussions about photography. Perhaps you'll recall 'why we 
>photograph?' Hello? 
>But yes, I do consider it pretty silly to look for the secret formula in a 
>artists work - although if you'l get one of those chill pills Walt's always 
>providing me, you may recall that I said I found your line drawing quite 
>intriguing. But no amount of line drawing or other art school/art critic 
>theorizing is going to produce the Henri-Bresson Code, and get us all into 
>the MOMA. :-)
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>...... Original Message .......
>On Tue, 11 Apr 2006 22:48:30 -0400 Walt Johnson <walt@waltjohnson.com> 
>wrote:
>"You are absolutely right.
>"
>"Walt
>"
>"Jeffery Smith wrote:
>"
>">I apologize for yaking about art without being an art critic, and I didn't
>">imply that anyone who divided a frame into thirds etc. was a little Henri.
>">BD made it clear that he thought my initial observations about the
>">documentary were laughable. I stand corrected. But your condenscending
>">sarcasm is over the edge, I think. 
>">
>">Jeffery Smith
>">New Orleans, LA
>">http://www.400tx.com
>">
>">
>">
>">
>">-----Original Message-----
>">From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org
>">[mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Walt
>">Johnson
>">Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 9:18 PM
>">To: Leica Users Group
>">Subject: Re: [Leica] Why we photograph, artists who photograph,and HCB
>">-goldenmean
>">
>">
>">I'm all for aesthetics but that has little or nothing to do with 
>">"formulas". If it were as easy as dividing the frame up into 3rds or 5 
>">ninths or whatever, then we could all be little Henris .     :-P
>">
>">Besides, it is better to let your work do the talking for you.....Yaking 
>">about art is for art critics and dabblers, making it is for us Leica 
>">guys. (and girls) :-*
>">
>">Walt
>">
>">p.s I've never divided up your 9th ward photos into math formulas but 
>">think they are very good anyway.
>">
>">Jeffery Smith wrote:
>">
>">  
>">
>">>This is what happens when one tries to talk about photography on the 
>">>LUG. Okay, let's talk gear! How about 'dem Olympus lenses!!!
>">>
>">>Jeffery Smith
>">>New Orleans, LA
>">>http://www.400tx.com
>">>
>">>-----Original Message-----
>">>From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org
>">>[mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of 
>">>Walt Johnson
>">>Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 7:52 PM
>">>To: Leica Users Group
>">>Subject: Re: [Leica] Why we photograph, artists who photograph,and HCB 
>">>-goldenmean
>">>
>">>
>">>No. No, No..I'm  familiar with all the non sequiturs...Show me a
>">>photograph.... >:o >:o >:o :-P One you've taken which debunks Henri's 
>">>secrets.
>">>
>">>Jeffery Smith wrote:
>">>
>">> 
>">>
>">>    
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