Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/12/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >From: Chris Saganich <chs2018@med.cornell.edu> >Subject: Re: [Leica] another opinion on the state of the art > >Well I'm not sure photography has any special link with reality. Any such >link is purely the property of the viewers mind. It is what makes still >images unique all minds are different. As far as digital revolution goes >the ontology of equipment hasn't been transformed nor has the substantive >output for the majority of photographers. There has been change but I'm >not sure if it is important. For example the equipment of a photographer >has several properties: > >It is being used and not collecting dust on a shelf. (ready to hand) >It is being used towards some purpose. (towards which) >The purpose has a final goal. (final towards which) >The goal relates the photographer to him or herself. Defining themselves >or taking a stand about themselves. (for the sake of which) > >These are near universal properties of equipment (except perhaps in >primitive societies) digital or film cameras, a rake or hammer, an >airplane. Any serious photographer either is working this out or has >worked it out. It isn't the equipment that id's us it is the practice so >we are not just using equipment towards making an object. The question is >do pixles change how we identify ourselves as photographers? > > From Descartes to Heidegger. Who are we??? > > >At 05:24 PM 12/12/2007, you wrote: >>What I find interesting here is the reference to the lack of >>"structure" of the material - very true - yet, are photographers still to >>be considered as frustrated painters? or have they at long last acquired >>a "right" to express themselves using another medium?. >>phx >> >>Lottermoser George wrote: >> >>><http://www.imaginginfo.com/online/article.jsp? >>>siteSection=3&id=3323&pageNum=3#> >>> >>>Regards, >>>George Lottermoser >>>george@imagist.com >>>http://www.imagist.com >>>http://www.imagist.com/blog >>>Picture A Week - www.imagist.com/paw_07 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>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 > >Chris Saganich, Sr. Physicist >Weill Medical College of Cornell University >New York Presbyterian Hospital >chs2018@med.cornell.edu >http://intranet.med.cornell.edu/research/health_phys/ >Ph. 212.746.6964 >Fax. 212.746.4800 >Office A-0049 Chris Saganich, Sr. Physicist Weill Medical College of Cornell University New York Presbyterian Hospital chs2018@med.cornell.edu http://intranet.med.cornell.edu/research/health_phys/ Ph. 212.746.6964 Fax. 212.746.4800 Office A-0049