Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/01/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Not answering to this particular message, but more to this thread: My point of view, why I posted this, and why I gave it this title. 1) I may not be native English speaking, but I do think about the wordings I use. I ?m Belgian, and the essence of that is a kind of 'intuitive western polyglotness': linguisticly we have Indogerman, but also Southern European influences, both very often combined with a classic education (intensive Latin and Greek). It's quite unique really. So we might have ridiculous jurisdiction, a laugheable government, an opportunistic nature, and whatever other city myth, but in languages we do excell. And in cuisine ofcourse ;-) Anyways. When I used the word 'reportage' I simply meant that, and nothing else. Reportage = a report of a happening, big or small, with humans playing the main part in it. It can be written, told, imitated, photographed and filmed. For some it can also only be thought, but I do not adhere to that school. This is what this is. A reportage. And a modern one, too. Pardon me the provocative interrogation mark of the MSG subject. It seems to have worked though, looking at the rate of RE's. 2) I posted it because it seems that some are asking themselves what the 'right track' might be today. And whether it should be commercially exploitable or not. So I thought that this link could help a bit in clearing up this dilemma. The right track is still the same track as it always has been: it's all about differentiation. Differentiation makes desirable. It's the flavor of the era. Being different is very easy, though: just show others what your own particular world consists of. Not the children, grandchildren, etc part of it. But the part of your life that you share with your peers. Whatever your and their age is. Whatever the 'newsworthiness', or the journalistic or documentary importance of it. But striking it will be. 3) I'm looking forward to seeing the results of that evt. change in state of mind, because for me, that is the essence and intention of RF photography, and thus of Leica. At least, that is what I think of it. Ranting on, but vowing to keep silent for the next full year. Because looking at the yearbook, I have a lot of catching up to do. Have a good year. Philippe Op 12-jan-08, om 02:01 heeft Steve Barbour het volgende geschreven: > > On Jan 11, 2008, at 5:24 PM, Lottermoser George wrote: > >> On Jan 11, 2008, at 5:40 PM, Steve Barbour wrote: >> >>> what makes this story news? >> >> First, I don't believe I ever claimed the portfolio under >> discussion as "news." >> While I did attribute some newsworthiness to the subject of drug >> cultivation, importation, use, addiction, etc. > > possibly I misunderstand the real meaning of a thread called > "modern photoreportage ?" > > what exactly does that mean ? > > and if it doesn't mean current news reporting by photography, how > could this thread have been better labelled... ? > >> Yet, I'm attempting to depart from the specificity of Jessica's >> work and ask you, Steve, "what do you consider newsworthy >> photographic subjects?" > > > something/anything that's actually news...as in new... > >> >> < http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/News_values> offers one group of >> criteria. >> Do you agree with these criteria? >> >>> and what makes these photos reporting? >> >> >> I don't really understand this question. The camera reports >> whatever it's pointed at when the exposure is made. > > > technically sure George, but we are playing word games, that > surely doesn't make it either news or worth reporting... > > > Steve > > > >> >> >> Fond regards, >> George >> george@imagist.com >> 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 >