Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/09/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The difficult questions: Does this photograph express anything? Does this photograph have heart, soul, humor, poignancy, intelligence, or?? Why? or Why not? The easy questions: Which camera? Which lens? Which f:stop? Which shutter speed? Which film/sensor? Which filter? Which paper/ink/developer/time/temperature/agitation/PS filter/curves? Sometimes even as an experienced photographer I feel the need to review the technicalities that went into forming an image to discover why the image has failed or succeeded. I see it as an ongoing dance between learning, experience and expression; with expression remaining the most difficult challenge. Regards, George Lottermoser george at imagist.com http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist On Sep 16, 2010, at 11:21 AM, tedgrant at shaw.ca wrote: > But taking pictures of landscapes? or a million other subjects.... LIKE > WHO CARES BECAUSE IT STILL COMES DOWN TO ..."IS THE PHOTOGRAPH ANY GOOD?" > And if it isn't who the hell cares what the lens , camera or exposure was?