Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/09/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Sep 16, 2010, at 10:04 AM, George Lottermoser wrote: > The difficult questions: > Does this photograph express anything? > Does this photograph have heart, soul, humor, poignancy, intelligence, or?? and dare I say.... not only do I agree.... but when the answer to the difficult questions is a resounding no... we obsess on the easy questions.... Steve > 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? > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information