Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/05/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ted thanks for sharing these photos and stories from your archives. I am sure you could post a photo and story each day for all of us to learn from. You can still do your teaching over the Internet!! Continued good wishes, Scott On 2012-05-04, at 8:19 AM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> wrote: > Great stories!! Not my kind of photography either, but you do what you have > to do and you did it great! > > Tina > > On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 11:24 PM, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > >> Hi Crew, >> A couple of weeks ago Stasys Petravicius asked about a Paris fashion shoot >> I did around 1965. Here are three images I managed to find. >> >> LOOK HERE AND READ STORY. Thank you. >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/ted+grant/ >> >> 1/ The model in plaid and street sweeper standing beside her like a Roman >> Guard. :-) >> >> I placed the model kitty corner across the street inter section as the Art >> Director wanted the red stop sign and restaurant name above her. >> >> I told the model I would indicate when I was starting to shoot and as soon >> as I did, she was to count to 5 then change position. So there she was >> standing all alone, count 5 and move. All of a sudden the street sweeper >> guy is coming into frame from the left. He stopped before entering the >> frame just watching this woman making all these different movements in >> silence. >> >> The AD is freaking out as the little guy walks behind her as she keeps >> moving and I keep shooting. Now the AD is telling me to stop and get that >> guy the hell out of the scene! Me? I respond, "No, no, no leave him be >> and >> see what happens?" Well he stopped as you can see in the frame and I'm >> clicking away as she continues to move. Then the sweeper crossed the >> street >> and was gone! >> >> AD is pissed off at me for not telling the guy to get out of the shooting >> area and telling me I'd never shoot for them again because I didn't do >> what >> he ordered me to do. Me? I thought I had something different and >> illustrating we were in Paris! And guess what picture was the lead >> photograph in the magazine big fashion layout full page lead? ? :-) Yep! >> This one!!!!!!! :-) However I never shot with the AD ever again! Hell his >> loss! >> >> 2/ Trust me having 2 Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers in dress red >> serge jacket and a model walking down the middle of the Champs-Elysees in >> Paris during the middle of the afternoon could be called a death wish!! >> Drivers gawking, waving, yelling and whistling! It was wild and I kept >> hoping a driver wouldn't lose control and run over me as I was squatting >> down moving backwards and couldn't see what was coming from behind. >> >> 3/ The model and Eiffel Tower was a non-event. Found a location where I >> could get both against a clean clear sky and it was click a bunch as she >> changed positions. In what fashion shoots I've done on locations like this >> and a crew has been flown in. You better have some obvious land mark >> images >> where it's obvious the shoot is taking place in Paris or whever! Certainly >> after the money spent for flights, accommodation and on-location crew and >> models. >> >> So there you go. However fashion was never a big deal as I hated posing >> them. Not my cup of tea even if I were paid nicely. :-) >> >> cheers, >> Dr. ted :-) >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > > -- > Tina Manley, ASMP > www.tinamanley.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information