[Leica] Portraits of Awkward Adolescents Posing on Beaches

[lew1716 at gmail.com (Lew Schwartz)]

I'm not disputing or belittling any of your experience, you're making
a grand go of it. However, I fail to understand what any of it has to
do with my statements. You photographed unnoticed. That's wonderful
for you. Dijkstra, and many other photographers don't do it that way.
If a successful career validates your practice in your mind, you have
only to check the Wiki entry for hers to see that she's well on her
way, too.

On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 1:01 AM,  <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote:
> Lew Schwartz ASKED:
>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Portraits of Awkward Adolescents Posing on Beaches
>
>
>>>>> Don't think so, Dr. Ted. Any thought in support of your
>>>>> statements?<<<<<
>
>
> Sure thing Lew, 62 years experienece of shooting as a "working"
> photojournalist shooting " Please note! "Paid assigned assignments!" from
> right out of the womb to the CEO's of big corporations for their annual
> reports.
>
> Gee whiz it doesn't take much brain savvy if you engage the brain of a 
> human
> being of any age into action while you are there with a camera and you do 
> it
> well and with experinece! They will forget about you and camera! I've done
> it a gadzillion million times under all kinds of circumstances. Including a
> couple with Canadian Prime Ministers in their offices while I was told not
> to cause any distraction! Nothing like Leica M's of some kind and OBVIOUSLY
> NO STUPID FLASH! And quiety click away at the "Decisive moment!" in 
> silence!
> KISS.
>
> JUST HE AND I!
>
> Hell I asked one of them what he did when he came in his office first thing
> in the morning and he told me. ?.........
> " I ?READ THE PAPER, HAVE MY GLASS OF MILK ." ?My response? "WONDERFUL YOU
> JUST DO YOUR THING AND I'LL DO MINE!" HE DID! ?AND WE DIDN'T CONVERSE FOR
> OVER TWO HOURS! While I clicked away at changes of light through the
> windows, conversations with his staff or he moved to some other part of his
> office! Until he needed to have a pee and he asked me, "If it was OK if he
> went by himself?" True story! :-) I said "Sure!" Damn life can be so simple
> when you make it uncomplicated "WITH BULL-SHIT!"
>
> Hell man get real, look at my God Damn websight and read a little about my
> career ( I DID NOT WRITE THAT STUFF!) ?and you might find out that there 
> are
> some experineced members on the LUG! And if you understand and have 
> feelings
> for all ages of human beings you can slide amoungst them with a camera and
> never be noticed.
>
> I bet you've never had an assignment to shoot..... "WITHOUT BEING NOTICED!"
> at a $1000.00 dollar a plate night fund raising event, tux and all the
> tiddly stuff! And no one ever ask about ""WHY ARE YOU TAKING PICTURES?" 
> Hell
> do I have to tell you how to do that with a tux on and never be caught?
> Piece of cake! KISS!
>
> Actually I would enjoy meeting you one on one some day face to face as I
> truly beleieve it would be a very interesting experience simply because our
> life-time photographer time would make for a very interesting conversation!
>
> No offence intended in my comments! Just different experiences of a
> life-time as a working published photojournalist!
>
> cheers,
> Dr. ted
>
>
>
>
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-Lew S.