Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/09/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In person on DVD - The Impassioned Eye: http://www.amazon.com/Henri-Cartier-Bresson-The-Impassioned-Eye/dp/B000CGX7G6 Cheers Jayanand On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 2:51 AM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: > "Dandy" though is also not much of a compliment to foist upon ones self. > But a hop, skip and jump from Dandy is the whole idea of "Gentleman > photographer" (or lady equivalent). And that kind of thing is certainly > part > of Leica "Culture". Leica lifestyle. > > Righty now I am reading a small book I've had for a few years its small and > hard cover and fits in my side bag with my camera. Its called: > The Mind's Eye > Writings on Photography and Photographers > Photographs and essays by Henri Cartier-Bresson > > http://aperture.org/shop/books/henri-cartier-bresson-the-minds-eye-book#sth > ash.Y6T40aFy.dpuf > http://tinyurl.com/kqku57e > > Going to finally find out what this guy thinks. YouTube ing him is > frustrating for a guy who does not speak French all that well. English > either! > > He actually in the capture I'm on now actually used the term "Decisive > moment" to describe what you'd want when doing a portrait. > Previously in the many chapters before he never once used the term. And > this > didn't surprise me. The fact that he just now as I'm reading did use the > term did surprise me. I almost think its in deferent to his publisher who > came up with the term to title the English Language version of his book and > the fact that he is so closely associated with the term. > > > > On 9/18/14 6:20 AM, "Philippe Amard" <philippe.amard at sfr.fr> wrote: > > > Dilettante is not far from Dandy - HCB could afford that I think - and > > an amateur because he loved his craft and didn't actually need the > > cash either. > > > > As a native speaker, I would use both terms as HCB did. > > > > Amities > > Philippe > > > > > > Le 18 sept. 14 ? 02:16, Mark Rabiner a ?crit : > > > >> Also HCB Henri Cartier-Bresson who I'm reading now and Alfred > >> Stieglitz also > >> held up this "amateur" term as an ideal instead of the opposite. > >> Also the related term " dilettante" is used as a compliment instead > >> of the > >> opposite by these guys (wh0 may have never met) and their > >> followers. It > >> gets confusing. Part of it may be that these major arbiters of > >> taste, style > >> and technique were born into so much money that they could piss off > >> anybody > >> they wanted to and still pay the rent at the end of the month. They > >> just > >> didn't need your business. They just didn't have to care.!! > >> > >> > >> On 9/16/14 6:29 PM, "Tina Manley" <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >>> Thanks, Phil I like his quote: > >> > >> "I was an amateur?I am an amateur?and I > >>> intend to stay an amateur. To me an > >> amateur photographer is one who is in love > >>> with taking pictures, a free > >> soul who can photograph what he likes and who > >>> likes what he photographs. By > >> that definition I am an amateur, so that is the > >>> definition that I accept." > >> > >> Tina > >> > >> On Tue, Sep 16, 2014 at 6:24 PM, Phil Swango > >>> <pswango at att.net> wrote: > >> > >>> I saw this on Twitter and took a look. Great > >>> fashion work IMO. > >>> > >>> > >>> http://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/erwin-blumenfelds-studio > >>> > >>> You > >>> may have to be a subscriber to view but I'm not sure about that. > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Phil > >>> Swango > >>> 307 Aliso Dr SE > >>> Albuquerque, NM 87108 > >>> 505-262-4085 > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Leica Users Group. > >>> See > >>> http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Tina > >>> Manley > >> www.tinamanley.com > >> tina-manley.artistwebsites.com > >> > >> ____________________ > >>> ___________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See > >>> http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Mark William Rabiner > >> Photographer > >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > One sees clearly only with the heart. What is essential is invisible > > to the eye. Antoine de Saint Exup?ry in Le Petit Prince. > > NO ARCHIVE > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > -- > Mark William Rabiner > Photographer > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >