Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/10/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> No, B.D., when talent was being handed around, it was in dollops > of differing > sizes. It was not a question of Our Maker hitting the "talent on" > for a small > number of recipients and leaving "talent off" for the vast majority. Some > photographers are good craftsment, but not visionaries of true > gift. True - I was speaking in a perhaps unfairly sweeping sense... Those of us > hobbling around this world with our Leicas and just small amounts > of "it" learn > to compensate for not being born a genius. I'm not necessarilly talking just about geniuses. > > To loosely translate the Polish writer Kisielewski: 'If you're > hopeless and know > you're hopeless, you are no longer hopeless". An aware > photographer can see the > distance between him and HCB or Ansel Adams. And being aware, can > learn tricks > to make up a good part of that distance. Yes, but tricks and talent are two different things. Craft and art are two different things. And I say this not claiming to be an artist.. > > > Those who don't have "it" can get better - but they will never > be "good." > > Those who have "it" in lower proportions *can* be "good" - good > enough to make > money, have stuff at an exhibition, get stuff published. They can > be "good" but > never "outstanding". Okay - fair enough. And the real test is the test of time. Ansel > Adams died 14 > years ago - his stuff will be admired in 140 years time too. > > > >