Re: [Leica] I missed it.

["Dan Post" <dwpost@email.msn.com>]

Claes-

Really, stating that it was set up is no smear on his reputation! I am sure
we all set up shots at times ( c'mon baby, work with me! Talk to the camera!
Turn to your left!)
It was a very nice evocative shot, and if he had to take a little time to
set it up, call it art rather than photojournalism. I still admire his
ability to visualize what he wanted, and to get it- it still is an effective
vision!

I don't consider it any more disengenuous than the landscape photographer
who moves around to get the best shot of a scene, or the portrait
photographer who poses the subject.

Dan
- -----Original Message-----
From: Claes-Göran Bjernér <claes.bjerner@pi.se>
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Date: Friday, April 02, 1999 6:47 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] I missed it.


>Eric wrote:
>
>> And, for the record, was totally set up. He had them go back and forth
>> several times until he got it right.
>
>Eric,
>
>I take it you were with Gene Smith at the time and saw this with your own
>eyes. What really intrigues me is what possible reason you might have to
>smear his name and reputation at this time?
>
>Since you were there I have no reason to doubt your disclosure. But my own
>personal impression of W.Eugene Smith is somehow different. Never have I
met
>a more honest, uncompromising and compassionate photojournalist. The Truth
>was very essential to Gene! And it was his resentless search for the truth
>that eventually killed him.
>
>Claes
>