Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well alright Thomas!! Now you're part of the club! You and Tina and Ted (and so many others) will get along smashingly! Talk to Ted about the number of camera bodies that are neccesary to be considered 'normal' (what is it Ted? 5? 6?) The Leica will give you a new scope and vision, I believe. Personally, I'm a wedding shooter- it's what I do. Prior to this I was a stand up comic for thirteen years: I find that Wedding Photography and Stand Up Comedy are AMAZINGLY similar: both involve controlling and amusing large groups of drunken people! The Leica's have given me the ability to practice the art of "Photo-Ninja": enabling me to nail some great candids and moments of couple's wedding days. And for this I am rewarded in the artistic and monetary areas! welcome, come on in, and hold onto to your checkbook! Bob (unofficial greeter for the LUGnuts) Keene >Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2000 17:02:34 -0700 >From: Thomas Herbert <iphoto@elp.rr.com> >Subject: Re: [Leica] was: violation. now..Welcome Thomas! > >Well everyone, > >thanks for the rather unorthodox welcome, I guess I'd be willing to sift >through a little chaff to get to the goodies. After all our diversity is >what makes us unique. I'd like to introduce myself a little better: > >I've been a photojournalist for 9 years, I live in El Paso, TX, been >published in US and foreign news magazines, and many newspapers, but I've >been lacking something and I feel that is the intimate portraiture I strive >for....thus I have sold most of my Nikon equipment and have just purchased >an M6 TTL, a 35mm f2 summicron and a 90mmf2 summicron. I am hoping too be >more low key and thoughtful in my approach to journalism, slowing down and >really get into a story. I feel Leica cameras will help me in my low key >approach (yes I used to be of those guys running around in the photo vest >with two or three bodies and a slew of lenses) and in slowing down to use a >manual rangefinding camera I will pay more attention to my subjects and >bring back better work. > >So I welcome any suggestions, equipment or otherwise and invite any of you >who are interested to see some of my work at a temporary web site. > >http://www.portfolios.com/photog/14238.herbert/index.html > >Thanks again >- -- >Thomas Herbert, Photojournalist >(915) 546-2342 >(915) 485-3018 pager >(559) 677-8961 fax >iphoto@elp.rr.com