RE: [Leica] Bryan Adams the singer uses a Leica

[Jem Kime <jem.kime@cwcom.net>]

Ted,
Any thoughts on the ability of Joni Mitchell's painting?
Not a trick or loaded question, she's a famous Canadian well known for touting her art on her record covers too.
Jem

- -----Original Message-----
From:	Ted Grant [SMTP:tedgrant@home.com]
Sent:	20 September 2000 21:10
To:	leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject:	Re: [Leica] Bryan Adams the singer uses a Leica

"Peter A. Klein" wrote:
> 
> On the subject of celebrities who photograph:  SNIP
> 
> Anyway, let's not diss all famous people who take photographs just
> because some are bad photographers.  Sometimes talent in one art form
> translates to similar talent in another.  And as Ted has observed,
> sometimes it doesn't!  And of course, being famous gives one
> opportunities that the rest of us don't have, and that isn't fair.  But
> if the work is good, it's good.<<<<<<<<<

Hi Peter,

I don't have any qualms with celeb photographers who produce good
pictures then publish in books. To have the talent to act, entertain and
be a good photographer all at the same time is a gift!

My "bitch" is with the lousy work in the book, "Made in Canada" which
given the title and the quality of the publication, it sure as hell
doesn't say much for the ability of Canadian's to "make quality."

Bryan Adams reason for being involved were quite honourable, no
question. But he just up and blew it by playing with too many types of
cameras which he had no talent nor experience in using.  However, the
celeb must do his thing, besides people know him as a guitar plucker and
not a talented photographer.

And in doing so made a lousy book, which if it were done all with his
Leica as he claims to admire, the end results might have been of a much
higher quality. I'm sure there were some folks during the designing near
puking while trying to make a sows ear look like it wasn't just a sow's ear!

ted 
Victoria, Canada
http://www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant