Re: [Leica] Speaking of magazines........

[Andrew Schroter <schroter@optonline.net>]

I differ.  While I haven't seen the book, it's fund raising goal is
admirable.  It sure beats fundraising by eating rubbery chicken!  While its
fair to criticize Bryan's work, I think its inappropriate and unfair to tell
him to stick to his music.  Tell him what aspect of his photography he needs
to improve is a very appropriate and supportive measure.  The criticism of
trying every different toy with mastering none is a fair statement to make,
if the photographs in his book are as bad as you say.  I haven't seen the
book so I can't specifically comment.  I'm just concerned about the behavior
here.


> Chris Williams wrote:
> >>> I've been reading the Canadian magazine Photolife(is that right?) You
> know I
> > never would have known Bryan Adams was a Leica user.<<<
>
> Hi Chris,
> Save your breath he's hardly a photographer of any worth.whether he
> "handles, plays or whatever" with a Leica.
>
> His book, "Made in Canada" is an insult to Canadian professional
> photographers even though it was sponsored by Kodak and if it were not
Bryan
> Adams, "personality,"  Kodak would have thrown him out the door.
>
> The unfortunate part is, it was published to raise money for the Canadian
> Breast Cancer Foundation and if the photography was even good, it should
> have been great given the fund raising it was intended for, it would have
> sold more copies.
>
> I bought my copy for two reasons:
> The first because the money was going to the Breast Cancer Foundation.
> Secondly, to use the book in lectures to illustrate how bad some
> personalities can be as "pardon the expression, photographers" in the
> loosest of terms and still be published..
>
> In the photo magazine "Photolife" he said his favorite camera was his
Leica,
> but while shooting the material for the book he used every damn camera and
> lighting set up he could get his hands on and when you put a neophyte in a
> professional role as a photographer, it's going to lead to very disastrous
> results.
>
> Hell if the Leica truly were his favourite camera, he should've stayed
with
> it and maybe, just maybe, he'd have done an admirable shoot! As is, he
> played with all kinds of toys and basically blew the shoot accept for a
few
> that good ones.
>
> This is a book to see to truly appreciate how bad it is and I'm sure Kodak
> had to hold their collective executive noses to complete the sponsorship.
> The smart thing would've been to use a "ghost photographer" to do the
> shooting, while using the Bryan Adams name as the fund raising
photographer
>
> And Chris to quote you one more time:
> >>You know I never would have known Bryan Adams was a Leica user.<<<  he
may
> own a Leica, but that doesn't make him a "Leica user photographer!" Plays
> some great music and that's what he should stick to .
> ted
>
> Ted Grant Photography Limited
> www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant
>
>