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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Now "over-amped"
From: "Ted Bayer" <tedbayer@harbornet.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2002 10:31:04 -0800
References: <NABBLIJOIFAICKBIEPJJMEMBOLAA.darkroom@ix.netcom.com> <3C77B583.5A79AAF9@earthlink.net>

I do believe that you have the makings of a very interesting photo essay
here -- especially for those who would like to understand how the times
have changed in our country.  I would encourage you to get it produced.

Good luck,

Ted in Olalla


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From: "S Dimitrov" <sld@earthlink.net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2002 7:30 AM
Subject: [Leica] Re: Now "over-amped"


> During_that_period, I had a really interesting association with an ad
> agency. I shot for them over a period of 8-9 years, maybe 10, I can't
> quite recall. Even tried leaving once, but the cads just reeled me
back
> in by doubling what they were originally paying me. Worse, I was paid
as
> I laid the assignment on the desk, before I even left the offices.
Again
> those cads, engorged as they were on that good wholesome Reagan era
> money.
> One of the things I had to do was to photograph happy car dealership
> customers in their homes with their favorite pastimes. They used to
call
> that a hobby, a common activity within the working class, aka middle
> class, at one time. Over that whole period, intriguingly enough, I
went
> from photographing people that had hobbies to just photographing them
at
> work, or the parking lot at work, or their driveway at home. Not only
> did the_average_person not have any time for them, as they were always
> at work, but many could no longer afford them. I have over a thousand
> portraits like that, which show the slippage that was taking place.
More
> than 90% of it was done with 120, of course, as I thought even then
that
> there might a historical element to it. Now, although originally a
> commercial job, it's a telling essay of the era, or better yet, an
age,
> compressed in the space of a decade.
> Since I was working to just turn the stuff out, I need to go back and
> check for proper fixing and washing  before I do something with them.
> Now that you've reminded me of it, I think I'll beat the bushes with
the
> essay and see what happens.
>
>  Slobodan Dimitrov
>
>
> Austin Franklin wrote:
> >
> > Hi Slobodon,(sic)
> >
> > <begin hissing and spitting, and slight drool out of quivering
bottom lip>
> >
> > What do you mean "time will tell"?  >
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