Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Roy, That's very interesting. And considering the whole even is staged, I wonder why they are even there. It seems to be the guidelines that have been in place for so many years for such a situation have been pretty good. That is, if it's such a staged event like that, then as long as the photo reflects that, it's okay. In other words, if the pubic is not fooled into thinking it's a spontaneous situation, then there's no problem. Portraits by definition are set up. So that's not a problem either.I hope that they are not restricted from that kind of shooting. Otherwise, things are going to get more dismal to an absurd level. On the other hand, if it doesn't let them photograph stupid "photo ops" such as a presidential candidate driving a tank, or a president teaching sunday school, we can only benefit. Give the candidates NO coverage except real life, and maybe the pubic would be better informed on how the government works. Political Flacks might be out of a job, but that's a small price to pay for a better informed pubic. But the candidates and politicians know they can manipulate news coverage because editors don't have the nerve to force the issue. On Monday, September 1, 2003, at 04:02 AM, Roy Feldman wrote: > As a corporate photographer my job pretty much centers around making > the > people I am taking pictures look good. I often work arm in arm with the > press at large news conferences and events. I have noticed a dramatic > change in the shooting style of the press just recently (since the N.Y. > Times faking thing and Iran putting two images together thing). > At a obvious PR thing (Bill Ford unveiling a new model car) I > instructed > Mr. Ford where to stand for the best picture (with car, logo and good > lighting). I told the AP guy (a friend) and local press guys where the > best place to get the shot would be. A couple of the fellows said that > as a result of recent meetings that they were no longer allowed to > shoot > a shot that was set up (even though this was hardly breaking news). A > few months ago this would not have even been brought up. > Good for them and the editors that instructed them. There have been > some > bad lapses in judgment lately but there is a pretty strong desire to > correct these through self-policeing. > Roy Feldman > Ford Photographic > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > Eric Welch Carlsbad, CA http://www.jphotog.com Always drink upstream from the herd. - Will Rogers - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html