Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Eric Welch wrote: > > Former photo editor at the Oregonian, John White, told me once he > envisioned an era when news photographers go to scenes with a video > camera and sweep a scene with it, and it automatically sends back to > the editor the whole event. And then the photo editor goes over the > "sweep" of the scene and picks the perfect moment. > > That is just so wrong on every single level I can think of that it's > hard to know where to start! Needless to say, he didn't last long, > because he obviously doesn't understand how news photographers (not to > mention cameras!) work. > > On Dec 1, 2003, at 1:01 AM, Mark Rabiner wrote: > > > Wonder if the photog was wearing one of those Jim Natchwey backpacks > > transmitting what he's shooting right to the layout conference as he > > shoots each shot. Probably not. > Eric > Carlsbad, CA I see your point certainly but I just saw this on the DVD of Jim Natchwey I'm sure lots of people on this list and in the world are seeing. The people at Stern magazine are laying the thing out AS Natchwey was out shooting it. A wire went from his camera to his backpack and he was continuously transmitting. We'd question this whole thing a lot more if it were not Natchwey. Mark Rabiner Portland, Oregon USA http://www.rabinergroup.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html