Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/02/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You're right, Ted. But even if I'll never go to such places, or be in such circumstances, even making only photos at places being part of my own life, I still need the abilty of seeing and capturing. To develop this further, the World Press Awards are a great motivation. On the other hand, since 'only' small things happen in my near surroundings, I keep hesitating between capturing and creating moments. Which is OK, but not very good for developing a personal photographic 'signature'. Not whining, mind you: meanwhile, I keep pressing that shutter. Op 11-feb-06, om 01:17 heeft Ted Grant het volgende geschreven: > Philippe Orlent said: > Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: world press winners 2006 > >>>> Damn, I still have so much to learn...<<< > > No no mon ami! It is not what you have to learn, it's the places > you have to go where these things happen! Quite frankly an almost > impossibility unless you have millions of dollars and or access > through a news agency! > > Take your pick of what subject and location, go there and you too > may capture the same or better photo moments. Besides this level of > photography has a very high degree of luck by being in the right > place at the right time. By the same token many of them create > their own luck by knowing the sport, having connections to get in > and many more things that make it easier than you might think. > > If one is in awe of sport pictures and you do not have > accreditation for the "photo positions" within those events, even > if you know the sport inside out. If you are not allowed in, then > you are out of luck. It has nothing to do with learning anything > more because being there is far more important. > > However, knowing the sport, having the right lens, best photo > position and the perfect light makes it much easier. Or being in > the country when a disaster strikes makes all the difference. > > Like I said , it's far more important to be where these events > happen, otherwise you never have the opportunities to capture the > pictures. > > ted > > Ted Grant Photography Limited > 1817 Feltham Road > Victoria BC V8N 2A4 > 250-477-2156 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >