Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/04/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 04:56 PM 4/20/2007, you wrote: >This is giving me a headache. Send it to the forum!!!!!!! > >Tom No! It's still about photography. The forum is for off-topic subjects and Leicas have been used for photojournalism since the beginning of time. Photojournalism is going through tremendous changes since digital appeared on the scene. The latest trend being talked about on the NPPA list(National Press Photographer's Association) is the use of video cameras for all photojournalism. Since most newspapers now have a website, it is more efficient to just send photographer out with a video camera and, if they need stills for the actual paper newspaper, they will grab a still from the video footage. That is the norm today in photojournalism. Instead of the decisive moment we have the decisive hour or two from which to pick and choose our moment. I think a still photo, taken by someone who recognizes a decisive moment, is more effective than any grab shot from a video stream. I think there is a totally different mindset when shooting video - different angles, different concerns about sound, different connection with the subject. And verticals are not an option. I'm a dinosaur, unfortunately. Tina Tina Manley, ASMP, NPPA http://www.tinamanley.com