Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/01/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Jan 11, 2008, at 5:24 PM, Lottermoser George wrote: > On Jan 11, 2008, at 5:40 PM, Steve Barbour wrote: > >> what makes this story news? > > First, I don't believe I ever claimed the portfolio under discussion > as "news." > While I did attribute some newsworthiness to the subject of drug > cultivation, importation, use, addiction, etc. possibly I misunderstand the real meaning of a thread called "modern photoreportage ?" what exactly does that mean ? and if it doesn't mean current news reporting by photography, how could this thread have been better labelled... ? > Yet, I'm attempting to depart from the specificity of Jessica's work > and ask you, Steve, "what do you consider newsworthy photographic > subjects?" something/anything that's actually news...as in new... > > < http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/News_values> offers one group of > criteria. > Do you agree with these criteria? > >> and what makes these photos reporting? > > > I don't really understand this question. The camera reports whatever > it's pointed at when the exposure is made. technically sure George, but we are playing word games, that surely doesn't make it either news or worth reporting... Steve > > > Fond regards, > George > george@imagist.com > www.imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com/blog > Picture A Week - www.imagist.com/paw_07 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information