Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/07/12

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Subject: [Leica] Lecia Street Photography
From: afirkin at afirkin.com (Alastair Firkin)
Date: Sat Jul 12 17:10:41 2008

The images of people on this Leica Masters site are mainly "models". Nothing 
gritty or "real" nothing "Leica" really

--- imagist3@mac.com wrote:

From: Lottermoser George <imagist3@mac.com>
To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
Subject: Re: [Leica] Lecia Street Photography
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2008 09:25:47 -0500

Prediction: Permits and releases will drive "street photography" to  
the underground; only outlaws will do true street photography. The  
"new reality" we will see "published" will actually be staged,  
permitted and released - akin to fiction - used for advertising as  
well as propaganda - don't watch the news; watch the movies about the  
events instead. It's a new and spooky world out there.

Fond regards,
George

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On Jul 12, 2008, at 1:51 AM, Alastair Firkin wrote:

> I must make a quick comment. Leica are calling for MASTER IMAGES  
> via the LFI. They want M8 DLUX CLUX images only, to "prove" how  
> good these digital marvels are I suppose. When you read the fine  
> print, you have to have model releases for anyone in the images:  
> Well perhaps the photography the M was good for is now no longer  
> viable. I can't imagine traveling in India and having to get  
> someone to sign a release.
>
> I'm going to Paris in September for 3 weeks: one of my aims is to  
> make some street images, but in France the rules are even stricter  
> I believe. Certainly 60% of HCB's work would not pass the Leica  
> Master image requirements. For children you would have to track  
> down the legal guardians. It seems a bit depressing to use the M to  
> take only animals, vegetables and minerals, and I suppose body  
> parts which cannot be identified.
>
> Cheers
>
> Alastair
>
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