Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/09/16

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Subject: [Leica] Looking at pictures
From: amr3 at uwm.edu (Alan Magayne-Roshak)
Date: Tue Sep 16 20:29:27 2008

----------------Original Message----------------
 From: Lottermoser George <imagist3@mac.com> 

> I'd rather answer the question, "what are you trying show?" than,   
> "what are you trying to say?" 
> If I'm trying to say something I'll use words. If I'm trying to show   
> something I'll use cameras, pencils, brushes, etc. The medium is,   
> indeed, a major part of the message. I can talk about what drew me to   
> the subject; why I framed it the way I did; why I adjusted the   
>tonality; what I believe makes it a strong (or weak) image; what I   
> believe it shows; but I'll have a difficult time talking about what   
> the photograph "says." 

> I'm all for analysis - love it in fact - ask my friends and family,   
> who find my love for analysis a bit "too much." 
>Part of that analysis requires proper context and syntax. Photographs   
> they're shown - if we're lucky. 

> Fond regards, 
> George 
_________________________________________________________________
A very lucid and concise statement; one that we should all keep in mind when
confronted with any verbose, obscure, jargon that sometimes is presented
with photographs in venues other than the LUG.

Alan

Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer
UPAA POY 1978
University Information Technology Services
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/