[Leica] Re:Ted's rant on tilted photography and how he should be flogged

[leicachris at worldnet.att.net (Chris Williams)]

There are books on "how to shoot a wedding"? Crap, I'm way behind.

Guess the only way to fix the "annoying" problem is to shoot weddings with 
shift lenses? Yeah, that won't slow anything down :)

Lighten up old dude! Show me that finger!

Chris
NOLA , 4hrs until my next tilted wedding




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ted Grant"
Subject: RE: [Leica] (no subject)


> Kyle I don't recall when it started but it's been a bloody annoyance every
> time I see it in a picture! Particularly when the shooter has buildings 
> and
> the background tilted on some tangent like the world is sliding into an
> abyss!
>
> Some think it's "cool?" It probably is if used very well for effective
> effect! However I've yet to see one! Most use it just to save their sorry
> ass when shooting a crappy content photo!
>
>
>
> Of course if Mary Ellen Mark did it, so go "her followers!" That doesn't
> make it right either!
>
> And if the wedding photographers are all doing it, then it's purely a 
> follow
> the Pied Piper syndrome because they saw it in some. "How to Shoot A
> Wedding!" book purchased in the nickel and dime store.
>
> Obviously I'm not a happy camper fan with doing tilts just for the sake of
> tilting!
>
> You are a "Leader of Shooters not a follower!" So knock it off already! No
> more tilts! :-)