Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/05/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]47? "Only" 47! All the best from Paris! Tarek (feeling older all of a sudden?) ------------------------------------------------- Tarek Charara <http://www.tarekcharara.com> NO ARCHIVE Le 4 mai 2012 ? 16:31, tedgrant at shaw.ca a ?crit : > Thank you all for your very kind comments. Just think they were shot > before some of you were nothing but a twinkle in your father's eye! ;-) > 57 years ago! However time flies when you love doing what you do........ > being a photographer. :-) > > Nothing better! :-) > > cheers, > ted > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tina Manley" <images at comporium.net> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Friday, May 04, 2012 5:19 AM > Subject: Re: [Leica] PARIS FASHION PHOTOS 1965 > > >> Great stories!! Not my kind of photography either, but you do what you >> have >> to do and you did it great! >> >> Tina >> >> On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 11:24 PM, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: >> >>> Hi Crew, >>> A couple of weeks ago Stasys Petravicius asked about a Paris fashion >>> shoot >>> I did around 1965. Here are three images I managed to find. >>> >>> LOOK HERE AND READ STORY. Thank you. >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/ted+grant/ >>> >>> 1/ The model in plaid and street sweeper standing beside her like a Roman >>> Guard. :-) >>> >>> I placed the model kitty corner across the street inter section as the >>> Art >>> Director wanted the red stop sign and restaurant name above her. >>> >>> I told the model I would indicate when I was starting to shoot and as >>> soon >>> as I did, she was to count to 5 then change position. So there she was >>> standing all alone, count 5 and move. All of a sudden the street sweeper >>> guy is coming into frame from the left. He stopped before entering the >>> frame just watching this woman making all these different movements in >>> silence. >>> >>> The AD is freaking out as the little guy walks behind her as she keeps >>> moving and I keep shooting. Now the AD is telling me to stop and get that >>> guy the hell out of the scene! Me? I respond, "No, no, no leave him be >>> and >>> see what happens?" Well he stopped as you can see in the frame and I'm >>> clicking away as she continues to move. Then the sweeper crossed the >>> street >>> and was gone! >>> >>> AD is pissed off at me for not telling the guy to get out of the shooting >>> area and telling me I'd never shoot for them again because I didn't do >>> what >>> he ordered me to do. Me? I thought I had something different and >>> illustrating we were in Paris! And guess what picture was the lead >>> photograph in the magazine big fashion layout full page lead? ? :-) Yep! >>> This one!!!!!!! :-) However I never shot with the AD ever again! Hell his >>> loss! >>> >>> 2/ Trust me having 2 Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers in dress red >>> serge jacket and a model walking down the middle of the Champs-Elysees in >>> Paris during the middle of the afternoon could be called a death wish!! >>> Drivers gawking, waving, yelling and whistling! It was wild and I kept >>> hoping a driver wouldn't lose control and run over me as I was squatting >>> down moving backwards and couldn't see what was coming from behind. >>> >>> 3/ The model and Eiffel Tower was a non-event. Found a location where I >>> could get both against a clean clear sky and it was click a bunch as she >>> changed positions. In what fashion shoots I've done on locations like >>> this >>> and a crew has been flown in. You better have some obvious land mark >>> images >>> where it's obvious the shoot is taking place in Paris or whever! >>> Certainly >>> after the money spent for flights, accommodation and on-location crew and >>> models. >>> >>> So there you go. However fashion was never a big deal as I hated posing >>> them. Not my cup of tea even if I were paid nicely. :-) >>> >>> cheers, >>> Dr. ted :-) >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Tina Manley, ASMP >> www.tinamanley.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information