Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/06/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dear Uncle Ted, There is a world of Art Photography that is different from documentary photography. Those people sell stuffed sharks for $12 millions and write deep thoughts. This is not the world of Smith, Salgado or HCB, or any of the working photographers. On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 1:01 AM, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > Lew Schwartz ASKED: > > Subject: Re: [Leica] Portraits of Awkward Adolescents Posing on Beaches > > > Don't think so, Dr. Ted. Any thought in support of your statements?<<<<< >>>>> >>>> > Sure thing Lew, 62 years experienece of shooting as a "working" > photojournalist shooting " Please note! "Paid assigned assignments!" from > right out of the womb to the CEO's of big corporations for their annual > reports. > > Gee whiz it doesn't take much brain savvy if you engage the brain of a > human being of any age into action while you are there with a camera and > you do it well and with experinece! They will forget about you and camera! > I've done it a gadzillion million times under all kinds of circumstances. > Including a couple with Canadian Prime Ministers in their offices while I > was told not to cause any distraction! Nothing like Leica M's of some kind > and OBVIOUSLY NO STUPID FLASH! And quiety click away at the "Decisive > moment!" in silence! KISS. > > JUST HE AND I! > > Hell I asked one of them what he did when he came in his office first > thing in the morning and he told me. ......... > " I READ THE PAPER, HAVE MY GLASS OF MILK ." My response? "WONDERFUL YOU > JUST DO YOUR THING AND I'LL DO MINE!" HE DID! AND WE DIDN'T CONVERSE FOR > OVER TWO HOURS! While I clicked away at changes of light through the > windows, conversations with his staff or he moved to some other part of his > office! Until he needed to have a pee and he asked me, "If it was OK if he > went by himself?" True story! :-) I said "Sure!" Damn life can be so simple > when you make it uncomplicated "WITH BULL-SHIT!" > > Hell man get real, look at my God Damn websight and read a little about my > career ( I DID NOT WRITE THAT STUFF!) and you might find out that there > are some experineced members on the LUG! And if you understand and have > feelings for all ages of human beings you can slide amoungst them with a > camera and never be noticed. > > I bet you've never had an assignment to shoot..... "WITHOUT BEING > NOTICED!" at a $1000.00 dollar a plate night fund raising event, tux and > all the tiddly stuff! And no one ever ask about ""WHY ARE YOU TAKING > PICTURES?" Hell do I have to tell you how to do that with a tux on and > never be caught? Piece of cake! KISS! > > Actually I would enjoy meeting you one on one some day face to face as I > truly beleieve it would be a very interesting experience simply because our > life-time photographer time would make for a very interesting conversation! > > No offence intended in my comments! Just different experiences of a > life-time as a working published photojournalist! > > cheers, > Dr. ted > > > > > ______________________________**_________________ > Leica Users Group. > See > http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for > more information > -- // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>