Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/12/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]nice edit On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 12:16 AM, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > Sonny Carter OFFERED: > > <<> And in the sixties too. At the TV stations in Baton Rouge and New > Orleans, > >> a photographer wore a coat and tie while on assignment. >> >> I got called in on the carpet for shooting a United Way banquet tieless on >> the way back from a warehouse fire. >> >> The tie of course, made me a better photographer, <<<<<<< >> > > Absolutely!!!!!! ;-) Now Sonny you know the tie was the most important > part of all our gear! ;-) > > We were dressed "properly always!" As in shirt, tie and jackets! Proper > clothing and dressed appearance all the time. If you were sent to cover a > major fire and you smelt like a "chimney pot later?" It was your problem > to get home, change clothes and look and smell "properly!" No excuses for > the next assignment! > > Yep and a lot of you guys will be asking "How the hell did they expect you > to do that?" "SORRY IF YOU WANT TO WORK FOR OUR NEWSPAPER THIS IS THE > PLAN!" You loved the job and you just did it! > > And onto the next assignment whatever it was! No wimpy crying whining > excuses were accepted! You just nipped off, got it done and onto the next > assignment! Whatever it maybe? > > Hell man it didn't matter! As "we were doing the greatest job in the > world..... "WE WERE NEWSPAPER PHOTOGRAPHERS!" YAHOO!!!!!!!!! :-) > > No not the locust animals of today...... "PAPARAZZI!" We were gentlemen > photographers of class and etiquette! Yes, yes I know many of you may find > that hard to believe? But do you know what? I don't give a crap whether you > do or not! That was life then and people were gentlemen and gentle ladies, > politely speaking! > > We knew what cameras did whatever....... we only had one. A Speed Graphic > 4X5 sheet film with a magazine of 12 sheets. There wasn't any of this day > to day babblefest crap about what camera, what lens, colour or B&W? > > We shot our assignments and always hoped it would satisfy the City Editor > and most certainly whomever was the publisher! > > We received a $25. dollars a week gas allowance for our cars! Mileage if > the assignment were more than a hundred miles out of town. Otherwise? It > was expected your $25.00 gas allowance would cover it! :-) > > I suppose I could go on a bit yet. :-) However, it's getting late and I > wouldn't want to bore anyone beyond what I have? So good night all!! > > cheers, > Dr. ted > > > > > > > > > > > > > " <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> > > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 8:55 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] Color vs. B&W > > > On Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 7:22 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> >> wrote: >> >> People dressed much better in the 40's and before. The 50's even. >>> >>> >> >> And in the sixties too. At the TV stations in Baton Rouge and New >> Orleans, >> a photographer wore a coat and tie while on assignment. >> >> I got called in on the carpet for shooting a United Way banquet tieless on >> the way back from a warehouse fire. >> >> The tie of course, made me a better photographer, just like the Ektachrome >> Reversal film in my Bell and Howell 60 DR. >> -- >> Regards, >> >> Sonny >> http://sonc.com/look/ >> Natchitoches, Louisiana >> >> USA >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See >> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for >> more information >> > > > ______________________________**_________________ > Leica Users Group. > See > http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for > more information > -- Regards, Sonny http://sonc.com/look/ Natchitoches, Louisiana USA