Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/06/12

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Subject: [Leica] Where are the people?
From: robertbaron1 at gmail.com (Robert Baron)
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2018 12:59:33 -0500
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It may be that many current photographers are at least subconsciously if
not consciously  afraid of violent repercussions if seen photographing
people while out and about.

In other news, are you using the current digital CL?  How do you like it?

--Bob

On Mon, Jun 11, 2018 at 1:13 PM, Lawrence Zeitlin via LUG <
lug at leica-users.org> wrote:

> I was requested by several local papers to review a photoshow in one of
> the most prestigious galleries in the Hudson valley. The juror was Dr.
> Bernard Kessler, a noted photographer who is on the faculty of several
> colleges and has won more than his share of awards and prizes. Sixty five
> photos, including two of mine, were selected of the several hundred
> submitted. What is notable about the show is that only two photos had
> discernible people in them. Photos of people are left to the ubiquitous
> cell phone. It appears that photographers using modern digital or film
> cameras don?t take pictures of people any more. They shoot landscapes and
> close ups. I must admit that I fall into the same trap. One of my pictures
> was taken with a Leica CL, the other with an Olympus DSLR. I take snaps of
> my wife, kids and grandchildren with a pocket sized P&S camera. It is so
> easy to use and the recipients won?t appreciate the quality of a larger
> camera.
>
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In reply to: Message from lrzeitlin at gmail.com (Lawrence Zeitlin) ([Leica] Where are the people?)