Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/12/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The connotation you hold in your mind is what you make of it. It is not everyone else's view. I make fine art photographs and publish books which are of my photography. These clearly are not "Happy-Snaps", But when I carried my M6 to our Christmas party (last week), 35/1.4 ASPH, 800 film, and took pictures of people and stuff... these are indeed "Happy-Snaps." My wife only takes "Happy-Snaps." As do millions of other people. So you can hold a derogatory image of "Happy-Snaps" in your mind if you wish. I don't. And I will continue to use the term since, as coined by Ted, "Happy-Snaps" means exactly what it says. Jim At 09:36 AM 12/22/98 -0500, you wrote: > > I want to respectfully object to the frequent reference to >"happy-snaps." Many people take wonderful and moving pictures of the people >and events that surround them every day. One needn't be sitting court-side >with an R8, o.k., an F5, or trekking through Nepal with an M6 to take a >moving and meaningful photograph. Also, one needn't be shooting on >commission or assignment to take remarkable photographs. I find the >"happy-snaps" designation to be disingenuous at least. > > Buzz >