Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]And speaking of young photographers - my daughter, a sophomore photo major at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts here in beantown, commented yesterday that her color teacher recently told the class that they comprise what is probabaly the "last generation of students" who will be learning/doing wet printing ... interesting... - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Jim Bauman Sent: Monday, February 15, 1999 7:57 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: RE: [Leica] Younger photographers and Leica rangefinders Alan Ball <AlanBall@csi.com> wrote: >I find your statement very pessimistic. Nothing lets me believe that >'young photographers' are less capable than the previous generations. Gosh..nothing I wrote was meant to insinuate that they were less "capable." That sounds like I was trying to insult them! Using one's eye to determine exposure is just not a skill that many new photographers think they need. Not all of course... just many. They are applying their talents to managing the new sets of parameters you mentioned. Jeffrey Hausner <Buzz@marianmanor.org> wrote: >Gee, Jim, I hope not. I am teaching my children to understand light and to >be able to estimate exposures on nice wide latitude films. ... as am I. The eye is a much more sensitive instrument than any light meter! Michael Garmisa <elmar@nyct.net> wrote: >I'm 17 and im pretty good at it.... and getting better with every frame.... >time to go out and shoot.... ...now there's a young man with the right attitude! Keep up the great work! Eric Welch <ewelch@ponyexpress.net> wrote: >And nobody uses Tri-X any more. Oh man ... I must really be showing my age! Jim Bauman