Re: [Leica] leica greetings....

[Ted Grant <tedgrant@home.com>]

> Kyle Cassidy wrote:
> >
> > a while back i was at an Event photographing a politican and at the Event,
> > photographing the same politician, there's a guy with a contax G2 -- i
> > assume he's a shooter for some local rag, i'm shooting with my m6 and a
> > diana (don't ask me why). but i see this guy w/ the g2 and i'm like, "hey,
> > another rangefinder dude," so i smile, lift my camera to my eye to grab a
> > shot of him and his contax and he puts his hand out in front of my lens
> > and says very sternly and matter-of-factly "do not photograph me."
> >
> > weird thing for a photojournalist to say in a public place, don't you
> > think?
> >
> ><Snip>

Mark Rabiner responded:
> I photographed another photojournalist while out doing my thing and got a stern
> note from my editor about it. He had complained to her. She said there is a rule
> about photographing other photojournalists. I say they were both full of bull!
> Anything that walks is fair game as far as I am concerned!>>>>>>

Mark & Kyle,
I've been photographing my fellow & fellowette photographers for years
and recently gave a slide presentation showing how we looked then, in
between the years and now.

And all that came of it was a great round of applause, cheers and cat
calls at the clothing from the  suits, ties and white shirts to the shot
out of a cannon  sideways with a keg of nails look of the late '60's
70's animal look! Even to the more moderate casual look of today.

And quite frankly if another photographer gave me a hard time about
taking his picture I'd tell him to kiss my a.....s, grow-up and get
stuffed!!  Then let him have it with a motor driven burst ! :)

Unfortunately there are a few who think they're bloody prima donnas and
no one should take their picture even though they shoot pictures of
whomever they feel like.  Now if you should run in to one of these types
merely stand back and shoot your picture.  Particularly if they're
giving you a hard time when it's a public news event !

And quite frankly there are no "rules anywhere" that says one
photographer shouldn't take a picture of another!  And Mark, the editor
who admonished you for taking another's photo didn't know what the hell
she was talking about and sure didn't have too many street smarts in the
news business.

ted