Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/01/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Use of language is a constantly evolving form of communication between humans. Imagery of all kinds including photography is constantly changing. The world is constantly changing. People who are afraid of change take comfort in the customs of the past to ease their uncertainty about change and the future. Concern over sloppy language use, is very similar to concern over modern photographic techniques. Since we no longer have as many technical issues to solve before we can make an exposure, the art and craft of photography is somehow lessened, because it has become less "formal." Do we indulge ourselves with outdated, hard to use Leica equipment, and miss out on opportunities for more creative images, because we are afraid that if it is easier, photography as an art and craft is somehow lessened in importance? Is use of Leica equipment a form of visual conceit, a belief that somehow the equipment will provide a certain amount of legitimacy to images that are otherwise useless? Let's chew on this a while, rather than 50/1.4 minutiae, and whether we majored in English in college. :-) Scott Stewart >I would politely suggest that anyone offended by "sloppy English usage" >would do well to avoid Email entirely.;-) > >B. D. Colen