Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/12/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I take your point Don, but whist I would not hesitate in taking pictures of my friends, and indeed I did of the host and his wife, it was the first time I had met his industry colleagues who all knew each other from award ceremonies etc.., and to that extent I was an outsider. The additional factor was that my camera was the only one in the place. Would you light a cigar when you are at a party, and of 60 people, not one was smoking? best regards Simon - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Dory" <dorysrus@mindspring.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Monday, December 02, 2002 11:50 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] What Makes a good Picture? > Simon, I would like to suggest that your logic is flawed. You are concerned > that it would be a breach of confidence to take pictures as the images could > be sold. As you were invited you are part of the "club" and therefore you > would be documenting the event as a family. The "famous" people might even > like copies to remember a pleasant evening. > > I say this as my travels bring me into contact with some fairly prominent > people and I frequently take pictures of them and their children. The > parties enjoy candids and trust me to not breach their trust by flooding the > world with pictures of their families, which I don't. > > The key is in your head, you belong in the club and with a camera as > unobtrusive as a Leica taking several rolls during the evening would not > intrude into your or their pleasure. Documenting this event would bring > pleasure to all parties if shared with discretion. > > Even the most famous, richest, and media shy families have photo albums of > family snaps and memories of good times. Someone took those pictures, why > not you? > > Don > dorysrus@mindspring.com > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html