Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/12/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Simon, I am with you. This is a delicate situation. I would ask the host and hostess, and with their consent, play it by ear. People even celebrities react all differently anyway. Some will play to your camera, others will feel their privacy, in a private setting, invaded. Especially the ones who don't know you, I would presume. Have you brought up the subject to your friend, the host of the affair, since ? - - Phong > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Simon > Greenwood > Sent: Monday, December 02, 2002 7:46 AM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] What Makes a good Picture? > > > 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 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html