Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/05/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Of course you're right - about the light box, about the fact that ours is but to do or..., and about the fact that "it's not so simple as technology." - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Rolfe Tessem Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 10:10 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] The new digital reality - bdcolen wrote: > God, I love art directors! ;-) > > Wouldn't you rather shoot the cover with digital just so the art > director CAN'T crop a single eyeball out of that shot you composed so > carefully? Well, yes, you and I would rather do that, but you and I aren't running the magazines, are we? :-). I've talked to a number of magazine editors about this, and there is another magazine cultural issue that is a factor here. It is a tradition at many magazines for a number of editors to gather around a light box and discuss and select key photos, especially cover photos. When a digital photo is emailed or otherwise selected via a private web site, or whatever, some of these other editors are cut out of the process. That goes against the magazine's cultural grain and is being resisted for obvious reasons by those being cut out of the loop. It is not so simple as technology. Rolfe - -- Rolfe Tessem | Lucky Duck Productions, Inc. rolfe@ldp.com | 96 Morton Street (212) 463-0029 | New York, Ny 10014 - -- 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