Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/01/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Jan 13, 2010, at 7:37 AM, George Lottermoser wrote: > These days I find it extraordinarily difficult to differentiate > between fact and opinion as almost everyone > begins their statement with, > "The truth is ?" > or > "The fact is ?" > and proceed to express what sure sounds like a belief or an opinion to me. that, even if data is immmediately available to all, that proves them to be flat out wrong. :-) Steve > > In my opinion: > art directors (AD) (usually working with talent for commercial clients) > will generally hire photographers working with medium format equipment > (because they're working on campaigns requiring files which will stun at > up to billboard sizes). > However, they will also work with talent using holgas and iPhones if the > concept demands it. > > editors (usually working with publications, newspapers, magazines, etc.) > will hire photographers who have the experience to deliver the story > (whatever gear they're using) > and of course will edit and publish non-professional phone-photographs > if the phone has captured the moment they need. > > in both cases the quality of the image will determine how seriously the > photographer (or photograph) is taken. > > and, of course, now that so called full frame sensor cameras can be > purchased for so little, > photographers, editors, and art directors will lean toward expecting > larger (sensor) files. > > however, and additionally, > as photographers, > we still have to consider the importance of: > ergonomics, > size, > weight, > lens choices, > style of shooting, > etc > to achieve images which AD's, clients, gallery reps and/or editors will > respond to. > > Regards, > George Lottermoser > george at imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com/blog > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > > On Jan 13, 2010, at 6:19 AM, Mark Rabiner wrote: > >> The fact that cropped format digital photography is not longer taken >> seriously by photographers and their art directors and editors is a fact >> not >> my quirky opinion. >> Its a fact and a well known one. And for quite some time. > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information