Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/07/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]A swift retitle suggestion: "A Modest Proposal" ric On Jul 8, 2010, at 10:48 AM, George Lottermoser wrote: > 1. Editorial illustration can only be produced by the use of pencils, > pens, brushes, dyes, inks, and paints on paper; or their digital > equivalent. No lens or photographically captured image can ever be used in > the production of an Editorial Illustration. Access to public officials > will be given only to sketch artists. Such access will hereby be called > "sketch-ops" > > 2. Photography can no longer be used for the purpose of Editorial > Illustration; meaning cameras (whether film or digital), lenses, > darkrooms, light rooms, light sensitive papers, films, ccd and cmos chips, > computers and software cannot be used for any "editorial" purpose. > Photographic equipment, materials, software and peripherals can only be > used to ILLUSTRATE ABSOLUTE TRUTH and/or ABSOLUTE REALITY. Press boxes, > photographer's galleries, and so-called "photo-ops" are hereby prohibited > because by their nature they SET UP a FALSE ILLUSION. > > 3. The Economist, founded in 1843 to advance the repeal of the "corn > laws," must immediately cease using award winning editorial illustration > on their covers - if such Editorial Illustration uses photography of any > sort or was involved in the production of such Editorial Illustration. > > These NEW RULES have been established so as to > finally FORCE photographers and editors to STOP: > 1. expressing thoughts and opinions; > 2. telling stories with powerful or emotional points of view; > 3. demonstrating aesthetic principles of visual communication; > > and put them on the RIGHT TRACK as ILLUSTRATORS of TRUTH and NOTHING but > THE TRUTH. > > The TRUTH GUESS STOP O > will rigorously enforce these rules > with public humiliation, exorbitant fines and jail terms. > > Regards, > George Lottermoser > george at imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com/blog > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information