[Leica] formerly D700 now photos taken with Leicas

[photo.forrest at earthlink.net (Phil)]

Just because one is a pro photographer, doesn't mean one knows diddly
squat about photography. I was covering a recent gubernatorial
candidate discussion forum here in Philly and was rolling video up in
the mezzanine of the theater where it was held. I was walking around
the venue with my M8 and getting stills. One of the paid working press
was using his flash on a 1D Mk? from 150 feet away, in a theater
with a 100 foot high ceiling and a stofen bounce on the flash itself.
The ONLY thing that flash did (which he did NOT know how to turn off)
was serve to flare my video occasionally and piss me off. It had zero
effect on his image. One day he may learn. 

Hey, here's more Leica photos!
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PhilForrest/Phila_110308web/corbett.jpg.html

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PhilForrest/Phila_110308web/onorato.jpg.html

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PhilForrest/Phila_110308web/mayor.jpg.html

Phil Forrest


On Mon, 25 Oct 2010 15:59:11 -0400
Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote:

> But also on the other side is the many people who are potentially
> buying photography who refuse to differentiate between a photographer
> and a camera bug. Do they really think that their brother in law who
> buys and sells cameras back and forth on eBay every day is a
> photographer? That they then refer him to a friend to do their
> wedding or whatever with a camera he's going to own for 3 months?
> 
> Its a step up they perhaps think then if they did it themselves with
> their point and shoot. At least the brother in law has a fancy
> camera. He knows how to turn his flash off.
> 
> And they don't need to have it look like it was shot by Avedon or Pen
> if they've never heard of Avedon or Penn.
> 
> Nope we photographers get no respect.
> Photography gets no respect.
> It's an avocation not a vocation.
> 
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> Photography
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> 
> 
> 
> > From: Tina Manley <images at comporium.net>
> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> > Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2010 15:46:26 -0400
> > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> > Subject: Re: [Leica] D700
> > 
> > There are also MWC's - Moms with Cameras -  who have taken over the
> > children, dog and family portrait business.  They often have no idea
> > what to charge and end up giving the photos to their friends in
> > order to get more business which never comes.
> > 
> > Tina
> > 
> > On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 3:37 PM, kyle cassidy on the LUG
> > <leicaslacker at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> Bikini model holding a Leica is totally in the realm of GWC.
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> "GWC -Guy With Camera
> >> 
> >> Commonly used in the modeling/photographer biz, 'GWC' is any
> >> poser/creep with a digital camera pretending to be a pro/semi-pro
> >> photographer. With the introduction of digital cameras, GWC's have
> >> appeared like an explosion in a toy store.
> >> 
> >> GWC's typically steal the work of others and don't have any
> >> references. "Some GWC asked me to 'test' for him, what a creep."
> >> 
> >> "What's with all the GWC's on OneModelPlace.com, lately?"
> >> 
> >> "Damn GWC's are ruining it for the rest of us." - Pro Photographers
> >> 
> >> Provided by: www.urbandictionary.com"
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> On Oct 25, 2010, at 3:27 PM, Phil wrote:
> >> 
> >>> Then there's that large number of Leicas and assorted Leica/Leitz
> >>> paraphernalia sitting in bank vaults depreciating in value and
> >>> causing the goods out on the market to increase in value.
> >>> There are a few Leicas out there that serve no purpose but to make
> >>> models look hotter to use cameraphiles too...
> >> 
> >> 
> >> _______________________________________________
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> >> information
> >> 
> >> 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > -- 
> > Tina Manley, ASMP
> > www.tinamanley.com
> > 
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